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51) A supervisor can give an informal performance appraisal to an employee in all of the following ways except
A) scheduling a meeting with the employee to set annual goals
B) commending the employee for doing an outstanding job on a project
C) criticizing the employee for slacking off and missing a deadline
D) None of the above
52) The principle of ________ suggests that jobs of equivalent
value to an organization should carry the same pay rates,
without regard to the nature of the work itself or the personal
characteristics of the people performing the work.
A) comparable worth
B) distributive justice
C) compensatory equity
D) procedural justice
53) The career stages discussed in the textbook do not include
A) late career.
B) mid-life crisis.
C) preparation for work.
D) organizational entry.
54) Employees in the ________ generally have been in the workforce between 20 and 35 years and often face the challenge of remaining productive.
A) exit stage
B) transformational stage
C) situational stage
D) mid-career stage
55) All of the following except ________ promote ethical career practices.
A) trust
B) honesty
C) open communication
D) surreptitious behavior
56) To reduce workplace violence, organizations should do all of the following except
A) ensure that employees are aware of the workplace violence policy.
B) have a “zero-tolerance policy” toward violence in the workplace.
C) offer self-defense classes on site.
D) take pragmatic steps to make the workplace as safe as possible.
57) ________, or death from overwork, is an extreme behavioral consequence of negative stress in Japan.
A) Kaizen
B) Karoshi
C) Kimono
D) Aikido
58) ________ is the uncertainty that occurs when employees are not sure about what is expected of them and how they should perform their jobs.
A) Role distress
B) Role ambiguity
C) Role conflict
D) Role uncertainty
59) Which of the following can be a source of negative workplace stress?
A) Uncomfortable working conditions
B) Unsafe working conditions
C) Cross-cultural misunderstandings
D) All of the above
60) ________, assigning employees to different jobs (which themselves do not change) on a regular basis, can sometime alleviate stress.
A) Job enlargement
B) Job rotation
C) Job enhancement
D) Job escalation
61) Teams differ from groups in that teams
A) have fewer members than do groups.
B) last longer than groups.
C) consist of members from one functional area.
D) have a higher level of interaction than groups.
62) Which of the following is not a leadership task that is performed by the members of a self-managed team?
A) Distributing quarterly bonus checks for team members
B) Determining methods for achieving group goals
C) Assigning tasks to individual group members
D) Coordinating efforts across group members
63) Tuckman’s five-stage model proposes that during the ________,
the group disbands after having accomplished its goals.
A) norming stage
B) forming stage
C) adjourning stage
D) storming stage
64) When Sally Winters started to work as a data input clerk, she
enjoyed the fact that other workers surrounded her and they
could chat as they worked without affecting their productivity.
Sally was recently promoted to the quality control position
for her work group, but she is still at the same desk. Her
coworkers’ chatter now is a source of irritation to her as she
checks for errors. An explanation for the change in the effect
of Sally’s working conditions on her performance would be
A) her work group is now significantly more heterogeneous than it was before, which means there will be more conflict.
B) data input was routine, whereas checking for errors is a novel task, and social facilitation has changed from a benefit to a detraction.
C) her promotion has now elevated her to a work group with increased status, thereby creating friction with her old coworkers.
D) the beneficial audience effect has been replaced by the always more troubling co-action effect.
65) Which of the following is not an advantage that rules can offer for controlling and managing the behavior and performance of group members?
A) They eliminate the impact of group norms.
B) They help ensure the performance of behaviors beneficial to organizational effectiveness.
C) They help newcomers learn the right way to perform their roles.
D) They allow comparison of actual behaviors to behaviors specified by the rules.
66) Effective work groups perform at the highest level possible by
A) minimizing process losses.
B) minimizing performance difficulties.
C) achieving process gains.
D) All of the above.
67) ________ occur when the organization’s activities are divided among the group’s members and their inputs are subsequently combined into a product or output.
A) Allocation issues
B) Procedural ramifications
C) Coordination problems
D) Production problems
68) Managers should keep group size as small as possible because
A) larger groups are unable to achieve many process gains.
B) individuals in larger groups feel their effort is unidentifiable, unnecessary, or duplicated by others.
C) smaller groups have higher potential performance.
D) supervisors of smaller groups are better at motivating and coordinating group members.
69) ________ is the attractiveness of a group to its members.
A) Group mystique
B) Group magnetism
C) Group coherence
D) Group cohesiveness
70) When groups are ________, they become especially attractive to their members and others.
A) multifaceted
B) systematic
C) successful
D) functional
71) When Bonnie and Marla Schaefer took control of Claire’s stores, they
A) broke down barriers between different functions and departments.
B) erected barriers between different functions and departments.
C) maintained the status quo.
D) None of the above
72) Both Bonnie and Marla Schaefer believe in a ________ approach to leadership.
A) participative
B) situational
C) behavioral
D) selective
73) The extent to which a leader actually does help a group or organization to achieve its goals is
A) informal leadership.
B) leader effectiveness.
C) formal leadership.
D) organizational profitability.
74) The ________ leader’s first priority is developing good relationships with their followers.
A) performance-oriented
B) fiscally oriented
C) task-oriented
D) relationship-oriented
75) In the ________ decision-making style, the leader makes the decision without input from subordinates.
A) autocratic
B) democratic
C) delegated
D) consultative
Answer will be sent by email as attachment.
A) scheduling a meeting with the employee to set annual goals
B) commending the employee for doing an outstanding job on a project
C) criticizing the employee for slacking off and missing a deadline
D) None of the above
52) The principle of ________ suggests that jobs of equivalent
value to an organization should carry the same pay rates,
without regard to the nature of the work itself or the personal
characteristics of the people performing the work.
A) comparable worth
B) distributive justice
C) compensatory equity
D) procedural justice
53) The career stages discussed in the textbook do not include
A) late career.
B) mid-life crisis.
C) preparation for work.
D) organizational entry.
54) Employees in the ________ generally have been in the workforce between 20 and 35 years and often face the challenge of remaining productive.
A) exit stage
B) transformational stage
C) situational stage
D) mid-career stage
55) All of the following except ________ promote ethical career practices.
A) trust
B) honesty
C) open communication
D) surreptitious behavior
56) To reduce workplace violence, organizations should do all of the following except
A) ensure that employees are aware of the workplace violence policy.
B) have a “zero-tolerance policy” toward violence in the workplace.
C) offer self-defense classes on site.
D) take pragmatic steps to make the workplace as safe as possible.
57) ________, or death from overwork, is an extreme behavioral consequence of negative stress in Japan.
A) Kaizen
B) Karoshi
C) Kimono
D) Aikido
58) ________ is the uncertainty that occurs when employees are not sure about what is expected of them and how they should perform their jobs.
A) Role distress
B) Role ambiguity
C) Role conflict
D) Role uncertainty
59) Which of the following can be a source of negative workplace stress?
A) Uncomfortable working conditions
B) Unsafe working conditions
C) Cross-cultural misunderstandings
D) All of the above
60) ________, assigning employees to different jobs (which themselves do not change) on a regular basis, can sometime alleviate stress.
A) Job enlargement
B) Job rotation
C) Job enhancement
D) Job escalation
61) Teams differ from groups in that teams
A) have fewer members than do groups.
B) last longer than groups.
C) consist of members from one functional area.
D) have a higher level of interaction than groups.
62) Which of the following is not a leadership task that is performed by the members of a self-managed team?
A) Distributing quarterly bonus checks for team members
B) Determining methods for achieving group goals
C) Assigning tasks to individual group members
D) Coordinating efforts across group members
63) Tuckman’s five-stage model proposes that during the ________,
the group disbands after having accomplished its goals.
A) norming stage
B) forming stage
C) adjourning stage
D) storming stage
64) When Sally Winters started to work as a data input clerk, she
enjoyed the fact that other workers surrounded her and they
could chat as they worked without affecting their productivity.
Sally was recently promoted to the quality control position
for her work group, but she is still at the same desk. Her
coworkers’ chatter now is a source of irritation to her as she
checks for errors. An explanation for the change in the effect
of Sally’s working conditions on her performance would be
A) her work group is now significantly more heterogeneous than it was before, which means there will be more conflict.
B) data input was routine, whereas checking for errors is a novel task, and social facilitation has changed from a benefit to a detraction.
C) her promotion has now elevated her to a work group with increased status, thereby creating friction with her old coworkers.
D) the beneficial audience effect has been replaced by the always more troubling co-action effect.
65) Which of the following is not an advantage that rules can offer for controlling and managing the behavior and performance of group members?
A) They eliminate the impact of group norms.
B) They help ensure the performance of behaviors beneficial to organizational effectiveness.
C) They help newcomers learn the right way to perform their roles.
D) They allow comparison of actual behaviors to behaviors specified by the rules.
66) Effective work groups perform at the highest level possible by
A) minimizing process losses.
B) minimizing performance difficulties.
C) achieving process gains.
D) All of the above.
67) ________ occur when the organization’s activities are divided among the group’s members and their inputs are subsequently combined into a product or output.
A) Allocation issues
B) Procedural ramifications
C) Coordination problems
D) Production problems
68) Managers should keep group size as small as possible because
A) larger groups are unable to achieve many process gains.
B) individuals in larger groups feel their effort is unidentifiable, unnecessary, or duplicated by others.
C) smaller groups have higher potential performance.
D) supervisors of smaller groups are better at motivating and coordinating group members.
69) ________ is the attractiveness of a group to its members.
A) Group mystique
B) Group magnetism
C) Group coherence
D) Group cohesiveness
70) When groups are ________, they become especially attractive to their members and others.
A) multifaceted
B) systematic
C) successful
D) functional
71) When Bonnie and Marla Schaefer took control of Claire’s stores, they
A) broke down barriers between different functions and departments.
B) erected barriers between different functions and departments.
C) maintained the status quo.
D) None of the above
72) Both Bonnie and Marla Schaefer believe in a ________ approach to leadership.
A) participative
B) situational
C) behavioral
D) selective
73) The extent to which a leader actually does help a group or organization to achieve its goals is
A) informal leadership.
B) leader effectiveness.
C) formal leadership.
D) organizational profitability.
74) The ________ leader’s first priority is developing good relationships with their followers.
A) performance-oriented
B) fiscally oriented
C) task-oriented
D) relationship-oriented
75) In the ________ decision-making style, the leader makes the decision without input from subordinates.
A) autocratic
B) democratic
C) delegated
D) consultative
Answer will be sent by email as attachment.
