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