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Owing to financial problems in the organization, the top management of an investment
bank decided to reduce the number of middle managers by 10 percent. This is an
example of _____.
A. insourcing
B. restructuring
C. task assessment
D. empowerment
E. delegation
Behavior by a machine that closely mimics human logical behavior is known as:
A. nanotechnology.
B. an executive-support system.
C. an executive simulation.
D. intelligence quotient.
E. artificial intelligence.
Focusing on what is fair is consistent with the principle of distributive negotiation.
A. True
B. False
Successful entrepreneurs are likely to be low on openness to experience.A. True
B. False
Which of the following is true of referent power?
A. It is innate and cannot be acquired or developed.
B. It is more formal than other kinds of power.
C. It is a function of the personal characteristics of a leader.
D. It prevents first-line managers from beingeffective leaders.
E. It weakens leader-member relations.
Organizations that focus on the actual outcomes of work behaviors rather thanhow the
outcome has been achieved, are using _____.
A. result appraisals
B. trait appraisals
C. behavior appraisals
D. personality appraisals
E. cognitive appraisals
_____ companies are often at the forefront of campaigns for causes such as a
pollution-free environment; recycling and conservation of resources; the minimization
or elimination of the use of animals in drug and cosmetics testing; and the reduction of
crime, illiteracy, and poverty.
A. Accommodative
B. Defensive
C. Reactive
D. Proactive
E. Obstructionist
Managers can effectively resolve conflicts by decreasing levels of integration in an
organization.
A. True
B. False
Employees are much more likely to act ethically when a credo does not exist or is
avoided.
A. True
B. False
The tactics that managers use to increase their power and to use it to gain the support of
others within an organization are known as:
A. negotiations.
B. political strategies.
C. status inconsistencies.
D. integrative bargains.
E. legitimate powers
When one person starts to profit by behaving unethically, it encourages other people to
act in the same way.
A. True
B. False
The aging of the population ofa countryis an example of a demographic force that
affects organizations in the country.
A. True
B. False
The level of conflict present in an organization has important implications for
organizational performance.
A. True
B. False
Like wheel networks, chain networks also exist in teams.
A. True
B. False
Fletcher met all the goals his manager set him, despite being faced with several
obstacles. He won the Employee of the Year award for his diligence. Fletcher is:
A. high on defeatism.
B. low on achievement.
C. low on motivation.
D. low on effort.
E. high on persistence.
When group members strive to agree with each other instead of trying to make an
accurate assessment of the situation, it is called groupthink.
A. True
B. False
