BUSN 205 Exam 3
Paul is a manager who extremely intent on getting the job done.
Authority-compliance
Family and community relationships outside of work as well as friendships on the job all satisfy the need for
Belongingness
doesn't motivate as well as variable
Fixed interval schedule
A food distributor provides____ utility by transporting the food to be sold from the warehouses to the retail outlets
Place
______Describes activities carried out for the specific purpose of acquiring, developing, and using power and other resources to obtain one's preferred outcomes
Political behavior
Which of the following is a source of control for raw materials?
Purchasing models and systems
Speedy Dry Cleaning is a(n) ____ organization because it transforms resources into an intangible output
Service
LPC Theory
Situational Model
LPC theory
Situational Model
Path Goal Theory
Situational Model
Path-goal
Situational Model
Charismatic Leadership
Trait Model
A value associated with the outcomes of a performance is called its
Valence
motivates more because of uncertainty
Variable interval schedule
Most traditional assembly lines use a ______ layout
Cellular
Demonstrating personal excitement or passion about something is part of ____leadership.
Charismatic
Which of the following perspectives on motivation concerns "what" motivates people rather than "how" they are motivated?
Content
What is the management role in executing plans?
Controlling and problem solving
To use Vroom's decision tree model, the decision maker starts at the left side of the diagram and assesses the first problem attribute, which is
Decision significance
In the context of the Vroom's decision tree approach, when a manager allows his group to define for itself the exact nature and parameters of a problem and then to develop a solution, he follows the____ decision-making style.
Delegate
Which of the following is a source of control for intransit inventory?
Distribution control systems
Which of the following dimensions of quality refers to a measure of product life?
Durability
According to the Michigan studies, managers using ____ behaviors are interested in developing cohesive work group
Employee Centered Leader
During the 1970s in the US, manufacturing entered a long period of decline. Which of the following is the primary reason for this decline?
Foreign Competition
Which of the following involves managing the organization's raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and products in transit?
Inventory Control
Cheri and Aaron both wanted to work part time, and they found a lawyer who was willing to split one fulltime paralegal job between the two of them. This arrangement is known as
Job Sharing
According to Vroom's decision tree model, which situation factor is present in the time driven decision tree, but not considered in the development driven tree?
Leader Expertise
Ohio State Studies
Leadership Behaviors
A manager can assign tasks to a subordinate, and a subordinate who refuses to do them can be reprimanded or even fired. This is an example of ____ power.
Legitimate
At Mawly Enterprises, the staff working in R&D, who are expected to be creative and innovative, often come to work wearing casual attire. This illustrates a lack of ___ between groups
Norm Generalization
Amesly is an office furniture company. The desks, tables, chairs that it manufacturers are all
Outcomes
Which of the following is a situational leadership model?
Path Goal Theory
Which of the following is a form of informal reward that a manager may give when exercising leadership?
Praise
_______layouts are used in operations settings that create or process a variety of products?
Product
________ is an economic measure of efficiency that summarizes the values of outputs relative to the value of inputs used to create them
Productivity
One of the reasons Steve Jobs was very successful at Apple was his charisma. From this observation, we can infer that he had ____ power.
Referent
___argues that behavior that results in rewarding consequences is likely to be repeated, whereas behavior that results in punishing consequences is less likely to be repeated
Reinforcement theory
Daniel has been appointed leader of a project task force. He has legitimate power in this position. The task is unstructured. Also, Daniel has weak leader-member relations. According to Fiedler's LPC theory, what type of leadership style is appropriate in this situation?
Task-oriented
Serviceability is the dimension of quality that refers to
The speed and ease of repair
_____ is the comprehensive evaluation of all work activities, materials flows, and paperwork to determine the worth and appeal that they add for customers.
Value-added analysis
______ teams are comprised of people from remote worksites who work together online.
Virtual