vu mgt502 Final Term - Quiz No.130
vu mgt502 Organizational Behaviour Quiz
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Question 1: It is generally considered that leadership is important to an organization's success. All of the following are actions that leaders take to make an organization successful except:
control deviations from a standard
make rapid and firm decisions
anticipate change and vigorously exploit opportunities
practice charismatic standards
Question 2: According to the goal-setting theory of motivation, highest performance is reached when goals are set to which level?
Impossible but inspirational
Difficult but attainable
Only marginally challenging
Easy and attainable
Question 3: Once the causes of difficulty have been identified, the groups can move to the __________ to develop solutions that will improve relations between the groups.
Process Consultation
Appreciative Inquiry
Integration phase
Team Building
Question 4: The traditional view of conflict argues that conflict __________.
cannot be avoided
indicates a malfunctioning within the group
is good for a group
improves productivity
Question 5: If a hard-working athlete or student with modest abilities consistently outperformed amore gifted, but lazy rival, this indicates that
if either ability or motivation is inadequate, performance will be negatively affected
if both ability and motivation are inadequate, performance will be negatively affected
if either ability or motivation is inadequate, performance will be negatively affected
if either ability or compensation is inadequate, performance will be negatively affected
Question 6: Employee dissatisfaction can be expressed in a variety of ways which include all of the following except:
conforming to company values.
stealing company property.
insubordination.
complaining.
Question 7: At an Alcoa aluminum tubing plant in New York, production is organized into five departments: casting; press; tubing; finishing; and inspecting; packing; and shipping. This is __________
functional departmentalization.
process departmentalization.
product departmentalization.
none of the above.
Question 8: The major drawback to flextime is that:
the workplace tends to be unorganized.
employees try to arrive late and leave early.
it is not applicable to every job.
productivity tends to be lower.
Question 9: Which one of the following dichotomies of organizational structure specifically defines where decisions are made?
Complexity/simplicity
Specialization/enlargement
Formalization/in formalization
Centralization/decentralization
Question 10: Which of the following is an example of an attitude?
Satisfaction of a person with a job well done
The opinion that it is never acceptable to steal
Anger at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing
The avoidance of a restaurant where one once received bad service
