Organizational Behavior Unit 6

______ organizational structures are best suited for environments that range from stable and simple to low-moderate uncertainty. Mechanistic Network Organic Virtual Team-based

Mechanistic

_____ refers to the constant shifts that occur within an organizational system. Level of organization Organizational design Organizational change Organizational development Complex adaptive systems

Organizational change

Which of the following represents the label for a field that specializes in change management? Level of organization Organizational design Organizational change Organizational development Complex adaptive systems

Organizational development

Which of the following is an element of government and political forces? Globalization New production forces Ethics Health, food, stress Taxation

Taxation

According to Drucker, corporate culture is more influential than strategy in terms of motivating employees' beliefs, behaviors, relationships, and ways they work since culture is based on values. True False

True

An organization with a horizontal structure is also known as a flat organization because it often features only a few levels of organizational hierarchy. True False

True

Scheduling HR compliance audits should be part of the company's overall strategy to avoid legal risk. True False

True

Talent development and succession planning are two of the most critical human resource management processes within an organization. True False

True

Whereas in cell 4 of the Company Industry Fit model, an environment characterized by a high degree of uncertainty with complex and unstable elements, industries and firms such as computer, aerospace, airlines, and telecommunications firms would operate more effectively. True False

True

_______ change is unintentional and is usually the result of informal organizing. Differentiation change Structural change Unplanned change Technological change Planned change

Unplanned change

Which of these refers to the increasing competition for recruiting? Performance management Talent acquisition Succession planning Talent review calibration process War for talent

War for talent

According to the evolution of HR work, the integration of HR strategy with the overall business strategy has been the focus of which of the following? Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5

Wave 3

The degree to which people are organized into subunits according to their expertise is referred to as: command-and-control. formalization. centralization. span of control. specialization.

specialization.

Weber proposed all of these elements of bureaucracy that serve as a foundation for determining an appropriate structure EXCEPT: structural change. formalization. centralization. span of control. specialization.

structural change.

By the 1960s nearly _____% of all U.S. companies were using a performance appraisal process. 30 15 90 60 45

90

Which of the following argues that leaders assume that people are inclined to embrace change when they are respected as individuals with intrinsic worth, agency, and capability? Top-down change Deficit-based change Emergent approach Abundance-based change Appreciative mindset

Appreciative mindset

Jay Patel is the HR manager at BNB Manufacturing. Jay is interested in establishing the pay-for-performance structure at BNB. Which of the following should be the final step in establishing this framework Jay should focus on? Identify any gaps that exist in the current processes. Define the organization's pay philosophy. Update compensation processes with new pay for-performance elements. Review the financial impacts of creating pay-for-performance changes. Communicate and train managers and employees on the pay for-performance philosophy and process changes.

Communicate and train managers and employees on the pay for-performance philosophy and process changes.

Which of the following is an element of economic forces? Competitors and supply chain New production forces Ethics Health, food, stress Taxation

Competitors and supply chain

When BA Products managers assume that BA employees will change if they know they will otherwise face negative consequences, it refers to which of the following? Top-down change Deficit-based change Emergent approach Abundance-based change Appreciative mindset

Deficit-based change

Jay Patel is the HR manager at BNB Manufacturing. Jay is interested in establishing the pay-for-performance structure at BNB. Which of the following should be the first step in establishing this framework Jay should focus on? Identify any gaps that exist in the current processes. Define the organization's pay philosophy. Update compensation processes with new pay for-performance elements. Review the financial impacts of creating pay-for-performance changes. Communicate and train managers and employees on the pay for-performance philosophy and process changes.

Define the organization's pay philosophy.

Which legislation established the minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards? ADA of 1990 FLSA of 1938 NLRA of 1947 ADEA of 1967 FMLA of 1993

FLSA of 1938

Organizational design refers to the constant shifts that occur within an organizational system. True False

False

Women have made gains in the workplace, today they comprise the largest share of top leadership jobs—across politics and government, academia, the nonprofit sector, and business. True False

False

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, industries such as universities, appliance manufacturers, chemical companies, and insurances companies would generally prosper in which of these cells? Cell 3 Cell 2 Cell 4 Cell 1 None of these.

Cell 2

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, industries such as e-commerce, music, and fashion clothing industries would operate effectively in which of these cells? Cell 3 Cell 2 Cell 4 Cell 1 None of these.

Cell 3

Which change model argues that an organization is constantly developing and adapting to its environment, much like a living organism? Lewin's Change Model Kotter's Change Model Appreciative Inquiry (AI) model Complex Adaptive Systems Bureaucratic model

Complex Adaptive Systems

Which of the following is an inclusive concept that involves all outside factors and influences that impact the operation of a business that an organization must respond or react to in order to maintain its flow of operations? General environment Task environment Corporate culture Competitive environment Specific environment

General environment

Jay Patel is the HR manager at BNB Manufacturing. Jay wants to establish the pay-for-performance structure at BNB. Jay's boss is interested in the following questions: How much differentiation of performance will we have? What is the cost of doing this pay-for-performance? Jay should focus on which of the following step in the framework to obtain these answers? Identify any gaps that exist in the current processes. Define the organization's pay philosophy. Update compensation processes with new pay for-performance elements. Review the financial impacts of creating pay-for-performance changes. Communicate and train managers and employees on the pay for-performance philosophy and process changes.

Review the financial impacts of creating pay-for-performance changes.

Two dimensions of environment-industry-organization fit model are: environmental complexity and environmental change mechanistic and organic functional environment and divisional environment internal environment and external environment competitive environment and environmental change

environmental complexity and environmental change

The skills, knowledge, and experience of an individual or group and its value to an organization refers to _____. war for talent human capital succession planning 360 assessment employee life cycle

human capital