MGMT 200 Exam

Relationship Building as a strengths domain is the least important of the four domains. -True -False

False

The MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator), can be a good guide to be used for hiring and selection decisions. -True -False

False

Which of the following questions should a manager address while acquiring a company in terms of culture? -Is culture linked to performance? -Where are the similarities and differences? -Which culture is the best? -How socialized are the employees?

Where are the similarities and differences?

Which of the following statements about the managerial grid is true? -It holds that a leader's personal history and knowledge can seldom influence his or her style. -It holds that task-oriented and relations-oriented behaviors are at two ends of the same spectrum. -It holds that the quality of leadership style depends on the level of each behavior portrayed. -It holds that effective leaders should exhibit either task-oriented or relations-oriented leadership styles.

It holds that the quality of leadership style depends on the level of each behavior portrayed.

Stereotype activation cannot be prevented. -True -False

True

Which of the following is an advantage of a strong culture? -Organizations with strong cultures only encourage ethical behavior. -A strong culture has been linked to better levels of performance. -It is a simple and easy task to change the strong culture of an organization. -Strong cultures increase performance even in turbulent environments.

A strong culture has been linked to better levels of performance.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a strong culture? -In a strong culture, the goals can be confusing. -A strong culture tends to be difficult to change. -A strong culture requires more coordination and monitoring. -A strong culture seldom influences an organization's performance.

A strong culture tends to be difficult to change.

Which of the following refers to the "Great Man" theory? -A theory in which leaders are more effective depending on the favorability of a leadership situation, which is described by leader-member relations and task structure. -A theory of leadership in which leaders treat each member differently, and as a result, develop unique relationships with each member. -A theory of leadership that tries to reveal a set of universal traits and skills that are relevant in all leadership situations. -A theory of leadership that explained leadership by examining the traits and characteristics of renowned leaders of human history.

A theory of leadership that explained leadership by examining the traits and characteristics of renowned leaders of human history.

What supports the creation and maintenance of company culture? -All of these -Founder values and preferences -Industry demands -Reward system -New employee onboarding

All of these

Which of the following statements is true of the levels of organizational culture? -Assumptions are deeply embedded in an organization's culture. -Assumptions are the meanings that members of an organization attach to artifacts. -Values are visible organizational structures, processes, and languages. -It is quite difficult to note the artifacts present in an organization.

Assumptions are the meanings that members of an organization attach to artifacts.

Referring to core values and fundamental beliefs, which of the following refers to a constant factor that drives behavior in variable situations? -Personality -Cognition -Knowledge -Character

Character

Which of the following statements is true about leadership skills? -Cognitive skills refer to a leader's knowledge about an organization. -Technical and interpersonal skills are more innate. -Interpersonal skills refer to a leader's ability to interact with others. -Cognitive skills are developed through experience.

Cognitive skills are developed through experience.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an Cohort's culture? -It can be easily copied by competitors -Culture is dynamic -Culture is unchangeable -It is unrelated to performance

Culture is dynamic

Felipe, the marketing lead in an organization, treats each of his team members differently and maintains unique relationships with them. Daradath and Amanda are members of his team. He assigns more interesting tasks to Daradath and offers him more rewards. On the other hand, Amanda is simply required to comply by formal rules and receives the standard benefits of the job. From this scenario it can be inferred that: -Amanda belongs to Daradath's out-group. -Amanda belongs to Felipe's in-group. -Felipe belongs to Daradath's out-group. -Daradath belongs to Felipe's in-group.

Daradath belongs to Felipe's in-group

Which of the following aspects of a leader's role in relation to culture is deemed critically important to an organization's success? -Reward employees and managers with pay based on commitment and continue raising the bar. -Acquire more companies and adopt all elements of the acquired company's weak culture. -Inspire managers and employees to work as they wish in an attempt to reduce their job related stress. -Empower employees to make independent decisions and to find ways to improve operations.

Empower employees to make independent decisions and to find ways to improve operations.

The three objectives of a charismatic leader are to: -Envision, empathize, and empower. -Support, sympathize, and solve. -Involve, integrate, and implement. -Mark, motivate, and monitor.

Envision, empathize, and empower.

Inclusive leaders prioritize their personal leadership style to ensure that it flexes to accept every opinion as the right opinion. -True -False

False

John Terzian likely possesses a very low level of agreeableness. -True -False

False

Management is defined as the systematic study and application of knowledge about how individuals and groups act within the organizations where they work. -True -False

False

The most important consideration in whether a company acts ethically or not is based on their rules and policies. True False

False

_______ skills refer to a manager's ability to work with people and understand employee motivation and group processes. -Human relations -Conceptual -Common sense -Extroverted

Human relations

Which of the following is a benefit of task-oriented leadership style? -Deeper commitment. -More creativity. -Improved performance. -Employee satisfaction.

Improved performance.

Strategic Thinking, as a strength domain, includes which strengths? -Intellection, context, futuristic, analytical. -Developer, empathy, harmony, positivity. -Achiever, belief, consistency, responsibility. -Command, communication, significance, woo.

Intellection, context, futuristic, analytical.

Ireland is the top manager of a firm which is going to acquire another firm in the similar industry. Which of the following should Ireland do after acquiring the company in terms of culture? -Ireland should completely sacrifice her organizational culture and adopt the culture of the acquired company. -Ireland should stick to her own organization's culture regardless of whether the acquired company's culture is efficient or not. -Ireland should encourage employees to follow both cultures in an attempt to avoid any conflict situations. -Ireland should preserve those elements of each culture that are essential to the company's well-being.

Ireland should preserve those elements of each culture that are essential to the company's well-being.

Which of the following characterizes a weak culture? -High role clarity. -Allows a company to run more smoothly and quickly. -No agreement on the firm's values. -Employees require less coordination and monitoring.

No agreement on the firm's values.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about organizational culture? -No association has been found between organizational culture and company financial performance. -An organization's culture can be changed, but it is difficult and takes time. -Congruence between an employee's values and the organization's values has been associated with organizational commitment and job satisfaction. -Organizational cultures are developed and learned by groups of people interacting over time.

No association has been found between organizational culture and company financial performance.

Svjetlana is an organization's marketing lead. She has sound knowledge about the market and makes good decisions about allocating advertising resources across different social media platforms. However, her team members complain that she does not respond or even pay attention to their problems and interests. This shows that Svjetlana has strong _______ skills but lacks some _______ skills. -Technical / Human relations -Human relations / Technical -Financial / Operational -Emotional / Financial

Technical / Human relations

Which of the following is the best example of a Cohort with a strong culture? -MGMT 200's cohort culture is very flexible and can be easily changed in response to changing environments. -The performance of the MGMT 200 Cohort tends to fluctuate, wherein, it's good under stable environments and very poor under turbulent environments. -The MGMT 200 Cohort is a group characterized by low levels of agreement among students about what is valued in the Cohort. -The students of the MGMT 200 Cohort, a stellar group, experience role ambiguity and therefore they require more coordination and monitoring.

The performance of the MGMT 200 Cohort tends to fluctuate, wherein, it's good under stable environments and very poor under turbulent environments.

Which of the following refers to an organization's assumptions? -The underlying essence of why members of an organization act as they do -Aspects deemed important by members of an organization -Day-to-day behaviors that can be observed -Relational factors between an organization's culture and its performance

The underlying essence of why members of an organization act as they do

Which of the following refers to an organization's assumptions? -Relational factors between an organization's culture and its performance. -Aspects deemed important by members of an organization. -The underlying essence of why members of an organization act as they do. -Day-to-day behaviors that can be observed.

The underlying essence of why members of an organization act as they do.

John Terzian likely possesses a high level of extraversion. -True -False

True

Managers have a difficult job because daily they are faced with competing values and demands, which means that it is impossible to satisfy everyone. - True - False

True

The Big Five personality inventory is best suited for research and use in organizational decision making about personality with regard to individual differences, even though very few companies use it. -True -False

True

The study of organizational behavior helps you think critically about the skills necessary to diagnose situations, ask tough questions, evaluate the answers, and act in an effective and ethical manner regardless of situational characteristics. -True -False

True

Technical skills of leadership refer to: -a leader's ability to make decisions with sound reasoning. -None of these -a leader's ability to understand the internal and external environments. -a leader's knowledge about an organization and job-related activities. -a leader's ability to interact with others.

a leader's knowledge about an organization and job-related activities.

John Terzian's personality, motivation, and character is many things. One thing he is NOT is ___. -authentic. -a workaholic. - an aggressive, conflict-ridden person. -trusting.

an aggressive, conflict-ridden person.

Laney, a firm's marketing head, had certain characteristics that made her gain the team's loyalty. Moreover, she can elicit performance beyond expectations from the team members. She has the ability to motivate her team members through strong communication skills. From this description, it can be inferred that Laney is a _____ leader. -transactional -task-oriented -bureaucratic -charismatic

charismatic

Jonah is an organization's marketing lead. He has sound knowledge about the organizational activities and can make effective job-related decisions. However, his team members are unable to achieve sales target that he sets without any delay. His team members complain that Jonah does not respond or even pay attention to their problems and interests. This shows that Jonah lacks the _____ skills of leadership. -intellectual -technical -cognitive -interpersonal

interpersonal

The ability of a worker in the accounting department to prepare the organization's balance sheet is an example of a(n): -technical skill -conceptual skill -human relations skill -information processing skill

technical skill

The iceberg as a model, or analogy, of individual differences shows us that ___. -what we see in other's behaviors are external traits. -what we see in other's behaviors are internal traits. -what we see in other's behaviors is limited if they give us the cold shoulder. -the surface level view of individuals is fake.

what we see in other's behaviors are external traits.