MGT 300 Midterm
What is defined as the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organizations?
Authoritarianism
Instead of autocratic leadership, some organizations are ___
Experimenting with a bossless design
T/F A servant leader is distinguished by an ability to bring about organizational change
False
T/F A transactional leader is known for articulating a clear, appealing vision, exerting idealized influence, and providing inspirational motivation to stimulate people to do more than they would normally do
False
T/F A transformational leader clarifies the role and task requirements of subordinates, initiates structure, provides appropriate rewards, and tries to be considerate and meet the social needs of subordinates
False
T/F According to a study on leaders, men typically score higher on social and emotional skills in the workplace
False
T/F An effective follower is characterized by a need for constant supervision
False
T/F An example of part of the legal-political dimension of the general environment is a government's report on the decline of the unemployment rate
False
T/F An internal attribution says something about the situation has caused a person's behavior
False
T/F Challenge stressors tend to burn people out, while threat stressors fire them up
False
T/F Cultural values in organizations are rarely observed but are rather deeply embedded to the extent that members are not consciously aware of them
False
T/F Culture can be defined as the ability to speak different languages
False
T/F Most businesses and organizations have adopted a radical decentralization model
False
T/F The Hawthorne studies resulted in the movement toward scientific management
False
T/F The Yerkes-Dodson Stress Curve states that individuals' productivity peaks when stress levels are low
False
T/F The conformist follower is an independent and critical thinker
False
T/F The effective follower exhibits neither critical, independent thinking now active participation
False
T/F The humanistic perspective contains four subfields: scientific management, bureaucratic organizations, administrative principles, and management science
False
T/F The management science approach uses qualitative data in management decision making
False
T/F The pragmatic survivor is a follower who participates actively in the organization but does not use critical thinking skills
False
T/F The scientific management perspective refers to the management thinking and practice that emphasizes satisfaction of employees' basic needs as the key to increased worker productivity
False
T/F Transformational leaders are hardworking, tolerant, and fair-minded, but are not as capable of leading change as are transactional leaders
False
T/F Uncertainty means that managers have sufficient information about environmental factors to understand and predict environmental needs and changes
False
T/F When managers who express positive emotions such as happiness enthusiasm, and appreciation trigger these same positive emotions in employees, this is referred to as cognitive dissonance
False
T/F The outer layer, the general environment, is widely dispersed and affects organizations directly
False (Task environment)
Being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful is known as ____
Humility
Components of emotional intelligence and why it is important for modern managers
Self-awareness, self-management, and relationship strengths... in order to work efficiently
(T/F) within a single individual, management and leadership reflect the same sets of qualities and skills that frequently overlap.
True
T/F A servant leader works to fulfill subordinated needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission
True
T/F An authentic leader is said to lead with the heart as well as the head
True
T/F Customers and competitors are two important sectors of the economic dimension of a firm's general environment
True
T/F Customers are the people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization
True
T/F Economic problems in other parts of the world have a tremendous impact on the U.S. companies
True
T/F Fayol's unity of command principle emphasizes that each subordinate receives orders from one, and only one, superior
True
T/F From an attributions view point, if you judge a person to be careless and lazy, you are making an internal attribution about them
True
T/F Leaders manage differently according to Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory. It states that subordinates vary in their levels of work satisfaction, commitment, and security
True
T/F One of the criticisms of scientific management is that it did not acknowledge variance among individuals
True
T/F Organizations must manage environmental uncertainty to be effective
True
T/F Organizations within the same industry often reveal similar cultural characteristics because they are operating in similar environments
True
T/F Scientific management developed a standard method for performing each job
True
T/F Self management is a component of emotional intelligence
True
T/F The alienated follower is a person who is an independent, critical thinker but is passive in the organization
True
T/F The economic dimension of the general environment includes consumer purchasing power
True
T/F The general environment and the task environment are the two components of an organization's external environment
True
T/F The halo effect blinds the perceiver to other attributes that should be used in generating a more complete assessment
True
T/F The international dimension of the external environment represents events originating in foreign countries as well as opportunities for U.S. companies in other countries
True
T/F The natural dimension of the task environment includes all elements that occur naturally on Earth, including plants, animals, rocks, and natural resources such as air, water, and climate
True
T/F The sociocultural dimension of the general environment includes societal norms and vales
True
T/F The technological dimension of the external environment includes scientific and technological advancements in a specific industry as well as in society at large
True
T/F The term "quants" refers to financial managers and others who base their decisions on complex quantitative analysis, under the assumption that using advanced mathematics and technology can accurately predict how the market works
True
T/F With clear definitions of authority and responsibility, division of labor is one of the six characteristics of the ideal bureaucracy
True