MGT 6615 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Leadership - ANS a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve
a common goal
Assigned Leadership - ANS Leadership based on occupying a position within an organization
Emergent Leadership - ANS Leadership that emerges through communication
position power - ANS power a person derives from an official office or rank in a formal
organizational system
Personal Power - ANS the influence capacity a leader derives from being seen by followers as
likable and knowledgeable
coersion - ANS the use of force to effect change, often involving the use of threats,
punishment, and negative reward schedules
trait approach - ANS An approach concerned with which traits leaders exhibit and who has
these traits
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,social intelligence - ANS having such capacities as social awareness, social acumen, self-
monitoring, and the ability to select and enact the best response given the contingencies of the
situation and the social environment (Zaccaro, 2002)
Self confidence - ANS the ability to be certain about one's competencies and skills
determination - ANS desire to get the job done, which may include use of characteristics such
as initiative, persistence, dominance, and drive
integrity - ANS the quality of honesty and trustworthiness
socialibility - ANS a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships
emotinal intelligence - ANS the ability to perceive and express emotions, to use emotions to
facilitate thinking, to understand and reason with emotions, and to effectively manage
emotions within oneself and in relationships with others
Skills Approach - ANS A leader-centered perspective that emphasizes the competencies of
leaders
Three-Skill Approach - ANS The idea that effective administration depends on three skills:
technical, human, and conceptual (Katz, 1955)
technical skills - ANS Knowledge about and proficiency in a certain type of work or activity
human skills - ANS knowledge about and ability to work with people
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, conceptual skills - ANS the ability to work with ideas and concepts
Skills Model - ANS A capability model that examines the relationship between a leader's
knowledge and skills (Mumford et al., 2002)
perspective taking - ANS Understanding the attitudes that others have toward a particular
problem or solution
social perceptiveness - ANS Insight or awareness into how others in the organization function
behavioral flexibility - ANS The capacity to change and adapt one's behavior in light of an
understanding of others' perspectives in an organization
social performance - ANS Social judgment skill in understanding others' perspectives and
communicating their own vision to others
General cognative ability - ANS A person's intelligence
Crystallized Cognitive Ability - ANS Intellectual ability that is learned or acquired over time
behavioral approach - ANS An approach that emphasizes the behavior of the leader
initiating structure - ANS A task-oriented behavior that facilitates goal accomplishment by
helping group members achieve their objectives (Stogdill, 1974)
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Leadership - ANS a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve
a common goal
Assigned Leadership - ANS Leadership based on occupying a position within an organization
Emergent Leadership - ANS Leadership that emerges through communication
position power - ANS power a person derives from an official office or rank in a formal
organizational system
Personal Power - ANS the influence capacity a leader derives from being seen by followers as
likable and knowledgeable
coersion - ANS the use of force to effect change, often involving the use of threats,
punishment, and negative reward schedules
trait approach - ANS An approach concerned with which traits leaders exhibit and who has
these traits
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,social intelligence - ANS having such capacities as social awareness, social acumen, self-
monitoring, and the ability to select and enact the best response given the contingencies of the
situation and the social environment (Zaccaro, 2002)
Self confidence - ANS the ability to be certain about one's competencies and skills
determination - ANS desire to get the job done, which may include use of characteristics such
as initiative, persistence, dominance, and drive
integrity - ANS the quality of honesty and trustworthiness
socialibility - ANS a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships
emotinal intelligence - ANS the ability to perceive and express emotions, to use emotions to
facilitate thinking, to understand and reason with emotions, and to effectively manage
emotions within oneself and in relationships with others
Skills Approach - ANS A leader-centered perspective that emphasizes the competencies of
leaders
Three-Skill Approach - ANS The idea that effective administration depends on three skills:
technical, human, and conceptual (Katz, 1955)
technical skills - ANS Knowledge about and proficiency in a certain type of work or activity
human skills - ANS knowledge about and ability to work with people
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, conceptual skills - ANS the ability to work with ideas and concepts
Skills Model - ANS A capability model that examines the relationship between a leader's
knowledge and skills (Mumford et al., 2002)
perspective taking - ANS Understanding the attitudes that others have toward a particular
problem or solution
social perceptiveness - ANS Insight or awareness into how others in the organization function
behavioral flexibility - ANS The capacity to change and adapt one's behavior in light of an
understanding of others' perspectives in an organization
social performance - ANS Social judgment skill in understanding others' perspectives and
communicating their own vision to others
General cognative ability - ANS A person's intelligence
Crystallized Cognitive Ability - ANS Intellectual ability that is learned or acquired over time
behavioral approach - ANS An approach that emphasizes the behavior of the leader
initiating structure - ANS A task-oriented behavior that facilitates goal accomplishment by
helping group members achieve their objectives (Stogdill, 1974)
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