Final exam management Review

preliminary

A company that carefully evaluates job applicants is using _____ control.

cross-functional team

A task group that is made up of one member each from marketing, development, production, and manufacturing would be a(n) ___________

Middle of the road management

As a manager, Tariq has consistently demonstrated an appropriate amount of concern for both people and production. On the leadership grid, Tariq's style would be classified as ____________

Synergy

Based on our class discussion, 2+2>4 is the essence of the term

It can create a drag on the group's efforts and achievements

Identify a true statement about social loafing

Attempts to establish a warm, friendly, and supportive climate at the work place

In the context of the Ohio state studies of leadership, a leader showing consideration behavior ___________

Standard

On the production line, all employees have a quality level of 99 percent or higher. Which of the following elements of control is this?

Operations

Quality control is a type of ___________ control.

Leadership traits

The first organized approach to studying leadership focuses on _______

Increased flexibility and responsiveness

What is the advantage to an organization that uses teams regularly?

Referent

When a leader has a high degree of charisma and loyalty, they also have a high degree of _______ power

Path-goal theory

Which of the following is a situational leadership model that suggests that the primary function of a leader is to make desired rewards available, and to clarify how to earn those rewards?

Storming

Which of the following stage of group development is often characterized by a general lack of unity and uneven interaction patterns?

Strategic

Which type of control focuses on how effectively the organization's corporate, business, and functional plans are succeeding in helping the organization meet its goals?

Screening

Which type of controls are used to monitor and catch problems early in the transformation process?

Social loafing

__________ occurs when one group member comes to rely on the efforts of other group members and fails to contribute her own time, effort, thoughts, or other recourses to a group