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Which model of leadership is based on the premise that effective leaders possess
personal qualities that set them apart from ineffective leaders?
A. Task-oriented model
B. Path-goal model
C. Contingency model
D. Trait model
E. Relationship-oriented model
By increasing people's awareness of the source of conflict, managers can help resolve
conflict functionally.
A. True
B. False
Steven, a marketing manager, wants to budget the advertising for a new product launch.
He is trying to determine the amount of money that the company can afford to spend on
advertising. Which criterion of decision making is he focusing on?
A. Legality
B. Ethicality
C. Economic feasibility
D. Practicality
E. Product sustainability
Stakeholders benefit in the long run from companies making the right choices.
A. True
B. False
Norming is the first stage of group development, in which members try to get to know
one another.
A. True
B. False
The use of scientific management practices led workers to hide the true potential
efficiency of the work setting to protect their own well-being.
A. True
B. False
By making everyone a winner, a manager risks being perceived as a person who
pursues his own interests.
A. True
B. False
_____ is the movement of an organization away from its present state toward some
preferred future state to increase its efficiency and effectiveness.
A. Clan control
B. Concurrent control
C. Direct supervision
D. Bureaucratic control
E. Organizational change
Employees of self-managed work teams never have individual jobs and are completely
committed to their team.
A. True
B. False
The ability of the CEO and top managers to convey to their subordinates a compelling
vision of what they want the organization to achieve is called strategic leadership.
A. True
B. False
Self-managed teams use _____, in which different teams assemble each component part
and then send those parts to a final assembly team.
A. process layouts
B. fixed-position layouts
C. utility layouts
D. product layouts
E. sequential layouts
Effective managers constantly scrutinize their hierarchies to see whether the number of
levels can be increased.
A. True
B. False.
Programs and projects are examples of standing plans.
A. True
B. False
If Samantha was employing the moral rights rule in her decision making, she would:
A. seek to protect the privileges of people affected.
B. maximize the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
C. distribute benefits in fair ways, but ignore harm.
D. hesitate to communicate to people outside the company for fear of them criticizing
her decision.
E. randomly distribute harms and benefits.
