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Which of the following is a characteristic of distributive bargaining?
A) win-win solution
B) long-term focus
C) good interpersonal relationships
D) opposed interests
E) high information sharing
________ indicates how strongly peoples' reasons for pursuing goals are consistent
with their interests and core values.
A) Selective perception
B) Positivity offset
C) Cognitive dissonance
D) Emotional contagion
E) Self-concordance
Which of the following statements is true regarding legitimate power?
A) Legitimate power develops out of admiration of another and a desire to be like that
person.
B) Legitimate power comes from an individual's unique characteristics.
C) Legitimate power is broader than the power to coerce and reward.
D) Celebrities who endorse products in commercials wield legitimate power over
people.
E) Legitimate power is a type of personal power.
You are seeking to fill the position of corporate accountant, and have administered
Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory questionnaire to all candidates. The best
candidates for the position would have which of the following personality types?
A) conventional
B) realistic
C) enterprising
D) investigative
E) social
________ leaders inspire followers to transcend their self-interests for the good of the
organization and can have an extraordinary effect on their followers.
A) Transformational
B) Transactional
C) Task-oriented
D) Laissez-faire
E) Transcendental
What sort of goals does Management by Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
A) tangible, verifiable, and measurable
B) achievable, controllable, and profitable
C) inspirational, verifiable, and creative
D) challenging, rewarding, and measurable
E) profitable, attainable, and verifiable
Which of the following does not work to create culture?
A) Founder hires only employees who think as he/she does.
B) Founder socializes employees to think and feel in similar ways.
C) Founder acts in ways which allow employees to identify with his/her beliefs.
D) Both A and B
E) All A, B, and C
Employees today are ________.
A) expressing increased confidence in management
B) expressing increased trust in management
C) increasingly certain about what constitutes appropriate ethical behavior
D) increasingly uncertain about what constitutes appropriate ethical behavior
E) less likely to engage in unethical practices
Which of the following is not a consequence of discrimination for employers?
A) reduced productivity
B) workplace diversity
C) citizenship behavior
D) negative conflicts
E) increased turnover
A(n) ________ resistance to change clouds the link between the change and the
reaction to it and may surface weeks, months, or even years later.
A) overt
B) immediate
C) active
D) explicit
E) deferred
Which of the following statements is true regarding gainsharing?
A) Gainsharing focuses on productivity gains rather than profits.
B) Gainsharing involves paying employees based on the number of new skills acquired
by them in a specific time period.
C) Gainsharing does not distribute profits, only gains in profits.
D) Employees working under gainsharing plans have a greater feeling of psychological
ownership.
E) Gain sharing encourages social loafing.
