Final Exam Review (Ch 10-20)

Which of the following factors reduces group cohesiveness?

Performance appraisals are part of ____ control.

Why might a subordinate be reluctant to accept delegation?

The process of assigning a portion of work to others is referred to as....

Which of the following is true of game theory?

In a bureaucracy, rules, division of labor, and hierarchies of authority ____.

Once an organization has an idea of its future human resource needs, what is its next step?

Which of the following is an example of organizational barriers to effective communication?

Aviva fell at work and broke her foot. Which type of benefit can she expect from her employer?

What is the advantage to an organization that uses teams regularly?

Accordng to Frederick Taylor & his traditional approach 2 motivation, what is the primary thing that motivated everyone?

In order for the union to become certified, how many votes must it get during the ballot process?

Vikranta is reading a policy letter about absences. In terms of the communication process, this is an example of ___.

Compared to Type A individuals, Type B individuals are ____.

Which of the following is a suggested way for managers to stimulate conflict?

A value associated with the outcomes of a performance is called its ____.

What is the underlying assumption of a gainsharing program?

When are rules and procedures most effective?

New approaches to performance-based rewards include ____.

What is the goal of effective controls in organizations?

Acknowledging the existence of conflict but downplaying its importance is known as ____.

Mona joined an academic union because the union’s objectives aligned with her personal values. She joined for ____.

Which of the following have managers around the world agreed on as one of their most important tasks?

What has changed human resource management (HRM) into an area of growing importance for most firms?

A ____ uses a multiple-command structure.

How can an organization test the effectiveness of its training programs?

In the communication process, what is the process of interpreting the meaning to the best of our ability?

Another name for span of management is span of ____.

Goal ____ is the extent to which a goal is challenging and requires effort.

The control of ____ resources affects all the other resources in an organization.

To find someone with the creativity needed for the job, Bianca will want to look for a candidate who ____.

When employees in an organization do not know what is expected of them, it results in ____.

Postaction control is applied to ____.

What is the purpose of organization design?

Span of management is the_______

When an agreement for a labor contract has been reached, what must occur before it becomes binding?

Which of the following is a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy?

A mechanistic organization operates in which type of environment?

The 2 universal approaches to org design that represent the foundation of what we know about organiz design are ____.

The Porter-Lawler extension of expectancy theory suggests that ____.

Emily thinks Alex is a narcissist who only wants to talk about himself, & therefore tries to avoid him. They have ____.

Which of the following BEST describes the situational view of organization design?

What is the relationship between levels of satisfaction and job performance?

Which of the following serves to weaken organizational commitment?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act forbids discrimination against workers above what age?

Which of the following encompasses the resources needed to do the job?

What can be defined as the set of forces that cause people to behave in certain ways?

Which of the following is often neglected in a bureaucracy such as a university?

Which type of conflict occurs when a single source sends clear but contradictory messages?

Levi launched Denizen denim brand in China and Singapore. What form of organization design is appropriate for Levi's?

Which of the following is an advantage of tall organizations?

The means by which a labor agreement is enforced is the ____.

Which component of an attitude reflects how an individual expects to behave toward or in the situation?

Rose Marie's boss tells her what to do, not how to do it. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following is true of ranking, a common method of employee appraisal?

According to Maslow, an individual is motivated first and foremost to satisfy ____ needs.

A smile, a thumbs up, or a smiley face emoji are all examples of ____.

The ____ lists the skills, abilities, and other credentials needed to do a job.

What is the result when we experience an optimal level of stress?

The second stage of the organizational life cycle _____.

In which way does avoidance act as a reinforcement?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of postaction control?

Differentiation is the degree to which ____.

An organization is said to achieve a perfect person-job fit if it can ____.

A _______ uses a multiple command structure

When is the grapevine most likely to cause problems?