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MGT 500 - Management and Organizational Behavior: Decision Making, Leadership, and Workplace Dynamics

A comprehensive study of management and organizational behavior, focusing on decision-making, leadership, and workplace dynamics.

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MGT 500-Management and Organizational Behavior: Decision Making,Leadership, and Workplace DynamicsMGT 500 FINAL EXAM PART 1& 21.__refers to the tendency of people in groups to suppress contrary opinions.AnswerPoint-counterpointGroupthinkDevil’s advocacyEscalating commitmentBrainstorming2.The ____ is the individual who is assigned the role of challenging assumptions made by thegroup.Answergroup gadflymultiple advocatedevil's advocatebrainstormerinferior member3.Managers are often referred to asAnswerdecision makers.peace makers.conflict creators.unnecessary layer of employees.profit suppressor.4.Which of the following is the process of forming alliances among managers during thedecision making process?AnswerNetworkingSocializingCoalition buildingSatisficingPassing the buck5.Which style is used by people who prefer simple, clear-cut solutions to problems?AnswerBehavioralConceptual

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DirectiveAnalyticalClassical6.Which of the following refers to the degree to which organizational tasks are subdivided intoindividual jobs?AnswerMultitaskingLines of authorityWork specializationAutonomyTeam structure7.Which of the following refers to the deployment oforganizational resources to achievestrategic goals?AnswerPlanningControllingOrganizingLeadingStrategic management8.Which of the following is the basis for grouping positions into departments and departmentsinto the total organization?AnswerDepartmentalizationCentralizationDecentralizationFormalizationSpecialization9____ are brought together as a formal department in the organization.AnswerCross-functional teamsPermanent teamsFormal teamsAd-hoc teamsTask teams10.Organization structure is defined as theAnswervisual representation of the organization.framework in which the organization defined how tasks are divided, resources are deployed, anddepartments are coordinated.division of labor.

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unbroken line of authority that links all individuals in the organization.11.What is force field analysis?AnswerThe analysis of the forces that drive customers to a certain organizationThe analysis of the forces that drive the organization of a companyThe process of determining which forces drive and which resist a proposed changeThe process by which an organization forces changes to occur12.The innovation strategy for changing products and technologies that involves designing theorganization to encourage creativity and the initiation of new ideas is known asAnswerexplorationcooperationentrepreneurshipidea incubatorhorizontal linkage13.Organizational development can help managers address problems such as erger/acquisitions,conflict management, and ____.Answercultural changesforce field analysisorganizational productivityorganizational decline/revitalization14.Creative organizationsAnswerare characterized by an unusually high number of routine jobs.are loosely structured.have little ambiguity.have too many layers of management.use a centralized decision making approach.15.Kyle is seeing, on a regular basis, a difference between current and expected performancelevels. She should beginAnswerto gather more data.to implement change.to perceive a need for change.to change the reward system.16.____ is the first step in attracting an effective work force.AnswerSelecting the candidateChoosing recruiting sources
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