MGT Test 2
Firms that are flexible, adaptable and experiment with new ideas are _________ firms.
innovative
Many law enforcement agencies have a centralized organization structure.
True
How many people attended MLKs famous speech in Washington?
250.000
A poorly designed organizational structure can result in:
All of the above
A style of leadership that includes behaviors that encourage positive psychological capacities, an ethical climate, greater self-awareness, an internalized moral perspective, a balanced processing of information, and self-development is known as:
Authentic leadership
According to the video: How do great leaders inspire action? By...
Being driven by beliefs
__________ power is how a manager influences people through the threat of or actual negative consequences for undesired actions.
Coercive
Homedepot is NOT an example of a decentralized organization structure
False
A medical professional, such as a family doctor or a surgeon, primarily rely on which of the following sources of power?
Expert power.
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about leader-member exchange (LMX) theory?
High-quality LMX relationships involve an active dislike between the leader and member.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
In aggressive cultures, supportive, cooperative behaviors are rewarded.
If you are getting someone in a good mood before asking them a favor, you are using __________ to accomplish your goals.
Ingratiation
Task-oriented behaviors are also called
Initiating structure.
How do inspired leaders and organizations think & communicate?
Inside out
By referring to moral obligations, policy manuals, rules or practices and traditions, you are using which of the following influence tactics?
Legitimating
Describe the degree of Formalization at IDEO:
Low
Which one of the following is not what transformational leaders use to influence employees and create commitment to the company goals?
Mangement by Exception.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the Unity-of-Command principle?
Matrix organization
How many organizational hierarchies does IDEO have?
Not a lot
How Centralized is IDEO?
Not very much
Which of the following is not a key characteristic of authentic leaders?
They have no set priorities.
The earliest approach to the study of leadership was
Trait approach.
A visual document that communicates how a company is organized is an organizational chart.
True
Which of the following statements regarding visual elements of culture is incorrect?
While physical layouts impact motivational levels in employees, they do little to convey the firm's culture to those employees.
According to the Ted Talks video-clip: How do "great leaders" inspire others? They do so by asking the following questions
Why, How, What
A culture that emphasizes precision and paying attention to details is
a detail-oriented culture
A group of employees who work across barriers consisting of time, distance, organizational boundaries while being linked together by information and communication technologies are known as:
a virtual team
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that authentic leadership encourages?
all of the above
When leaders make decisions alone without involving employees in the decision making process, they are using
authoritarian decision making.
All of the following are consequences of a high-quality leader-member exchange relationship except
effort in building good relationships.
In democratic decision making...
employees participate in the making of the decision.
Which of the following powers is not a type of positional power?
expert
Factors that are important to culture creation include
founder values, preferences and industry demands.
Culture is observable to others in all of the following ways except...
goals and values
Which of the following is a characteristic of a centralized organization?
key decisions are handled by top management
An elected leader tends to rely primarily on which of the following sources of power?
legitimate
This organizational structure encourages the sharing of information and has dual lines of authority:
matrix
Which of the following is NOT an approach to departmentalization?
network
A(n) __________________ is a group of independent companies that organize themselves to appear as one large entity.
network organization
Those who emphasize achievement, results and action create a(n) _________ __________ culture in their organizations
outcome-oriented
Companies that are collaborative and emphasize cooperation among employees have a __________ culture.
team-oriented
Culture is observable to others in all of the following ways except
the firm's goals.
Research on transformational and transactional leadership shows all of the following except
transactional leaders increase the intrinsic motivation of their followers.
People-oriented behaviors include
treating employees with respect
People-oriented cultures...
value fairness, supportiveness and respecting individual rights.
Which of the following is the most desirable outcome of power?
wrong; All answers are correct.