BUSN 205 Exam 3

Paul is a manager who extremely intent on getting the job done.

Authority-compliance

Family and community relationships outside of work as well as friendships on the job all satisfy the need for

Belongingness

doesn't motivate as well as variable

Fixed interval schedule

A food distributor provides____ utility by transporting the food to be sold from the warehouses to the retail outlets

Place

______Describes activities carried out for the specific purpose of acquiring, developing, and using power and other resources to obtain one's preferred outcomes

Political behavior

Which of the following is a source of control for raw materials?

Purchasing models and systems

Speedy Dry Cleaning is a(n) ____ organization because it transforms resources into an intangible output

Service

LPC Theory

Situational Model

LPC theory

Situational Model

Path Goal Theory

Situational Model

Path-goal

Situational Model

Charismatic Leadership

Trait Model

A value associated with the outcomes of a performance is called its

Valence

motivates more because of uncertainty

Variable interval schedule

Most traditional assembly lines use a ______ layout

Cellular

Demonstrating personal excitement or passion about something is part of ____leadership.

Charismatic

Which of the following perspectives on motivation concerns "what" motivates people rather than "how" they are motivated?

Content

What is the management role in executing plans?

Controlling and problem solving

To use Vroom's decision tree model, the decision maker starts at the left side of the diagram and assesses the first problem attribute, which is

Decision significance

In the context of the Vroom's decision tree approach, when a manager allows his group to define for itself the exact nature and parameters of a problem and then to develop a solution, he follows the____ decision-making style.

Delegate

Which of the following is a source of control for intransit inventory?

Distribution control systems

Which of the following dimensions of quality refers to a measure of product life?

Durability

According to the Michigan studies, managers using ____ behaviors are interested in developing cohesive work group

Employee Centered Leader

During the 1970s in the US, manufacturing entered a long period of decline. Which of the following is the primary reason for this decline?

Foreign Competition

Which of the following involves managing the organization's raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and products in transit?

Inventory Control

Cheri and Aaron both wanted to work part time, and they found a lawyer who was willing to split one fulltime paralegal job between the two of them. This arrangement is known as

Job Sharing

According to Vroom's decision tree model, which situation factor is present in the time driven decision tree, but not considered in the development driven tree?

Leader Expertise

Ohio State Studies

Leadership Behaviors

A manager can assign tasks to a subordinate, and a subordinate who refuses to do them can be reprimanded or even fired. This is an example of ____ power.

Legitimate

At Mawly Enterprises, the staff working in R&D, who are expected to be creative and innovative, often come to work wearing casual attire. This illustrates a lack of ___ between groups

Norm Generalization

Amesly is an office furniture company. The desks, tables, chairs that it manufacturers are all

Outcomes

Which of the following is a situational leadership model?

Path Goal Theory

Which of the following is a form of informal reward that a manager may give when exercising leadership?

Praise

_______layouts are used in operations settings that create or process a variety of products?

Product

________ is an economic measure of efficiency that summarizes the values of outputs relative to the value of inputs used to create them

Productivity

One of the reasons Steve Jobs was very successful at Apple was his charisma. From this observation, we can infer that he had ____ power.

Referent

___argues that behavior that results in rewarding consequences is likely to be repeated, whereas behavior that results in punishing consequences is less likely to be repeated

Reinforcement theory

Daniel has been appointed leader of a project task force. He has legitimate power in this position. The task is unstructured. Also, Daniel has weak leader-member relations. According to Fiedler's LPC theory, what type of leadership style is appropriate in this situation?

Task-oriented

Serviceability is the dimension of quality that refers to

The speed and ease of repair

_____ is the comprehensive evaluation of all work activities, materials flows, and paperwork to determine the worth and appeal that they add for customers.

Value-added analysis

______ teams are comprised of people from remote worksites who work together online.

Virtual