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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 Dynamics MGT 500 FINAL EXAM PART 1 & 2 1. __refers to the tendency of people in groups to suppress contrary opinions. Answer Point - counterpoint Groupthink Devil’s advocacy Escalating commitment Brainstorming 2. The ____ is the individual who is assigned the role of challenging assumptions made by the group. Answer group gadfly multiple advocate devil's advocate brainstormer inferior member 3. Managers are often referred to as Answer decision 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 the decision ma king process? Answer Networking Socializing Coalition building Satisficing Passing the buck 5. Which style is used by people who prefer simple, clear - cut solutions to problems? Answer Behavioral Conceptual

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    Directive Analytical Classical 6. Which of the following refers to the degree to which organizational tasks are subdivided into individual jobs? Answer Multitasking Lines of authority Work specialization Autonomy Team structure 7. Which of the following refers to the deployment of organizational resources to achieve strategic goals? Answer Planning Controlling Organizing Leading Strategic management 8. Which of the following is the basis for grouping positions into departments and departments into the total organization? Answer Departmentalization Centralization Decentralization Formalization Specialization 9 ____ are brought together as a formal department in the organization. Answer Cross - functional teams Permanent teams Formal teams Ad - hoc teams Task teams 10. Organization structu re is defined as the Answer visual representation of the organization. framework in which the organization defined how tasks are divided, resources are deployed, and departments 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? Answer The analysis of the forces that drive customers to a certain organization The analysis of the forces that drive the organization of a company The process of determining which forces drive and which resist a proposed change The process by which an organization forces changes to occur 12. The innovation strategy for changing products and technologies that involves designing the organization to e ncourage creativity and the initiation of new ideas is known as Answer exploration cooperation entrepreneurship idea incubator horizontal linkage 13. Organizational development can help managers address problems such as erger/acquisitions, conflict management, and ____. Answer cultural changes force field analysis organizational productivity organizational decline/revitalization 14. Creative organizations Answer are characterized by an unusually high number of routine jobs. are loosely structured. have litt le 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 performance levels. She should begin Answer to 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. Answer Selecting the candidate Choosing recruiting sources

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