MGT330 WEEK 5 FINAL EXAM | GRADED A

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MGT330 WEEK 5 FINAL EXAM Question 1 1 / 1 pts Internal sourcing and external sourcing are part of the process of __________________. recruiting employee orientation employee selection job... design Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following methods constitute on-the-job training methods? demonstration; apprenticeship; and sink-or-swim simulation; film and classroom; and vestibule demonstration; film and classroom; and sink-or-swim sink-or-swim; vestibule; and apprenticeship Question 3 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of employee selection? initial screening job design contacting references final interview Question 4 1 / 1 pts Which of the following laws give workers the right to join a union without fear of discrimination or retribution? The Norris–LaGuardia Act of 1932 The Wagner Act of 1935 The Taft-Hartley Act of 1948 The Landrum-Griffin/Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 Question 5 1 / 1 pts Which of the following scenarios describes the 360-degree assessment technique? David’s performance is evaluated by his work over the last calendar year. David’s performance is evaluated using a BARS scale. David’s performance is evaluated based on the areas in which he has made the most progress. David’s performance is evaluated by peers, subordinates, customers, and himself. Question 6 1 / 1 pts Employee inventories and skills inventories are strategies for __________________. job design promoting from within external recruiting human resource planning Question 7 1 / 1 pts Vanessa starts her new job as a marketing strategist for Orion Food and Beverage today. As part of her orientation, she is told to study the position duties on her own, and she uses an online training manual to familiarize herself with company processes. What kind of employee training method is Vanessa most likely engaged in? film and classroom simulation vestibule demonstration Question 8 1 / 1 pts What is unique about staffing practices at the online shoe company Zappos? New hires are trained by employees of other successful shoe companies. Employees are trained to do every job in the company. Trainees are offered up to $2,000 to quit the company at any time. The CEO personally trains every single employee. Question 9 1 / 1 pts Job description involves ___________; job specification involves _____________. an applicant’s required skills and experience; the company’s need for the position. what a job entails; an applicant’s required skills and experience. what a job entails; the company’s need for the position. an applicant’s required skills and experience; what a job entails. Question 10 1 / 1 pts The __________ dictates that leaders should adapt their style in response to how prepared their audience is to follow them. Hersey and Blanchard Situational Leadership Model Fiedler Contingency Model Attribution Model University of Michigan Leadership Model Question 11 1 / 1 pts Which of the following five sources of power or means of influence have French and Raven identified as available to leaders of organizations? legitimate, reward, expert, referent, and boundary spanning reward, coercive, expert, referent, and closeness to production legitimate, reward, coercive, expert, and referent legitimate, reward, coercive, referent, and control over policy making Question 12 1 / 1 pts Which of the following qualities is NOT part the five-factor model of personality? agreeableness extraversion expertise emotional stability Question 13 1 / 1 pts Yael, a manager at a footwear company, is a production-oriented leader. How would Yael likely fare if she were to take Fred E. Fiedler’s LPC test? Yael would likely score high on the test. Yael would likely score low on the test. Yael would likely refuse to take the test because she is so production oriented. Yael would not take the LPC test, because it is not for managers. Question 14 1 / 1 pts According to French and Raven, which source of power does NOT have an informal side? reward referent legitimate expertise Question 15 1 / 1 pts Martin is well liked by his peers and influences them using his personality, attitude, and behavior. What kind of power does Martin most likely have? legitimate expertise coercive referent Question 16 1 / 1 pts Elissa is a mediator whose job is to arbitrate negotiations between unions and corporations. What kind of power does Elissa have? boundary-spanning power referent power closeness over production tactical power Question 17 1 / 1 pts What is a key difference between managing and leading? Managers help people do their jobs by problem solving, while leaders help people do their jobs through planning and budgeting. Managers help people do their jobs by providing direction, while leaders help people do their jobs through planning and budgeting. Managers help people do their jobs by problem solving, while leaders help people do their jobs by providing direction. Managers help people do their jobs by providing direction, while leaders help people do their jobs by accomplishing organizational agendas. Question 18 1 / 1 pts Which of the following statements is TRUE about both teams and groups? Both teams and groups usually have an unlimited number of members. Teams usually have an unlimited number of members, while groups have between two and 10 members. Teams usually consist of between two and 10 people, while groups can have unlimited members. Both teams and groups usually consist of between two and 10 people. Question 19 1 / 1 pts What makes communication dynamic? It is usually exciting, because transmitting messages can be exhilarating. It is constantly changing, because messages feed other messages. It is always irreversible, because we cannot take back what we say. It is usually complex, because messages have many layers of meaning. Question 20 1 / 1 pts All of the following factors increase group cohesion EXCEPT the presence of an outside threat member interdependence member heterogeneity high status Question 21 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a limitation of a virtual team? It can be expensive to get virtual teams together. Virtual teams have a difficult time picking up on paraverbal and nonverbal cues. Virtual teams suffer from reduced socialization. It can be difficult to schedule virtual team meetings. Question 22 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a category of barriers to interpersonal communication? individual differences among employees situational factors, such as outside noise transmission problems, such as telephone static informal communication networks, such as the grapevine Question 23 1 / 1 pts Whenever Paula works in a group, she gives less effort than when she works individually. What term best describes this scenario? groupthink group cohesiveness social loafing sender disability Question 24 1 / 1 pts At which stage of a group- or team-building process are conflicts resulting from individual personalities and roles most likely to arise? forming storming norming performing Question 25 1 / 1 pts According to the text, the difference between a group and a team relies on which of the following ideas? Team members share a common commitment, while group members solely share common norms and an identity. Teams go through different phases of development, while groups remain static over the course of time. Groups go through different phases of development, while teams remain static over the course of time. Teams should be formed with 10 members or less, while groups have an unlimited number of members. Quiz Score: 25 out of 25 [Show More]

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