texes 14FABUS300350 PRIN OF MGT -exam 4

• Question
1
2 out of 2 points

Small groups appear to perform
better when it comes to ________.

• Question
2
2 out of 2 points

According to Maslow, a person
stranded on a desert island would ________ before he or she worried about
making weapons.

• Question
3
2 out of 2 points

Which leadership style tends to
centralize authority and make unilateral decisions?

• Question
4
2 out of 2 points

Which is the best summary of
goal-setting theory?

• Question
5
2 out of 2 points

________ assumes that employees
have little ambition, dislike work, and avoid responsibility.

• Question
6
2 out of 2 points

Of the following, which is NOT
thought to be an advantage of teams within an organization?

• Question
7
2 out of 2 points

The “two pizza” rule
states that the best teams should be small enough so that they can be satisfied
with no more than two pizzas.

• Question
8
2 out of 2 points

Rishi’s boss encourages employees
to participate in the decision-making process but does not give them complete
freedom to do as they like. She has this kind of leadership style.

• Question
9
2 out of 2 points

Maslow sees food as being on the
same level of need as which of the following?

• Question
10
2 out of 2 points

Individuals within a group
________.

• Question
11
2 out of 2 points

The promise of behavioral
theories of leadership held that this would be possible.

• Question
12
2 out of 2 points

Leaders are ________.

• Question
13
2 out of 2 points

In the situational leadership
theory (SLT), readiness is defined as ________ to perform a task.

• Question
14
2 out of 2 points

The key to motivation, according
to Maslow, is to identify ________.

• Question
15
2 out of 2 points

Which three needs are recognized
in McClelland’s three-needs theory?

• Question
16
2 out of 2 points

Because leading is one of the
four basic managerial functions, ________ leaders.

• Question
17
2 out of 2 points

One of the keys to being a good
team leader is to know when to leave a team alone.

• Question
18
2 out of 2 points

Large groups appear to perform
better when the goal of the group is to ________.

• Question
19
2 out of 2 points

McClelland’s most influential
need is the ________.

• Question
20
2 out of 2 points

As a group expands, individual
productivity tends to decline.

• Question
21
2 out of 2 points

Groups tend to go through five
stages as they develop.

• Question
22
2 out of 2 points

In the norming stage of group
development, the group becomes cohesive.
2 out of 2 points

During a recent meeting, a
shouting match arose between a design manager and a marketing representative
about a marketing plan for a new product. This team seems to be at the ________
stage of group development.

• Question
24
2 out of 2 points

Compensation plans based on
employee output or productivity are referred to as ________.

• Question
25
2 out of 2 points

Which of the following is a
lower-order need in Maslow’s hierarchy?

• Question
26
2 out of 2 points

A manager with a Theory X view of
human nature would ________.

• Question
27
2 out of 2 points

This stage involves the most
conflict during the entire group development process.

• Question
28
2 out of 2 points

Maslow believes that higher-order
needs ________.

Correct Answer:

• Question
29
2 out of 2 points

Theory Y assumes that people
inherently ________.

• Question
30
2 out of 2 points

A difficult skill for a team
leader to learn is knowing when to ________ the team.

• Question
31
2 out of 2 points

Al is given two different
“top priorities” from two different managers. Al is experiencing
________.

• Question
32
2 out of 2 points

According to Herzberg, in order to
provide employees with job satisfaction, managers should concentrate on
________.

• Question
33
2 out of 2 points

Situational leadership theory
(SLT) states that an R1 worker who is unable and unwilling to perform a task
responds best to a telling leadership style.

• Question
34
2 out of 2 points

Goal-setting theory states that
having specific goals improves performance.

• Question
35
2 out of 2 points

According to Herzberg, what
controls satisfaction and motivation?

• Question
36
2 out of 2 points

Permanent work groups are not
likely to go through this stage.

• Question
37
2 out of 2 points

Monica’s boss allows her to make
any decision she thinks is important on the spot without consulting anyone.
Monica’s boss has this kind of leadership style.

• Question
38
2 out of 2 points (Extra Credit)

An individual who wants to buy a
home in a neighborhood with a low crime rate is satisfying which need?

• Question
39
2 out of 2 points

The ________ stage of the group
development process is complete when members begin to think of themselves as
part of a group.

• Question
40
2 out of 2 points

In the group development process,
the group carries out its primary work during this stage.

• Question
41
2 out of 2 points

A theory that suggests that
employees compare their inputs and outputs from a job to the ratio of relevant
others is known as ________.

• Question
42
2 out of 2 points

Behavioral theories of leadership
focused on ________.

• Question
43
2 out of 2 points

Most workers learn what is expected
from them on the job from group ________.

• Question
44
2 out of 2 points

Group norms typically are
established ________.

• Question
45
2 out of 2 points

Which of the following is thought
to best motivate professionals?

• Question
46
2 out of 2 points

This kind of work group brings
individuals together from different work disciplines with different knowledge
and skills.

• Question
47
2 out of 2 points

What does Fiedler’s
least-preferred coworker questionnaire measure?
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• Question
48
2 out of 2 points

On a pro football team,
empowerment might manifest itself in which of the following?

• Question
49
2 out of 2 points

Maslow argued that each level in
the needs hierarchy must be substantially satisfied before the next becomes
dominant.

• Question
50
2 out of 2 points

Formal groups ________.

• Question
51
2 out of 2 points

According to Herzberg, which kind
of characteristics are most closely associated with job dissatisfaction?