MGT 6615 STUDY EXAMS GUIDE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are the 5 factors of the skills-based leadership model? - ✔✔Individual
Attributes, Competencies, Leadership Outcomes, Career Experiences, External
Environment
✔✔What are 4 factors of the Individual Attributes section of the Skills-Based Leadership
Model? - ✔✔General Cognitive Ability, Crystallized Cognitive Ability, Motivation,
Personality
✔✔What are 3 factors of the Competencies section of the Skills-Based Leadership
Model - ✔✔Problem Solving Skills, Social Judgement Skills, Knowledge
✔✔What are 2 factors of Leadership Outcomes in the Skills-Based Leadership Model -
✔✔Effective Problem Solving, Performance
✔✔Comparing the Skills-Based Leadership Model to Katz's model, what is Problem-
solving skills translate to? - ✔✔Conceptual Skill
✔✔Comparing the Skills-Based Leadership Model to Katz's model, what is Social
Judgement skills translate to? - ✔✔Human Skill
✔✔Comparing the Skills-Based Leadership Model to Katz's model, what is Knowledge
translate to? - ✔✔Technical Skill
✔✔The skills approach takes a __________________ on leadership, like the trait
approach. - ✔✔E) Leader-centered perspective
✔✔Performance outcome is measured by* - ✔✔A) Standard external criteria.
✔✔Developed the three-skill model of leadership.* - ✔✔Katz
, ✔✔Developed a capability model that includes individual attributes, competencies, and
leadership outcomes.* - ✔✔D) Mumford et al.
✔✔Which of the following is not a competency?* - ✔✔B) Cognitive ability
✔✔Bill is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line.
According to Katz's model, Bill should be looking for a person with* - ✔✔B) Cognitive
ability
✔✔Jim is a district manager of Wendy's in west Michigan. When he hires people, the
most important thing he looks for is whether people are good problem solvers.* - ✔✔C)
Jim is using the Mumford skills model.
✔✔Pat Smith is personnel director for a large bank. Her major goal is to find a person
who can adapt his or her leadership to different types of people and situations. Pat is
basing her selections on* - ✔✔C) The skills approach
✔✔In the skills model, crystallized knowledge refers to* - ✔✔B) Intellectual ability
acquired over time
✔✔In the skills model, which of these is a general cognitive ability?* - ✔✔B) Information
processing
✔✔Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership?* -
✔✔B) Skills approach
✔✔The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests - ✔✔C) That the skills
model is not just a competency-based model.
✔✔Which of the following attributes begins to decline in later adulthood?* - ✔✔D)
General cognitive ability
✔✔Which of the following is not an example of an internal environmental influence that
can affect leadership outcomes?* - ✔✔D) An economic recession
✔✔_______ are what leaders can accomplish, whereas __________ are what leaders
are.* - ✔✔C) Skills and traits
✔✔The abilities that help a leader to work effectively with subordinates, peers, and
superiors to accomplish the organizational goal.* - ✔✔C) Human skills
✔✔The environmental influences listed are all internal, with the exception of* - ✔✔E)
Flooding of the office
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are the 5 factors of the skills-based leadership model? - ✔✔Individual
Attributes, Competencies, Leadership Outcomes, Career Experiences, External
Environment
✔✔What are 4 factors of the Individual Attributes section of the Skills-Based Leadership
Model? - ✔✔General Cognitive Ability, Crystallized Cognitive Ability, Motivation,
Personality
✔✔What are 3 factors of the Competencies section of the Skills-Based Leadership
Model - ✔✔Problem Solving Skills, Social Judgement Skills, Knowledge
✔✔What are 2 factors of Leadership Outcomes in the Skills-Based Leadership Model -
✔✔Effective Problem Solving, Performance
✔✔Comparing the Skills-Based Leadership Model to Katz's model, what is Problem-
solving skills translate to? - ✔✔Conceptual Skill
✔✔Comparing the Skills-Based Leadership Model to Katz's model, what is Social
Judgement skills translate to? - ✔✔Human Skill
✔✔Comparing the Skills-Based Leadership Model to Katz's model, what is Knowledge
translate to? - ✔✔Technical Skill
✔✔The skills approach takes a __________________ on leadership, like the trait
approach. - ✔✔E) Leader-centered perspective
✔✔Performance outcome is measured by* - ✔✔A) Standard external criteria.
✔✔Developed the three-skill model of leadership.* - ✔✔Katz
, ✔✔Developed a capability model that includes individual attributes, competencies, and
leadership outcomes.* - ✔✔D) Mumford et al.
✔✔Which of the following is not a competency?* - ✔✔B) Cognitive ability
✔✔Bill is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line.
According to Katz's model, Bill should be looking for a person with* - ✔✔B) Cognitive
ability
✔✔Jim is a district manager of Wendy's in west Michigan. When he hires people, the
most important thing he looks for is whether people are good problem solvers.* - ✔✔C)
Jim is using the Mumford skills model.
✔✔Pat Smith is personnel director for a large bank. Her major goal is to find a person
who can adapt his or her leadership to different types of people and situations. Pat is
basing her selections on* - ✔✔C) The skills approach
✔✔In the skills model, crystallized knowledge refers to* - ✔✔B) Intellectual ability
acquired over time
✔✔In the skills model, which of these is a general cognitive ability?* - ✔✔B) Information
processing
✔✔Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership?* -
✔✔B) Skills approach
✔✔The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests - ✔✔C) That the skills
model is not just a competency-based model.
✔✔Which of the following attributes begins to decline in later adulthood?* - ✔✔D)
General cognitive ability
✔✔Which of the following is not an example of an internal environmental influence that
can affect leadership outcomes?* - ✔✔D) An economic recession
✔✔_______ are what leaders can accomplish, whereas __________ are what leaders
are.* - ✔✔C) Skills and traits
✔✔The abilities that help a leader to work effectively with subordinates, peers, and
superiors to accomplish the organizational goal.* - ✔✔C) Human skills
✔✔The environmental influences listed are all internal, with the exception of* - ✔✔E)
Flooding of the office
