Which of the following has the highest possibility of failure?
a. The condition of certainty
b. The condition of ambiguity
c. The condition of uncertainty
d. The condition of risk
e. All of these
In training employees for the new positions, Gregory will apply which human resource
management goal?
a. Implementing strategies
b. Managing talent
c. Maintaining an effective workforce
d. Finding the right people
e. Controlling strategies
The early research on leadership traits was referred to as the:
a. contingency theory of leadership.
b. path-goal theory of leadership.
c. great man approach.
d. situational theory of leadership.
e. behavioral approach.
In a high performance culture, organizations put high emphasis on both culture and
solid business performance as drivers of organizational success.
a. True
b. False
Jay is a trusting and forgiving individual who gets along with others because of being
good-natured and cooperative.
This describes which of the Big Five personality factors?
a. Agreeableness
b. Conscientiousness
c. Emotional stability
d. Openness to experience
e. Extroversion
Which of the following means using computers and telecommunications equipment to
do work without going to an office?
a. Telecommuting
b. Social Loafing
c. New social contract
d. Outsourcing
e. Realistic Job Preview
_______ refers to a broadly stated definition of the organization’s basic business scope
and operations that distinguishes it from similar types of organizations.
a. Mission statement
b. Goal statement
c. Management by objective
d. Goal setting
e. Corporate competitive-value statement
_______ refers to borrowing money that has to be repaid in order to start a business.
a. Venture capital
b. Debt financing
c. Equity financing
d. Franchising
e. Licensing
According to the GLOBE Project, a society with a high performance orientation places
high emphasis on performance and rewards people for performance improvements and
excellence.
a. True
b. False
Matthew is Mandy’s supervisor. He promises to fire her if she does not engage in sexual
activity with him. This type of sexual harassment would be categorized as:
a. coercion with threat of punishment.
b. solicitation with promise of reward.
c. appropriate.
d. generalized.
e. positional authority.
To become a level 5 leader, Barry would have to hone which personal characteristic? a.
Humility
b. Tenacity
c. Ruthlessness
d. Drive
e. Ego
Charismatic leaders typically have a strong vision for the future and they can motivate
others to help realize it.
a. True
b. False
Certainty in the environment is usually associated with decentralization.
a. True
b. False
An organization-wide commitment to infusing quality into every activity through
continuous improvement defines Six Sigma.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is the most cited source of new business ideas?
a. Brainstorming
b. In-depth understanding of industry/profession
c. A hobby
d. Copying someone else
e. None of these
The stage of team development in which conflicts are resolved and members focus on
problem solving is called reforming.
a. True
b. False
The amount of information that can be transmitted during a communication episode is
known as________.
List five of the countries that make up the European Union (EU).
The ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals is known as________.
_______are high-level needs and include achievement, recognition, responsibility, and
opportunity for growth.
List three examples of a country’s infrastructure.
List the five core job dimensions found in the job characteristics model.
A management perspective that suggests jobs should be designed to meet higher-level
needs by allowing workers to use their full potential is called a(n) ________.
A(n)_____ structure has a wide span, is horizontally dispersed, and has fewer
hierarchical levels.