COM 350 Final Exam

COM
350 Final Exam
1. Which
of the following is not a ramification of too much or too little status in an
organization?
2. Contingency
design theory suggest that when an organization exists in an unstable and
highly complex environment, the organizational strategy used should include:
3. For
rule systems to succeed in influencing employee behaviors.
4. Pete
has a lot of faith in his employees, but he still makes most of the major
decisions himself. What kind of manager would he be, according to Linkert’s PDM
Theory?
5. An
individual’s predisposition towards work, motivation to work, job satisfaction,
and ways of dealing with peers, subordinates, and supervisors on the job are
referred to as her or his what ?
6. 6.
What characteristic of an organization is interrelated and interdependent to
make the whole organization function?
7. Darren
has realized that the best way to find out what is going on in the office is to
hang out in the copy room. This is an example of what type of network?
8. Paul
and Henry work within the same division in a large corporation. The two quickly
became friends because they are both middle aged. Which type of homophily
explains how this occurs?
9. Nancy,
a low level employee, is e-mailing an organization vice-president about an idea
she has for the organization. This is a form of what type of communication?
10. Jessica
works in an organization that has many managers, who have managers over them.
In fact, the organization hierarchical is very complex. What kind of structure
does Jessica work in?
11. An
individual’s position in a group
organization is referred to as an individual’s
12. The
process of stimulating meaning in the mind of another person or persons through
the use of non verbal message is referred to as
13. Alfanso
is very disgruntled with the status quo within her organization and despises
the hierarchy within the organization. What organizational orientation does
Alfonso have ?
14. What
are the five factors of credibility?
15. Steve
never seems to find out about what is going on in his organization until it is
too late. He never seems to hear anything that is going on. Steve is an example
of what type of person in an informal communications system?
16. Which
form of homophily is created when two people are not honest about who they are
and what their attitudes, beliefs and values are?
17. Which
orientation to management believes that it is possible to integrate the goals
of the organization with the goals of the individuals?
18. The
influence granted to individuals as a result of their status or formal role in
the organization is
19. Phil’s
management communication style tends to consist of a high concern for task and
a high concern for people. Which leadership style does he possess?
20. What
is the phenomenon in which more communications or information comes into a unit
or system than the unit or system can cope with or handle effectively?
21. Organizations
require us to sacrifice some of our independence and replace it with:
22. Dwight
encourages his subordinates to communicate with him and with their peers and
tries to make communication very interactive. What management communication
style does Dwinght have?
23. Role
negotiation occurs when employees:
24. Sam
and Hailey are very good friends. Sam can get Hailey to do things for him by
mentioning that if she were a “good friend” she’s do it. Which type of power is
Sam using ?
25. Which
of the following statements is false about the relationship between cultures
and organizations?
26. Which
of the following sets of needs create that all organizations must face ?
27. The
basic constituents of a system are
28. What
is the viewing of one’s culture as the center of the universe?
29. Organizations
that face turbulent environments are most effective when their communication
systems
30. Group
think occur more often among what type of groups?
31. Participatory
decision making has been shown to:
32. Organizational
stories play which of the following functions?
33. Participants
in an organizational ceremony of integration can be expected to feel:
34. Cross-functional
teams are constituted to ensure that:
35. Traditional
models of organization power suggest that:
36. Whitney
walks on her coworker Andrew who is crying. Whitney asks Andrew what is wrong,
to which he responds, “Nothing”. This is an example of which of the functions
of nonverbal messages?
37. Asking
technical questions instead of practical question….
38. Network
organizations motivate and control their units and their units’ members
through:
39. Conflict
frames include preferences about:
40. Which
of the following statements is correct about decision making?