man 3025 ch6-9 review questions

how does a new union organize itself

Buy officially signing up members and electing officers

for employees to form a new local union, several things must occur. First, employees must be interested in having a union. The second step is to.

Collect employees signatures on authorization cards

issues of wages, work hours, job, security, and discipline or handle through the process of

Collective bargaining

which of the following can be used to overcome resistance to organizational change, so that employees can understand the facilitation of change will be less detrimental than the consequences of not changing?

Force - Field analysis

Which part of the organization is least likely to be affected by change within the organization

Globalization

The conglomerate design used by an organization made up of a set of unrelated businesses is also called the

H - form design

What is the set of organizational activities directed at attracting developing and maintaining an effective workforce?

Human resource management

assistant editors at lenmark publishing are automatically promoted to associate editors after one year of service and editors at two-year mark this suggest that

Lenmark is not a true bureaucracy since employees are promoted based on time served

Declines in union labor occurred because of the downward trend in

Manufacturing sector's

employment requirements, such as test scores or other qualifications are legally defined as having an adverse impact when

Minority group members meet or pass a selection standard at a rate, less than 80% of the pass rate of majority group members

Diagnostic activities, third-party, peacemaking, and process, consultation or activities associated with

Organization development

What can an organization used to plan change an intervention in the organizations process, and manage it from the top, using behavioral science knowledge?

Organization development

in response to the affordable care act, Mike's firm had to make significant changes to the health insurance segment of its employee benefits package. This is an example of a change in the area of.

Organization, structure and design

Rafael's home building company wants to build houses on land that is currently zoned for commercial use. When he appealed to the zoning commission, they voted down the zoning change, and they requested planets and other specifications before they would make a decision. In this scenario, Rafael is responding to an external force for change in which dimension.

Political

Which of the following is an advantage of adopting a bureaucratic organizational approach

Prevention. of favoritism

Which types of innovations are changes in the way. Products or services are manufactured created or distributed

Process

Which of the following is an example of an employee service benefit?

Recreational opportunities

Manny is considered by many to be a catalyst for an invovation and his organization. He's always willing to try new ideas and gamble on new products. What aspect of personality describes Manny's feelings about taking chances?

Risk propensity

Which of the following is one of the biggest advantages of using an M form approach to organization design

Shared resources between divisions,

According to experts, the optimal design for any given organization, depends on

Situational factors

A competitor of Ava's company just lowered it's prices and this is causing some of her long time clients to reconsider their work relationship with her company. Which external force for change in the environment will Ava have to respond to

Task

Ahmed his project is important to the department and the organization. since it is due on Monday ahmed decided to review it once more over the weekend to make sure it is perfect. Which type of contribution is a med making toward the organization?

agreeableness

A firm provides tuition assistance for any of its employees who take approved courses to either help them in their jobs or towards a degree. this is an example of what,

an employee service benefit

avec noticed her coworker, yawning all morning, and she assumed it was because the coworker went out with other colleagues last night and didn't get enough sleep. What is the mechanism through which avec formed this opinion?

attribution

Adam started a small business importing items and selling them online. In time, his business grew quite large, and he now has a warehouse and several employees working for him. Adam has decided he now needs to formalize the authority structure. The type of organizational model Adam needs to establish for his firm is

bureaucracy

Jane has been very stressed at work. She drives going to work, and even though she is working long hours, she doesn't seem to be getting anything done. Which type of stress response is Jane experiencing?

burn out

Brady and his coworkers were interested in having the plant become unionized. After signing up members in electing officers, the next step for Brady and his fellow employees involves.

collective-bargaining

Ramon wants to establish a culture that rewards innovative ideas. What can you do to encourage innovation in his firm?

communicate the feeling that failures, acceptable and expected

what can be used to show an appraisal system Accurately measures performance instead of traits or behaviors not relevant to job performance?

content validation

how does bars overcome some other limitations of standard rating scales?

each point on the scale is accompanied by a behavioral anchor

Changes in car emissions standards, Forrest auto makers to design and build more fuel, efficient vehicles. And the situation the auto makers are responding to which force for change.

external

Bianca just learned that Julian, her most creative designer, is leaving the company. As her mind races through the challenge ahead of her, Bianka has begun to inventory the qualifications she will have to satisfy in her search for a replacement. To find somebody with the creativity needed for the job, Bianca will want to look for a candidate, who

has strong analytical skills

Raj uses a functional organization design. It is organization. Recently, an opportunity to expand his business was presented. Raj formed a temporary group to review this opportunity and see how it might fit in with the current goals of the organization. Which type of organization design did Raj switch to

hybrid

Annie was working on performance reviews for her staff. While she was working on them, she was interrupted by a call from a client who wanted to share with Annie how much they enjoyed working with the new account manager, and he assigned to them. How might this information cause Annie to make a Halo error on that employees performance appraisal?

if feedback is used to assess performance across multiple dimensions

which type of innovation refers to a new product, service, or technology that modifies an existing one?

incremental

Well salary is important to her. Olivia is most satisfied with the recognition. She receives for her efforts on a cross departmental work team. Her supervisor and team leader have both expressed the companies gratitude for her contributions and praise her for her performance. Which aspect of psychological contract does Olivia value.

inducements

which of the following is true of ranking, a common method of employee appraisal?

it compares employees directly with each other in orders them from best to worst

Which of the following is a disadvantage of internal recruiting?

it's a ripple effect through the organization

In which type of organizational design or team members likely to be highly motivated and committed to the organization, since they assume a major role in decision making

matrix

What should be the goal for an organization when it is experiencing high absenteeism

minimize feigned absenteeism

compared to type a individuals, type b Individuals are.

more likely to have a relaxed approach to life

appraises his staff performance by measuring their actual output. What might keep those appraisals from being fair?

opportunity bias

what is typically the last step in most performance appraisal systems?

providing feedback to employees

P has been under a lot of stress at work. As a result, when she gets home, she is short with her family and has a hard time sleeping. Which type of consequence of stress is P experiencing?

psychological

A is a really confident in B's work. he knows it usually needs to be reviewed and changed. Sometimes she doesn't even use spellcheck. Last week, the client called to tell B what a great job A did on her proposal. One preparing A's performance review, selective perception might cause B to?

quickly forget evidence of A's high-quality work

once the organization has an idea for a future human resource needs What is the next step

recruiting

which of the following describes furloughing?

reducing pay and hours, but keeping benefits

as a manager, Kaia is working closely with employees to help them become accustomed to the new equipment they are using. She wants them to make these new processes part of the system. Which part of the Lewin model is kaia using?

refreezing

Hugo is interviewing candidates, and he is paying special attention to their communication skills. He believes communication skills are critical for this position. Which of the following is Hugo using as part of his selection process

stereotyping

Which dimension of the job characteristics approach deals with the perceived importance of the task

task significance

which of the following is true of contingent workers?

their use requires careful planning

why would managers want to implement organizational development practices within their organization?

to take advantage of the skills and abilities of employees To eliminate the need for diagnostic activities, and problem-solving