vu mgt502 Final Term - Quiz No.175
vu mgt502 Organizational Behaviour Quiz
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Question 1: Positive aspects of teams include all of the following except:
higher levels of productivity
higher levels of groupthink.
common commitment to goals.
improved communication.
Question 2: If you choose to attempt to explain ethical and unethical behaviour, you will include:
project management principles
escalation of commitment
management principles
stages of moral development
Question 3: Which one of the following problems is most likely to occur in a matrix structure?
decreased response to environmental change
decreased employee motivation
loss of economies of scale
employees receiving conflicting directives
Question 4: Organizing workshops and meetings to explain the changing nature of work is an example of which of the following tactics to overcome resistance?
Manipulation and cooptation
Education and communication
Participation
Negotiation
Question 5: The __________ view of conflict argues that some conflict is absolutely necessary for a group to perform effectively.
human relations
interactionist
traditional
functional
Question 6: The time at which an object or event is seen is an example of what type of factor influencing the perceptual process?
Perceiver
Target
Reality
Situation
Question 7: __________ is an increased commitment to a previous decision in spite of negative information.
Escalation of commitment
Optimizing decision making
Satisficing decision making
Reengineering
Question 8: All of the following are sources of organizational resistance to change except: structural inertia.
selective information processing.
limited focus of change.
threat to established power relationships.
threat to established resource allocations.
Question 9: A __________ is a senior employee who sponsors and supports a less-experienced employee.
mentor
facilitator
leader
coach
Question 10: Examples of how managers can use learning theory include all the following except:
using lotteries which follow a variable-ratio schedule to reduce absenteeism.
disciplining employees for undesirable behaviours.
using various techniques to reinforce management's authority.
developing effective employee training programs.
