MGMT 4242 Test 2

Which of the following are potential examples of artifacts of culture? Select all that apply.

All but shared employee values

Which of the following describes bounded rationality?

Human rationality is limited; therefore, there are limits upon how rational a decision maker can actually be

Which of the following statements regarding leaders is/are true? 1.Leaders are interested in doing the right thing where managers are interested in doing things right 2.Leaders challenge the status quo while managers preserve it 3.Leaders solve problems for their subordinates while managers delegate

3 is the only one that is false

A] power arises from the agreed-upon social structure of the organization that gives certain individuals authority to command and direct others, while [B] power entails the ability to enforce negative consequences for violating these commands.

A: Legitimate B: Coercive

Which of the following statements regarding transformational leadership (TFL) is NOT true?

All are true

Which of the following is a factor that decreases the likelihood of social loafing in teams?

All of the above factors decrease the likelihood of social loafing in teams

Which of the following statements pertaining to trait theory is false?

All of the traits identified for leadership effectiveness are equally important

Which of the following is NOT true about centralization?

Centralization is best when an organization faces a great amount of environmental uncertainty

A a positive organizational culture in an organization where culture strength is low will have a strong influence on attitudes and behaviors. True or False?

False

Changing an organization's culture is easy when a highly charismatic leader enters the organization and enacts a new set of values. True or False?

False

Leaders are preservers of the status quo. True or False?

False

The final step of the rational decision-making process is implementing the decision. True or False?

False

Her instincts told her the group was heading in a very wrong direction but Natalie didn't want to cause a scene by disagreeing, especially when she was apparently the only one with reservations. Natalie has succumbed to ________.

Groupthink

Which of the following statements about work specialization is/are true? I. Work specialization involves employees focusing on only part of an activity II. Low to moderate amounts of work specialization increase productivity III. Work specialization is related to higher employee absenteeism and turnover

I, II, and III are all true

Which of the following is true about groupthink?

It's more likely to occur when groupmates get along really well

When Garrett's mother falls suddenly ill and he has to leave town to be with her, Saahdiq offers to let Garrett's children stay with him while Garret is gone, looking after both Garrett's family and his tasks at work so Garrett can look after his mother. Saahdiq tells Garrett that he owes this to him since Garrett did so much to help him when he started at Bengal Bandit Bail Bonds. Which of the following conditions best describes what Saahdiq and Garrett are experiencing?

Norm of reciprocity

According to an electronics company CEO, the first requirement of management is that it should make the fullest use of the capacities of its members. Thus, any individual's job should be as little defined as possible so that it would 'shape itself' to the person's special abilities and initiative. This electronics company more than likely had a(n) ____ organization.

Organic

When decision-makers select the first alternative that is "good enough," they are doing what?

Satisficing

With regards to the communication process model, which of the following is an example of noise?

The sender's lack of understanding of the message he or she is attempting to communicate

According to ASA theory, firms are likely to receive applications from people who would fit well within the organization's culture. True or False?

True

Countervailing power is the power held by the dependent party over the power-holder in an asymmetric dependence relationship. True or False?

True

Despite all of the influence placed on leadership by colleges of business, research suggests that the presence of leaders does not, in fact, influence improved subordinate performance in certain situations, including those where employees have a high level of skill and knowledge, when the work is intrinsically satisfying, or even when the task is unambiguous and routine. True or False?

True

Informal communication channels, including intraoffice gossip, always exist and are often quite accurate with respect to the information shared. True or False?

True

Power resides in the target's perception that the power-holder controls something of value. True or False?

True

The best constructive feedback tends to be problem-oriented. True or False?

True

The most important driver of organizational culture is not artifacts but rather the shared values and assumptions of the organizational members. True or False?

True

Transactional leadership is based upon role-based power sources while transformational leadership emanates from personal-based power sources. True or False?

True

Where standardization is important, it is appropriate to ____.

centralize authority

Which of the following types of departmentalization does NOT have a problem with the duplication of resources?

functional