Thursday, February 4, 2010

MGT502 Quiz # 5

Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 01:52:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The sunshine company is reducing its size by selling off or closing down units and product lines to increase profitability. What is company doing?
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Downsizing

Rightsizing

Reengineering

Acquisition

Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 01:53:10 PM ) Total Marks: 1
How is gain-sharing an improvement on profit sharing?
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It focuses on productivity gains rather than profits

Superior employees can receive incentive even when the organization isn’t profitable

It does not distribute profits, only gains in profits

It rewards behaviors that are less influenced by external factors



Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 01:54:02 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In which of the following career stage; an individual gets his first job, gets accepted by his peers, learns in this job, and also gains the first tangible evidence of success or failure?
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Growth stage

Exploration stage

Establishment stage

Maintenance stage


Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 01:55:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is an example of an attitude?
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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


Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 01:55:52 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following would be considered a motivator in the two-factor theory?
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Salary

Bonuses

Working conditions

Responsibility


Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 01:56:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1
***** behavior, power, and conflict are central areas of study for _____________.
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Sociologists

Anthropologists

Social psychologists

Operations analysts



Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 01:58:08 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Characteristics such as age, gender and marital status are known as _________________
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Psychographic characteristics

Biographical characteristics

Geographical characteristics

Behavioral characteristics



Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 01:58:36 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?
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Planning

Leading

Controlling

Organizing

Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 01:59:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A reduction in the rank, status, or position of somebody or something is known as:
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Layoff

Attrition

Demotion

Firing

Question # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 01:59:47 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following will influence the method of recruitment and selection used by a company?
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The size of organization

The economic conditions of country

The emerging trends in technology

The social and ethical demands

Other Quiz


Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 01:39:31 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The smell of fresh cake baking makes Saima’s mouth water is an example of which one of the following learning theory?
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Classical conditioning

Operant conditioning

Social learning

Reinforcement theory


Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 01:41:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statement is true in case of high centralization?
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The corporate headquarter is located centrally to branch offices

Action can be taken more quickly to solve problems

New employees have a great deal of legitimate authority

Lower level managers merely carry out directions



Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 01:42:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
By keeping the span of control to 5 or 6 employees, which of the following is an advantage?
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Vertical communication is more complex

It is expensive and complicated

Decision making is slowed down

Upper management is more available and in-touch



Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 01:43:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements about the determinants of personality is true?
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Personality appears to be a result of external factors

Personality appears to be a result of mainly hereditary factors

Personality appears to be a result of mainly environmental factors

Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors


Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 01:43:59 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a common organizational design?
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Simple structure

Bureaucracy

Centralized structure

Matrix structure


Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 01:44:43 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What term is used for the extent to which an individual displays different behaviors in different situations?
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Continuity

Integrity

Stability

Distinctiveness

Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 01:45:36 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Transactional leadership is addressed by all of the following leadership theories EXCEPT:
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Transformational leadership theory

Path-goal theory

Fiedler's leadership model

The leader-participation model


Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 01:46:30 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following would be least likely to pose a barrier to cross-cultural communications?
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Tone difference

Word connotations

Political correctness

Differences among perceptions


Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 01:47:37 PM ) Total Marks: 1
AGA Corporation is going to obtain the ownership or procession of another company. This process will call:
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Downsizing

Rightsizing

Reengineering

Acquisition


Question # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 01:48:24 PM ) Total Marks: 1
People who consistently believe they control their own destinies have a/an _____________.
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Type A personality

High self esteem

Internal locus of control

External locus of control

Other Quiz 

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Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 10:17:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
When lower-level personnel provide more input or are actually given the discretion to make decisions?
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Centralization

Work specialization

Departmentalization

Decentralization



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Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 10:17:31 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“Fahad is easy-going at home, but at work he becomes very tense and anxious.” This statement attributes Fahad’s personality more to which of the following?
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Heredity

Environment

Situation

Locus of control




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Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 10:18:51 AM ) Total Marks: 1
People who consistently believe they control their own destinies have a/an _____________.
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Type A personality

High self esteem

Internal locus of control

External locus of control




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Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 10:19:21 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a job is highly formalized, it would NOT include which of the following?
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Explicit job description

High employee job discretion

A large number of organizational rules

A consistent and uniform output




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Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 10:20:34 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following departmentalization achieves economies of scale by placing people with common skills and orientations into common units?
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Functional

Process

Product

Geographic



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Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 10:22:00 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Who developed a three-step model for change that included unfreezing, movement, and refreezing?
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John Kotter

David Mcclelland

Douglas Surber

Kurt Lewin




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Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 10:22:59 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the simple structure?
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It is prone to information overload

There is little unity of command

It can lead to slower decision making

It is often insufficient in larger organizations




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Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 10:24:28 AM ) Total Marks: 1
All of the following are true about learning EXCEPT that it :
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Can have a very short duration

Requires a change in behavior

Requires some form of experience

Affects aptitude




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Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 10:24:57 AM ) Total Marks: 1
___________ focuses on the study of people in relation to their social environment.
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Psychology

Sociology

Corporate strategy

Political science



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Question # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 10:25:33 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The organizations offer employee stock ownership programs to gain which of the following benefit?
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Increasing employee satisfaction

Reducing salaries

Reducing stress

Increasing productivity

Other Quiz 

Which of the following is the most productive stage in ***** development?
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Producing

Increasing

Maturity

Performing



When an organization introduces step by step small routines changes then it is called:
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Radical change

Incremental change

Reactive change

Anticipatory change




The two general approaches to bargaining are known as:
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Emotional and rational

Affective and reflective

Distributive and integrative

Formal and informal




Political behaviors usually ____________________.
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Are counterproductive to individual goals

Are seen only in large organizations

Are expected as part of each job requirement

Lie outside of an individual’s specified job requirements




By keeping the span of control to 5 or 6 employees, which of the following is an advantage?
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Vertical communication is more complex

It is expensive and complicated

Decision making is slowed down

Upper management is more available and in-touch




Which one of the following might not be a functional outcome of the conflict process?
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Stimulates creativity

Increases innovation

Relieves tensions

Avoids risk




Culture is most likely to be a liability when:
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It increases the consistency of behavior

The organization’s environment is dynamic

The organization’s management is ineffectual

Countercultures are integrated into the dominant cultures



In practice, organizations use interviews _____.
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To determine applicant-organization fit

To solely to assess specific, job relevant skills

To manipulate an applicant’s image of the company

To assess a candidate’s credit history




What is generally the result of groupthink?
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Higher quality decisions

More risky decisions

Less critical analysis

Unpopular decisions

Other Quiz 

Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 09:23:06 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is consistent with efforts to reduce costs, speed up decision making, increase flexibility, and empower employees.
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Wider span of control(answer)
Narrow span of control
Matrix structures
Simple structures

Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 09:24:38 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Ability to understand what is read or heard and the relationship of words to each other is called ___________
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Verbal comprehension

Non verbal comprehension

Perceptual speed

Memory(answer)



Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 09:26:09 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Asma has composed a list of concerns along with her suggestions for improving conditions. Asma is dealing with her dissatisfaction through _____.
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Exit

Voice(answer)

Loyalty

Neglect


Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 09:27:41 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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Satisfied employees are likely to be more productive(answer)

Dissatisfied employees are more likely to miss work

Satisfied employees increase customer satisfaction and loyalty

The most effective way to improve job satisfaction is a raise in pay


Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 09:29:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Ineffective planning of workforce would be highlighted by:
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Recruitment and selection problems(answer)

The need to out source some of the production

A need to offer retraining to current employees

An opportunity to increase the use of mechanization


Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 09:30:41 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Asad, one of your newest employees, is an extravert. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to be true?
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Asad will probably attend the company picnic

Asad will be suited to a managerial or sales position

Asad will probably have a large number of relationships

Asad will perform well on specialized, detail-oriented tasks(answer)


Emotional intelligence appears to be especially relevant in jobs that demand which of the following?
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Social Interaction

Commitment

Charisma

Leadership Skills(answer)

Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 09:35:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the term used for the situation where employees are allowed to pick and choose from among a menu of benefit options?
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Flexible pay

Benefit menu options

Flexible benefits

Benefit participation


Question # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 09:36:41 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The highest level of trust is exhibited in which of the following type of trust?
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Reward-based

Deterrence-based

Knowledge-based (answer)

Identification-based



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