Which of the following statements is true regarding brainstorming?
A) Brainstorming encourages criticizing an idea as early as possible.
B) Brainstorming overcomes the problem of “production blocking.”
C) Brainstorming can overcome the pressures for conformity.
D) Research consistently shows that a group in a brainstorming session generates more
ideas than an individual working alone.
E) Brainstorming fails to develop group cohesiveness.
The behavioral structured interview is built on the assumption that ________.
A) past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior
B) technical knowledge and skills are the best predictor of job performance
C) personality is the best predictor of job performance
D) personality and mood are highly correlated
E) technical knowledge and job performance are highly correlated
With reference to the communication process, the ________ is the one to whom the
message is directed, who must first translate the symbols into understandable form.
A) creator
B) receiver
C) encoder
D) sender
E) transmitter
In discussing a given set of alternatives and arriving at a solution, group members tend
to exaggerate the initial positions they hold. This phenomenon is called ________.
A) social desirability bias
B) groupshift
C) halo effect
D) social loafing
E) ingroup favoritism
Which of the following is a drawback of a narrow span of control?
A) It increases effectiveness.
B) It is more expensive.
C) It encourages employee autonomy.
D) It decreases the number levels in the organizational hierarchy.
E) It increases participatory decision making.
The ________ network is a type of formal small-group network that relies on a central
figure to act as the conduit for all the group’s communication.
A) matrix
B) chain
C) wheel
D) all channel
E) cross-functional
Jill Ivey has been working as a sales executive at Orbit Bank for the last two years.
However, she has noticed that she is often not given an opportunity to attend training
programs that her team members attend every quarter. She also is disappointed about
the fact that she never gets to handle corporate clients, which provides better chances of
a promotion. Which of the following kinds of discrimination is she most likely to have
been subjected to?
A) exclusion
B) mockery
C) gaslighting
D) destabilization
E) mobbing
Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust their behavior to external,
situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
A) low on openness
B) high on narcissism
C) low on agreeableness
D) high on self-monitoring
E) low on conscientiousness
Which of the following leadership theories argues that because of time pressures,
leaders establish a special relationship with a small group of their subordinates-the
ingroup, who are trusted, get a disproportionate amount of the leader’s attention, and are
more likely to receive special privileges?
A) situational leadership theory
B) leader-member exchange
C) path-goal
D) expectancy
E) Fiedler’s theory
The ________ is the actual physical product of the sender’s encoding.
A) channel
B) filter
C) message
D) noise
E) medium