Exam 2 BUS-W 100

Question 1

The top executives of an organization who have overall responsibility for the organization

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Top Managers

Question 2

Aspect of Herzberg theory of motivation that focus on the content of the work itself such as recognition and advancement

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Motivational Factors

Question 3

Theory suggesting that money is the sole motivator for workers.

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Classical Theory of Motivation

Question 4

The process of collecting information about applicants and using that information to make hiring decisions.

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Selection

Question 5

The arrangement or relationship of positions within an organization.

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Structure

Question 6

Prohibits discrimination in employment and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Question 7

Formalizing newly hired employees with fellow workers, company procedures, and properties of the company.

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Orientation

Question 8

A firm's shared values, beliefs, traditions, philosophies, rules, and role models for behavior.

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Organizational Culture

Question 9

An assumption that how much people are willing to contribute depends on their assessment of the fairness of rewards.

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Equity Theory

Question 10

An organization in which decision making authority is delegated as far down the chain of command as possible.

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Decentralized Organization

Question 11

The participation of different ages, genders, races, ethnicities, nationalities, and abilities in the workplace.

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Diversity

Question 12

A precise statement of the rationale for a business and a step-by-step explanation of how it will achieve its goals.

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Business Plan

Question 13

Those who supervise both workers and the daily operations of an organization.

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First Line Managers

Question 14

The process of evaluating and correcting activities to keep the organization on course.

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Controlling

Question 15

The structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner.

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Organizing

Question 16

A management philosophy that stresses employee participation in all aspects of company decision making.

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Theory Z

Question 17

The personal satisfaction and enjoyment felt after attaining a goal.

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Intrinsic Rewards

Question 18

Traditional view of management whereby it is assumed that workers dislike work and must be forced to do their jobs.

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Theory X

Question 19

The ability to influence employees to work toward organizational goals.

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Leadership

Question 20

Movement of employees from one job to another in an effort to relieve boredom of specialization

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Job Rotation

Question 21

The grouping of jobs into working units usually called departments, units, groups, or divisions.

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Departmentalization

Question 22

Nonfinancial forms of compensation provided by employees such as health plans, vacation, sick days, etc

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Benefits

Question 23

The division of labor into small, specific tasks and the assignment of employees to do a single task.

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Specialization

Question 24

All the activities involved in determining an organizations human resource needs.

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Human Resource Management

Question 25

View of management whereby it is assumed that workers like to work and will seek out responsibility

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Theory Y

Question 26

Entrepreneurs who develop businesses with 5 or fewer employees.

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Microentrepreneur

Question 27

Persons/organizations that agree to provide some funds for a new business in exchange for an ownership interest or stock

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Venture Capitalists

Question 28

A program that allows employees to choose their starting and ending times provide they work the core hours

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Flextime

Question 29

The process of determining the organization's objectives and deciding how to accomplish them.

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Planning

Question 30

Teaching employees to do specific job tasks through either classroom development or on the job experience

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Training

Question 31

An inner drive that directs a person's behavior toward goals.

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Motivation

Question 32

Individuals who use entrepreneurship to address social problems.

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Social Entrepreneurs

Question 33

Structure where authority is concentrated at the top and little decision making authority is delegated to lower levels

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Centralized Organization

Question 34

When employees are provided with the ability to take on responsibility and make decisions about their jobs.

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Employee Empowerment

Question 35

Aspects of Herzberg's theory of motivation that focus on the work setting and not the content of work.

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Hygiene Factors

Question 36

Financial rewards based on the number of hours worked or the level of output

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Wages

Question 37

Training that augments the skills and knowledge of managers and professionals

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Development

Question 38

An employee's attitude toward his or her job, employer, and colleagues.

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Morale

Question 39

Description of qualifications necessary for specific job in terms of education, experience, and personal/physical skills

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Job Specifications

Question 40

An economic model involving the sharing of underutilized resources.

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Sharing Economy

Question 41

Changing behavior and encouraging appropriate actions by relating the consequences to the behavior itself

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Behavior Modification

Question 42

Benefits and/or recognition received from someone else.

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Extrinsic Rewards

Question 43

A formal written explanation of a specific job including job title, tasks, relationship with other jobs, etc

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Job Description

Question 44

Motivating and leading employees to achieve organizational objectives.

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Directing

Question 45

A theory that arranges the five basic needs of people into the order in which they strive to satisfy them.

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Maslow's Hierarchy

Question 46

The study of the behavior of individuals and groups in organizational settings.

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Human Relations

Question 47

Forming a pool of qualified applicants from which management can select employees.

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Recruiting

Question 48

A license to sell another's products or to use another's name in business or both.

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Franchise

Question 49

Members of organization responsible for the tactical planning that implements guidelines established by top management.

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Middle Managers

Question 50

Independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its competitive area and employs fewer than 500 people

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Small Business

Question 51

Pay calculated on a bi-weekly, monthly, or annual basis.

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Salary

Question 52

Assumption that motivation depends not only on how much a person wants something but also how likely they are to get it.

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Expectancy Theory

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