MGT 300 Midterm

What is defined as the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organizations?

Authoritarianism

Instead of autocratic leadership, some organizations are ___

Experimenting with a bossless design

T/F A servant leader is distinguished by an ability to bring about organizational change

False

T/F A transactional leader is known for articulating a clear, appealing vision, exerting idealized influence, and providing inspirational motivation to stimulate people to do more than they would normally do

False

T/F A transformational leader clarifies the role and task requirements of subordinates, initiates structure, provides appropriate rewards, and tries to be considerate and meet the social needs of subordinates

False

T/F According to a study on leaders, men typically score higher on social and emotional skills in the workplace

False

T/F An effective follower is characterized by a need for constant supervision

False

T/F An example of part of the legal-political dimension of the general environment is a government's report on the decline of the unemployment rate

False

T/F An internal attribution says something about the situation has caused a person's behavior

False

T/F Challenge stressors tend to burn people out, while threat stressors fire them up

False

T/F Cultural values in organizations are rarely observed but are rather deeply embedded to the extent that members are not consciously aware of them

False

T/F Culture can be defined as the ability to speak different languages

False

T/F Most businesses and organizations have adopted a radical decentralization model

False

T/F The Hawthorne studies resulted in the movement toward scientific management

False

T/F The Yerkes-Dodson Stress Curve states that individuals' productivity peaks when stress levels are low

False

T/F The conformist follower is an independent and critical thinker

False

T/F The effective follower exhibits neither critical, independent thinking now active participation

False

T/F The humanistic perspective contains four subfields: scientific management, bureaucratic organizations, administrative principles, and management science

False

T/F The management science approach uses qualitative data in management decision making

False

T/F The pragmatic survivor is a follower who participates actively in the organization but does not use critical thinking skills

False

T/F The scientific management perspective refers to the management thinking and practice that emphasizes satisfaction of employees' basic needs as the key to increased worker productivity

False

T/F Transformational leaders are hardworking, tolerant, and fair-minded, but are not as capable of leading change as are transactional leaders

False

T/F Uncertainty means that managers have sufficient information about environmental factors to understand and predict environmental needs and changes

False

T/F When managers who express positive emotions such as happiness enthusiasm, and appreciation trigger these same positive emotions in employees, this is referred to as cognitive dissonance

False

T/F The outer layer, the general environment, is widely dispersed and affects organizations directly

False (Task environment)

Being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful is known as ____

Humility

Components of emotional intelligence and why it is important for modern managers

Self-awareness, self-management, and relationship strengths... in order to work efficiently

(T/F) within a single individual, management and leadership reflect the same sets of qualities and skills that frequently overlap.

True

T/F A servant leader works to fulfill subordinated needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission

True

T/F An authentic leader is said to lead with the heart as well as the head

True

T/F Customers and competitors are two important sectors of the economic dimension of a firm's general environment

True

T/F Customers are the people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization

True

T/F Economic problems in other parts of the world have a tremendous impact on the U.S. companies

True

T/F Fayol's unity of command principle emphasizes that each subordinate receives orders from one, and only one, superior

True

T/F From an attributions view point, if you judge a person to be careless and lazy, you are making an internal attribution about them

True

T/F Leaders manage differently according to Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory. It states that subordinates vary in their levels of work satisfaction, commitment, and security

True

T/F One of the criticisms of scientific management is that it did not acknowledge variance among individuals

True

T/F Organizations must manage environmental uncertainty to be effective

True

T/F Organizations within the same industry often reveal similar cultural characteristics because they are operating in similar environments

True

T/F Scientific management developed a standard method for performing each job

True

T/F Self management is a component of emotional intelligence

True

T/F The alienated follower is a person who is an independent, critical thinker but is passive in the organization

True

T/F The economic dimension of the general environment includes consumer purchasing power

True

T/F The general environment and the task environment are the two components of an organization's external environment

True

T/F The halo effect blinds the perceiver to other attributes that should be used in generating a more complete assessment

True

T/F The international dimension of the external environment represents events originating in foreign countries as well as opportunities for U.S. companies in other countries

True

T/F The natural dimension of the task environment includes all elements that occur naturally on Earth, including plants, animals, rocks, and natural resources such as air, water, and climate

True

T/F The sociocultural dimension of the general environment includes societal norms and vales

True

T/F The technological dimension of the external environment includes scientific and technological advancements in a specific industry as well as in society at large

True

T/F The term "quants" refers to financial managers and others who base their decisions on complex quantitative analysis, under the assumption that using advanced mathematics and technology can accurately predict how the market works

True

T/F With clear definitions of authority and responsibility, division of labor is one of the six characteristics of the ideal bureaucracy

True