Management Review 3

The ___ is a rule of thumb used by the courts and the EEOC to determine whether there is evidence of adverse impact. A violation of this rule occurs when the selection rate for a protected group is less than a specified level of the selection rate for a non protected group.

80 percent rule

__ is unintentional discrimination in which there is a substantially different rate of selection in hiring, promotion, or other employment decisions that works to the disadvantage of members of a particular race, sex, age ethnicity, or protected group

Adverse impact

Which of the following is NOT one of the four leadership styles identified in the path-goal theory of leadership?

Charismatic

___ generates awareness and acceptance of a group's purpose and mission and gets employees to see beyond their own needs and self-interest for the good of the group

Charismatic leadership

According to the path-goal theory of leadership, __ involves letting employees know precisely what is expected of them, giving them specific guidelines for performing tasks, scheduling work, setting standards of performance, and making sure that people follow standard rules and regulations

Directive leadership

Which of the following is one of the steps recommended for companies to take to reduce the risks associated with unethical charismatic leaders?

Enforce a clearly written code of conduct; recruit, select and promote managers with high ethical standards; train leaders how to value, seek, and use diverse points of view; reward employees who act ethically, especially managers

According to some industrial psychologists, ___ is a function of motivation times ability times situational constraints.

Job performance

Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is true?

None of these statements about sexual harassment is true

According to the americans with disabilities act, disabilities (and reasonable accommodations for them) should be discussed

Only after a job offer has been made

Reinforcement theory says behavior is a function of___

Perception

From a legal perspective, there are two kinds of sexual harassment. They are___.

Quid pro quo and hostile work environment

___ are procedures used to verify the truthfulness and accuracy of information that applicants provide about themselves and to uncover negative, job-related background information not provided by applicants.

Recruitment evaluation procedures

To ensure that sexual harassment laws are followed and not violated, companies should__

Respond immediately when sexual harassment is reported; write a clear, understandable, strongly worded policy that is well publicized within the company; make sure they are acting in compliance with not only federal but also local laws; respect the privacy of the accused and the accusers

Transactional leaders ___

Reward followers for good behavior and punish followers for poor behavior; help followers see how their jobs fit with the organization's vision; pay special attention to individuals needs by creating learning opportunities; motivate followers by providing them with meaningful and challenging work

To which of the following aspect of the HR management process does federal employment law apply?

Selection decisions, compensation decisions, performance appraisals, training and development activities

Which of the following statements about federal employment law is true?

The intent of anti-discrimination law is make factors such as gender, race, or age irrelevant in employment decisions

Which of the following statements about the two basic leader behaviors that are central to successful leadership is true?

These behaviors are independent, meaning that leaders can do both at the same time

Which of the following types of information would typically be collected as part of a job analysis?

Work activities; took and equipment used; knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to do the job

Former female employees of a national real estate brokerage firm claimed that they were subjected to lewd remarks, unwanted groping, and sexual propositions by male co-workers. According to their attorney, "the firm created a frat-house culture and then failed to do anything about it." Their suit claims the women, were victims of ___

a hostile work environment

According to the motivation video we watched in class, the factors that lead to personal satisfaction and improved performance are

autonomy, mastery and purpose

Which of the following types of tests accurately predicts jobs performance in almost all kinds of jobs?

cognitive ability tests

Which of these is a direct (rather than indirect) measure of job applicants' capability to do the job?

cognitive ability tests

In terms of leadership behavior, the term__ refers to the extent to which a leader is friendly approachable, supportive, and shows concern for employees

consideration

___ is intentional discrimination that occurs when people are purposefully not given the same hiring, promotion, or membership opportunities because of their race, sex, age, ethnic group, national origin, or religious belief

disparate treatment

According to___ people will be motivated when they preceive they are being treated fairly

equity theory

__ is the process of finding, developing, and keeping the right people to form a qualified work force

human resource management

Research at three universities has confirmed that two basic leader behaviors, ___ and ____, are central to successful leadership

initiating structure; consideration

Which type of inequity occurs more frequently in theory than in practice?

instrumentality

Which of the following is NOT a component of transformational leadership?

intellectual stimulation

___are the rewards associated with performing a task or activity for its own sake

intrinsic reward

A___ is a purposeful, systematic process for collecting information on the important work-related aspects of a job

job analysis

Two of the most important results of a job analysis are ___

job description and job specification

Research shows that while initiating structure impacts primarily on___, consideration impacts primarily on__

job performance; job satisfaction

Which of the following is a major concern of managers (as opposed to leaders)?

maintaining the status quo

Which of the following is the best leadership style for all situational according to Blake and moulton?

none of these, it depends on the situation

Which of the following is another term for considerate leadership behavior?

participative management

Which of the following is an example of an environmental contingency in path goal theory?

perceived ability

On the basis of research evidence, the two basic needs categories are ___

physiological and psychological needs

Mcclellend's learned needs theory identifies three needs. They are the needs for ____

power, achievement, and affiliation

___is the form of sexual harassment in which employment outcomes such as hiring, promotion, or simple keeping one's job depend on whether an individual submits to sexual harassment

quid pro quo sexual harassment

For workers who feel underpaid, creating a union at their place of employment to attain high wages can be a mechanism for restoring equity by ___

rationalizing inputs or outcomes

Which of the following is one of the ways in which training can be evaluated?

reactions of employees; on how much employees learned; how much employees actually modified their on-the-job behavior; how job performance improved

Which of the following is a basic component of equity theory?

referents

In order to be considered___, recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisals and employee separations must be valid and be directly related to the important aspects of the job and identified by a careful job analysis

reliable

The two types of visionary leadership are ___

situational leadership and strategic leadership

The ___ interview uses only standardized, job-related interview questions that are prepared ahead of time and asked of all candidates

structured

According to the path-goal theory of leadership, __ is very similar to considerate leader behavior

supportive leadership

According to ___, leaders need to make clear how followers can achieve organizational goals, take care of problems that prevent followers from achieving goals, and then find more and varied rewards to motivate followers who achieve those goals.

the path goal theory

The two kinds of charismatic leaders are referred to as___

transformational and transactional leaders

According to the expectancy theory, __ affect the conscious choices that people make about their motivation

valence, expectant and instrumentality