Question

QUESTION 24

1. Which of the following theories argues that because of time pressures, leaders establish a special relationship with a small group of their subordinates?

   		A) situational leadership theory
   		B) leader-member exchange
   		C) path-goal
   		D) expectancy
   		E) contingency

1 points   

QUESTION 25

1. Which of the following is not an example of a hindrance stressor?

   		A) office politics
   		B) red tape
   		C) role conflict
   		D) job confusion
   		E) time urgency

1 points   

QUESTION 26

1. A plant manager who organizes the plant by separating engineering, accounting, manufacturing, personnel, and purchasing into departments is practicing ________ departmentalization.

   		A) target customer
   		B) product
   		C) functional
   		D) geographic
   		E) graphic

1 points   

QUESTION 27

1. If trait theories of leadership are valid, then leaders are ________.

   		A) authoritarian
   		B) grown
   		C) born
   		D) trained
   		E) educated

1 points   

QUESTION 28

1. The two general approaches to bargaining are known as ________.

   		A) legal and restrictive.
   		B) affective and reflective
   		C) distributive and integrative
   		D) formal and informal.
   		E) emotional and rational.

1 points   

QUESTION 29

1. Which of the following is not an organizational aspect that leads to innovation?

   		A) organic structure
   		B) long tenured management
   		C) slack amount of resources
   		D) high interunit communication
   		E) rewards absence of failures

1 points   

QUESTION 30

1. ________ teams are an effective way to allow people from diverse areas within an organization to exchange information, develop new ideas and solve problems, and coordinate complex projects.

   		A) Cross-functional
   		B) Star matrix
   		C) Problem-solving
   		D) Self-managed
   		E) Multifaceted QUESTION 85 Political uncertainties, economic uncertainties, and technological change are examples of which category of potential sources of stress? A) economic B) environmental C) organizational D) group E) social If a team's members have similar mental models, what will they likely do? A) loaf on others' efforts B) demonstrate high reflexivity C) display low self efficacy D) become involved in relationship conflict E) focus on what needs to be done 1 points    QUESTION 90 1 points    QUESTION 89 For task conflict to be productive, it should be ________. A) kept high B) kept low C) kept at low-to-moderate levels D) kept at moderate levels E) subject to managerial control 1 points    QUESTION 88 The ________ principle helps preserve the concept of an unbroken line of authority. A) span of control B) chain of command C) cross-functionality D) centralization E) unity-of-command 1 points    QUESTION 87 There are four contextual factors that appear to be most significantly related to team performance. Which of the following is not one of those factors? A) adequate resources B) work autonomy C) effective leadership D) a performance evaluation and reward system that reflects team contributions E) All of the above are contextual factors. 1 points    QUESTION 86 The more that lower-level personnel provide input or are actually given the discretion to make decisions, the more ________ there is within an organization. A) disempowerment B) decentralization C) work specialization D) departmentalization E) centralization

Answer 1

24

Leader-member exchange

The situation described is called leader member exchange or LMX theory where leaders tend to get closer with a small group of people.

25

Time urgency

Time urgency does not prevent you from reaching your goal. Thus it is not a hindrance stressor.

26

Functional

The segregation of the different functions into departments is a functional approach to the organization structure.

27

Born

Trait theory of leadership says that leaders are born rather than made/trained.

28

Emotional and rational

Bargaining can be based upon emotional or rational arguments. Both of them works but in different situations.

29

Slack amount of resources

Slack amount of resources means that you have abundance of resources. This can lead to complacency and thus reduce innovation.

30

Cross-functional

Cross-functional teams bring people from different areas of the organization to work together and create values. This leads to higher degree of innovation and organic communication.

85

Environmental

These are external factors and are environment around the organization that impacts the organization.

86

Decentralization

As the lower level employees take decision, the burden of decision making is spread within the organization. This is also known as decentralization.

87

Work autonomy

Team performance does not necessarily depend on work autonomy. It depends on all the other contextual factors.

88

Unity of command

The unity of command is a concept of centralized decision making approach.

89

Kept at low to moderate level

A task can be effective at middle level. At too low level, it becomes frivolous for the employees and at high level it becomes too challenging. Thus a middle ground is the best approach.

90

Focus on what needs to be done

When people have same mental models they anticipate each other’s’ thoughts and actions and focus on the overall objectives.