LDR 531 FINAL EXAMS

LDR 531 FINAL EXAMS
1) Which of the following is best defined as a
consciously coordinated social unit, composed of two or more people, which
functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of
goals?
2) Over the past 2 decades, business schools have
added required courses on organizational design to many of their curricula. Why
have they done this?
3) Robert Katz identified three essential skills
that managers must have to reach their goals. What are these skills?
4) __________ is a field of study that investigates
the effect that individuals, groups, and structureshave on behavior within
organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an
organization’s effectiveness.
5) What do the fundamental consistencies underlying
the behavior of all individuals enable researchers to do?
6) Which of the following is a generic term that
covers a broad range of feelings that people experience?
7) What term is used for intense feelings that are
directed at someone or something?
8) If personality characteristics were completely
dictated by __________, they would be fixed at
9) Which of the following are classifications on the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?
10) Maria is dissatisfied with the way that her
manager treats her. She has quit her job and found a new position with another
firm. How has she expressed her dissatisfaction?
11) You quietly continue to do your work when you
know things will not improve. This is what type of response to dissatisfaction?
12) A group
13) __________ results in a level of performance
that is greater than the sum of the individual input.14) What happens in the second stage of Tuckman’s five stage model of group development?
15) Zach is devout and very active in his church. He
is also a very dedicated employee. His manager offers him a promotion, but the
new role will require him to work Sundays. Zach would like the promotion, but
realizes that it would force him to miss some church activities. It is likely
that Zach is experiencing which of the following:
16) Which role focuses on bringing about order and
consistency by drawing up formal plans?
17) Which statement regarding leadership is true?
18) What are three situational criteria identified
in the Fiedler model?
19) The reconceptualization of the contingency model
by Garcia and Fiedler is called _____ theory.
20) Which path-goal leadership style leads to
greater satisfaction when tasks are ambiguous or stressful?
21) According the Path-Goal Theory, what leader is
friendly and shows concern for the needs of followers?
22) Phrases such as “more cultural diversity,” “many
new entrants with inadequate skills,” and “increase in professionals” are all
examples of what force for change?
23) What is a goal of planned change?
24) Using covert influence to overcome resistance to
change is called what?
25) If individuals resisting change are included in
making change decisions in an attempt to gain their support, what is this
approach is called?
26) Which of the following is a characteristic of
organizational control?
27) What term describes the key characteristic of
organizational control that addresses the degree to which employees are
expected to exhibit precision?
28) Power is
29) Leaders achieve goals, and power is
30) The most important aspect of power is probably
that it _____.