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  1. When implementing culture change, a manager should use a laissez-faire approach.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. Intelligence and conscientiousness are positively related to leader effectiveness.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. Which of the following statements about the effect of power is true?
  2. Expert power has a generally negative effect
  3. Referent power has a slightly positive effect
  4. Reward power has a generally negative effect
  5. Coercive power has a slightly negative effect
  6. Legitimate power has a slightly negative effect

  1. An example of a stressor at the group level is:
  2. Excessive job demands
  3. A manager providing inadequate direction
  4. A high-pressure environment
  5. Life-work imbalance
  6. A job with no autonomy

  1. A program to help new recruits integrate, assimilate, and transition to new jobs by making them familiar with corporate policies, procedures, culture, and politics and by clarifying work-role expectations and responsibilities is known as a(n):
  2. Onboarding program
  3. Realistic job preview
  4. Mentoring program
  5. Sponsorship program
  6. Developmental network

  1. Organizations with hierarchical cultures are described as:
  2. Internally focused and valuing flexibility
  3. Externally focused and valuing flexibility
  4. Internally focused and valuing stability and control
  5. Externally focused and valuing stability and control
  6. Both internally and externally focused and valuing flexibility

  1. The process by which a person learns the values, norms, and required behaviors which permit her or him to participate as a member of the organization is known as:
  2. Anticipatory socialization
  3. Organizational socialization
  4. Mentoring
  5. A realistic job preview
  6. Coaching

  1. Normally, organizations with a hierarchical culture have narrower spans of control than flatter organizations.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. An organization’s long-term direction and the actions necessary to achieve planned results are contained in its mission statement.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. Reward, coercive, and negative legitimate power tend to produce compliance, and sometimes resistance.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. Situational theories of leadership propose that the effectiveness of a particular leader style depends on the situation.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. A functional structure can save money by grouping together people who need similar materials and equipment.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. Of the following, the strongest predictor(s) of organizational politics is(are):
  2. Personality
  3. Organizational structure
  4. Trust in coworkers and negative affect
  5. Counterproductive work behaviors
  6. High turnover and absenteeism

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