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.