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OB Lecture 9 Quiz
OB Lecture 9 Quiz
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...................... is what stories do people tell about organization
symbols
Rituals
values
Narratives
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If structure is the organization’s skeleton, ................. is its soul.
strategy
change
management
culture
3
…………… role is one of the informational managerial roles
Monitor
Liaison
Negotiator
Resources allocator
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All of the following indicators considered as indirect tools for measuring job satisfaction except .....................
absenteeism rate
employees turnover rate
productivity
questionnaire
5
.................... provides a map that members can rely on to choose appropriate course of action depends on values
Punishment
Reward
Bureaucratic control
Clan control
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According to Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid, the ……………….. believes that employees are simply just means to an end
impoverished leader
team leader
country club leader
perish leader
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Which level of management is responsible for developing broad organizational strategies?
Middle management
Top managers
First level managers
All managers
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............... is the line of authority that extends from the highest strategic levels to the lowest operational levels
Chain of command
Span of control
Outsourcing
Organizational structure
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Communication is one of the ………………………..
Technical skills
Hard skills
Human skills
Conceptual skills
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................. are informal guidlines about what is considered normal
Rituals
symbols
Narratives
Norms
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Regarding the pace of change, it becomes unstoppable when ..........of people within the organization adopt this change
2%
20%
5%
10%
12
All the following types of organizational structure provide excellent preparation for a successor top manager ecxept ...
business units orgaizational structure
divisional orgaizational structure
functional orgaizational structure
geographic orgaizational structure
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Which of the following is NOT an individual factor causing resistance to change?
fear of unknown
sense of security
stagnation of work group
living habits
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As a leader, if you are most concerned about employee satisfaction and loyalty you should demonstrate ..................
authority
laissez-faire
autocracy
centralization in decision making
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E-mail, telephone & letter are examples of ……………………………
Feedback
Message encoding
Communication channel
Dispersants
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A reason why the introduction of new technology might increase resistance to change is …………………….
Competitors may respond
High maintenance costs
Risk of higher productivity
Staff worries about being fired
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Managers take decisions by using their ……………........
Experience
Personal & technical Skills
Knowledge
Authority & Power
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The ……………… effect states that individuals don't exert their full efforts when they're judged as part of a group
social interaction
social loafing
team working
team building
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………………… allows observation and evaluation the performance of non-managerial employees in some managerial tasks
Consultation
Delegation
Motivation
Leadership
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Which of the following is reward power?
Leader can punish staff who do not comply with instructions.
Leader has power because of their expert knowledge.
Leader is able to exercise power because of their charisma and reputation.
Leader can give benefits to staff who comply with instructions.
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.......................... repeating the same ideas of another person using same words
Hearing
Paraphrasing
Rephrasing
Listening
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According to John Maxwell, …………………….. is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way
Leader
Change expert
Manager
CEO
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E-mail is a type of ……………………………
Non-verbal communication
Verbal communication
Mass communication
Mixed communication
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..... is way in which the organization divides its labor into distinct tasks and then achieves coordination between them
Organizational culture
Organizational communication
Organizational strategy
Organizational structure
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................... refers to any positive individual actions by employees that are outside their formal job description
Customer satisfaction
Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Employee dissatisfaction
Counterproductive Work Behavior
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................ in which the organization units are defined by the nature of the work
Simple orgaizational structure
Matrix orgaizational structure
functional orgaizational structure
divisional orgaizational structure
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.................... refers to the number of followers that can be managed by supervisors or managers in an organization
Span of control
Organizational structure
Chain of command
Outsourcing
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........ is a positive feeling about a job resulting from an employee own evaluation of his job and its characteristics.
Jop description
Jop analysis
Jop qualifications
Jop satisfaction
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During change process, isolation of top management causes …………………
middle management resistance
middle management promotion
middle management squeeze
middle management empowerment
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Kurt Lewin’s model for change is a ……………………….. model.
5 steps
8 steps
3 steps
7 steps