Question #1 (16626)
Social loafing can be prevented by making sure that all team members ________.
Answers:
a. are committed to team goals
b. are qualified to be members of the team
c. use nonverbal communication
d. are kept busy at all times
My answer is A
Question #2 (16623)
Kurt Lewin’s research on teams focused on how ________.
Answers:
a.the group environment influenced individuals
b.individuals influenced the group environment
c.the environment influenced a group
d.individuals controlled a group
My answer is A
Question #3 (16615)
An organization is a group of people who unite to carry out activities that are
designed to ________.
Answers:
a.attain goals and make a profit
b.make a profit and reward shareholders
c.improve social welfare and attain goals
d.attain goals and accomplish a mission
My answer is D
Question #4 (16621)
The Walt Disney Corporation owns about a 40 percent stake in the History
Channel, an 80 percent stake in ESPN, and a 100 percent interest in the
Disney Channel. Which statement is true?
Answers:
a.The Walt Disney Corporation has a cross-equity alliance with ESPN, and the Disney
Channel is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Corporation.
b.The Walt Disney Corporation has an equity alliance with ESPN, and the Disney
Channel is a wholly owned affiliate of the Walt Disney Corporation.
c.The Walt Disney Corporation has an equity alliance with the History Channel, and
the Disney Channel is a wholly owned affiliate of the Walt Disney Corporation.
d.The Walt Disney Corporation has a cross-equity alliance with ESPN, and the
Disney Channel is a franchise of the Walt Disney Corporation.
My answer is C
Question #5 (16636)
The Hawthorne studies were first designed to measure the relationship between
productivity and ________.
Answers:
a.management style
b.physical conditions, such as lighting
c.number of hours worked
d.employee IQ
My answer is B
Question #6 (16619)
A company that is owned by a larger company but operates independently is
called a ________.
Answers:
a.wholly owned affiliate
b.subsidiary
c.sub-company
d.company property
My answer is B
Question #7 (16635)
One of Taylor’s key ideas was to ________.
Answers:
a.break work tasks into discrete actions
b.consider work tasks as a whole rather than as discrete actions
c.focus on the skill of the worker
d.make sure that workers got adequate breaks from their labor
My answer is A
Question #8 (16617)
In an organization with ________ decision making, ________ make important
decisions.
Answers:
a.centralized; employees often
b.decentralized; managers exclusively
c.decentralized; employees seldom
d.centralized; employees seldom
My answer is D
Question #9 (16634)
One of the negative consequences of information overload is that people
________.
Answers:
a.lose touch with their coworkers
b.get overly focused on a single task
c.find it hard to prioritize work tasks
d.spend too much time surfing the Internet
My answer is C
Question #10 (16618)
Managers who metaphorically envision their organization as a culture typically
focus on ________.
Answers:
a.the health and well-being of the organization
b.productivity
c.human relations
d.ethical concerns
My answer is A
Question #11 (16625)
Which of the following is a task role?
Answers:
a.harmonizer
b.compromiser
c.diagnoser
d.interpersonal problem solver
My answer is D
Question #12 (16624)
Group members focus on productivity during this stage of group development.
Answers:
a.forming
b.storming
c.norming
d.performing
My answer is C
Question #13 (16631)
Which of the following did Adam Smith think was most important for creation of
wealth?
Answers:
a.well-trained workers
b.smart leaders
c.a free market
d.a democratic government
My answer is C
Question #14 (16633)
Managers of virtual teams should make it a point to do this.
Answers:
a.relate personal anecdotes and other forms of casual communication
b.avoid personal anecdotes and other forms of casual communication
c.get all business done during the hours between 9 AM and 5 PM
d.avoid getting all business done during the hours between 9 AM and 5 PM
My answer is A
Question #15 (16630)
Before the First Industrial Revolution, technologies typically ________.
Answers:
a.changed rapidly every few years
b.did not bring about fundamental changes
c.brought about conflict and wars
d.improved the standard of living steadily
My answer is B
