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Kay is the supervisor that the employees go to for general decisions. Kay holds
________ power.
A) reward
B) expert
C) legitimate
D) coercive
The original source of an organization's culture usually reflects ________.
A) the present conditions in which the organization functions
B) the composition of its productive workforce
C) the degree of success that the organization has achieved
D) the vision or mission of the organization's founder
In which of the stages of moral development do individuals stick to rules to avoid
physical punishment and follow rules only when doing so is in their immediate interest?
A) preconventional stage
B) conventional stage
C) principled stage
D) post-conventional stage
While talking with her advisor at the university, Jane deduces that she has a(n)
________ attitude, as she has never traveled abroad and relates well only to people
from her home country.
A) regiocentric
B) polycentric
C) ethnocentric
D) geocentric
Assume the global economy rebounds rapidly from the Great Recession. What
constraint is this likely to have on decisions managers make?
A) Qualified job candidates will become fewer and fewer.
B) Managers will be asked to eliminate positions to cut labor costs.
C) The hourly compensation average will have to fall; managers will be asked to offer
less to job candidates.
D) Positions will be easier to fill as college graduates settle for lower paying jobs.
In the job characteristics model, task significance refers to the degree to which a job
________.
A) provides freedom, independence, and discretion to the individual in carrying out the
work
B) requires a variety of activities and uses a number of different employee skills and
talents
C) requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work
D) has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people
Andrew is reviewing next week's orders, scheduling orders to machines, and assigning
employees to run those machines. Andrew is engaged in ________.
A) planning
B) organizing
C) leading
D) controlling
David supervises a group of employees who work towards achieving organizational
goals. This group can be called a ________.
A) self-managed team
B) task group
C) command group
D) cross-functional team
Which of the following is a negative aspect of group norms?
A) Being part of a group has the ability to increase an individual's antisocial actions.
B) The most widespread norms are those related to dress codes.
C) Groups become dysfunctional when they maintain strict norms.
D) Norms do not influence employees' performance.
When Fred tells the employees that he is sure they can fulfill the schedule because they
are good and skilled employees, he is performing which of the following management
functions?
A) controlling
B) leading
C) negotiating
D) delegating
Suppose the government of Abolonia imposed a national sales tax on its citizens that
reduced their disposable income. Which component of the external environment would
this affect?
A) global
B) political/legal
C) demographic
D) economic
