Disadvantages of the virtual network approach include:
a. a lack of hands-on control.
b. the possibility of losing an important part of the organization.
c. weakened employee loyalty.
d. all of these.
e. a lack of hands-on control and weakened employee loyalty.
All of the following are tactics for promoting stronger organizational commitment
EXCEPT:
a. naintaining a secretive culture
b. being honest and trustworthy in business dealings..
c. giving employees a say in business decisions.
d. treating employees fairly.
e. offering employees rewards that they value.
_____ mentoring relationships sometimes leave both parties uncomfortable.
a. Cross-race
b. Female-male
c. Male-male
d. Female-female
e. Same race
A(n)_____ leader works to fulfill subordinated needs and goals as well as to achieve the
organization’s larger mission.
a. servant
b. transactional
c. transformational
d. charismatic
e. interactive
With respect to appropriate corporate behavior, what society deems _____ as important.
a. ethical responsibility
b. discretionary responsibility
c. economic responsibility
d. legal responsibility
e. moral responsibility
Although work processes can be controlled and regulated, it is impossible to control
and regulate employee behavior.
a. True
b. False
_____ system draws resources from the external environment and releases goods and
services back to it.
a. Production
b. Closed
c. Open
d. Information
e. Management
Ryan is a manager at Dream Catchers. Dream Catchers is currently operating in an
environment of high uncertainty. As a result, Ryan will:
a. most likely be making programmed decisions.
b. probably have an easy time generating alternatives.
c. probably have a difficult time generating alternatives.
d. most likely rely on the classical model of decision making.
e. wait until environment becomes certain.
The tendancy to overestimate the contribution of external factors is part of which
perceptual bias?
a. Projection
b. The fundamental attribution error
c. The halo effect
d. Figure ground
e. Selective perception
A unit that is separate from the mainstream of the organization and is responsible for
developing and initiating innovations is called a new-venture team.
a. True
b. False
An entrepreneur recognizes a good idea for a business and carries it out. Write a short
essay that defines entrepreneurship and compares and contrasts the characteristics and
motivations of the five categories of entrepreneurs: idealists, sustainers, optimizers,
jugglers, and hard workers. Be sure to explain what makes each type successful.
With _____ decision authority is pushed downward to lower organization levels.
_____ is the formal and legitimate right of a manager to make decisions, issue orders,
and allocate resources to achieve organizationally desired outcomes.
_____ are high-level needs and include achievement, recognition, responsibility, and
opportunity for growth.
_____ programs help employees deal with ethical questions and translate the values
stated in a code of ethics into everyday behavior.
_____ skills refers to the cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole and the
relationship among its parts.