BUSM60 Quiz 2 Version 19 Study Guide – Complete Set
Goal specificity has been shown to be consistently related to Right Ans -
Performance (also planning and goal commitment, but performance is most
important)
__ is defined as the extent to which a person is interested in reaching a goal
Right Ans - goal commitment
Organizations typically conduct performance appraisals Right Ans - once a
year
Which of the following ties a worker's earnings to the number of units
produced? Right Ans - piece work
All of the following are true about employee benefits EXCEPT Right Ans - it
is easier in the U.S. than other countries
One of the earliest alternatives to job specialization used by managers was
Right Ans - Job rotation
Which theory serves as the basis for job enrichment Right Ans - Two factor
theory of motivation
Ending the workday shortly after lunch on Friday because an individual
reported to work early is most likely an example of Right Ans - Flex
Time/Flexible work schedules
All of the following are benefits of telecommuting EXCEPT Right Ans - The
feeling of loss social interactions
Employees who feel their salaries convey a message of how much they are
worth to the organization are interpreting the ___ value of that reward
Right Ans - Symbolic
Teams differ from groups in that teams Right Ans - teams have more
conservative action than groups
, Why do younger workers seem to benefit from team environments Right
Ans - workers have higher wages in team environments
___ are informal and organized around a particular activity Right Ans -
Interest groups
A group is homogeneous if Right Ans - members are similar in one or
several ways
One of the purposes of group ___ is to simplify and make more predictable the
behaviors expected of the group members Right Ans - Norms
Group norms result from a combination of all of the following EXCEPT
Right Ans - the size of the group
Which of the following is not a stage of group development Right Ans -
Stages of group development 1) Mutual Acceptance
2)Communication/Decision making 3)Motivation and Productivity 4) Control
and Organization 5) New tasks/new members
A motorcycle riding club that meets outside of the organization an example of
which type of group Right Ans - Interest group
The size or number of people that constitute a group is Right Ans - 2 or
more
The audience at an Oprah Winfrey talk show is an example of an __ group
Right Ans - Interest group
Decision making is Right Ans - Choosing one alternative from among
several
One basis for making programmed decisions is Right Ans - a set of decision
rule
According to the rational decision making approach, evaluate the alternatives
Right Ans - will generate all possible alternatives
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