MGT 301 Exam 2

You have just been asked to lead a team of 50 people. What are you likely to do if the task is highly competitive?

Break the team into smaller groups by abilities.

Which of the following drives is most responsible for producing the needs for competence, status, self-esteem?

Drive to Acquire

The ___________ expectancy is the perceived probability that a specific behavior or performance level will lead to an outcome.

P to O

One of the most important conditions for creativity is that an organization has.....

a learning orientation

________ is the process of making choices among alternatives with the intention of moving towards some desired state of affairs.

decision making

Shared leadership is more likely to occur in work units where the formal leader

delegates power to employees

Motivation identifies three forces which voluntarily affect work behavior. What are these three forces?

direction, intensity, preparation

Groups are considered teams only when

employees directly interact with each other and coordinate work activities.

When someone says the "lightbulb just went on". They are in the _________ stage.

illumination

Treating people with respect is one of the rules of ________ justice.

interactional

The first stage of the creative process is

preparation

_________ is the shared belief that engaging in interpersonal risk-taking will not have adverse consequences.

psychological safety

In the rational choice decision process, which step follows the step where possible choices have been deployed?

select the choice with the highest value

In Maslow's Theory, the concept of ________ suggests that people are naturally motivated to reach their full potential.

self- actualization

Which team allows employees to plan, organize, and control work activities with little or no direct supervision?

self-directed teams

Social loafing is minimized by __________

using team members who are self evident.