MGT 291 MIDTERM EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the four decision-making styles? - ✔✔Autocratic, consultative, facilitative,
delegative
✔✔What is initiating structure? - ✔✔Defining roles and tasks
✔✔What is consideration? - ✔✔Showing care and respect
✔✔What is transformational leadership? - ✔✔Inspires and develops followers
✔✔What are the Four I's of transformational leadership? - ✔✔Idealized influence,
inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration
✔✔What is organizational structure? - ✔✔How jobs/tasks are divided and coordinated
✔✔What are the five elements of structure? - ✔✔Work specialization, chain of
command, span of control, centralization, formalization
✔✔What is a mechanistic structure? - ✔✔Rigid, formal
, ✔✔What is an organic structure? - ✔✔Flexible, adaptive
✔✔What are the types of organizational structures? - ✔✔Simple, functional, product,
geographic, client, matrix
✔✔What is organizational culture? - ✔✔Shared values and norms
✔✔What are the three components of culture? - ✔✔Artifacts, espoused values,
underlying assumptions
✔✔What are the four culture types? - ✔✔Fragmented, mercenary, networked,
communal
✔✔What is a strong culture? - ✔✔High agreement among employees
✔✔What is a subculture? - ✔✔Smaller culture within organization
✔✔ What are the two primary outcomes in organizational behavior? - ✔✔Job
performance and organizational commitment
✔✔What is job performance? - ✔✔How well employees do their job
✔✔What is organizational commitment? - ✔✔Whether employees remain with the
company
✔✔What are the four methods of knowing? - ✔✔Experience, intuition, authority, science
✔✔What is task performance? - ✔✔Core job tasks
✔✔What are the three types of task performance? - ✔✔Routine, adaptive, creative
✔✔What is citizenship behavior? - ✔✔Voluntary activities that improve the workplace
✔✔What are the interpersonal citizenship behaviors? - ✔✔Helping, courtesy,
sportsmanship
✔✔What are the organizational citizenship behaviors? - ✔✔Voice, civic virtue,
boosterism
✔✔What is counterproductive behavior? - ✔✔Behaviors that harm the organization
✔✔What are the types of counterproductive behavior? - ✔✔Property deviance,
production deviance, political deviance, personal aggression
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the four decision-making styles? - ✔✔Autocratic, consultative, facilitative,
delegative
✔✔What is initiating structure? - ✔✔Defining roles and tasks
✔✔What is consideration? - ✔✔Showing care and respect
✔✔What is transformational leadership? - ✔✔Inspires and develops followers
✔✔What are the Four I's of transformational leadership? - ✔✔Idealized influence,
inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration
✔✔What is organizational structure? - ✔✔How jobs/tasks are divided and coordinated
✔✔What are the five elements of structure? - ✔✔Work specialization, chain of
command, span of control, centralization, formalization
✔✔What is a mechanistic structure? - ✔✔Rigid, formal
, ✔✔What is an organic structure? - ✔✔Flexible, adaptive
✔✔What are the types of organizational structures? - ✔✔Simple, functional, product,
geographic, client, matrix
✔✔What is organizational culture? - ✔✔Shared values and norms
✔✔What are the three components of culture? - ✔✔Artifacts, espoused values,
underlying assumptions
✔✔What are the four culture types? - ✔✔Fragmented, mercenary, networked,
communal
✔✔What is a strong culture? - ✔✔High agreement among employees
✔✔What is a subculture? - ✔✔Smaller culture within organization
✔✔ What are the two primary outcomes in organizational behavior? - ✔✔Job
performance and organizational commitment
✔✔What is job performance? - ✔✔How well employees do their job
✔✔What is organizational commitment? - ✔✔Whether employees remain with the
company
✔✔What are the four methods of knowing? - ✔✔Experience, intuition, authority, science
✔✔What is task performance? - ✔✔Core job tasks
✔✔What are the three types of task performance? - ✔✔Routine, adaptive, creative
✔✔What is citizenship behavior? - ✔✔Voluntary activities that improve the workplace
✔✔What are the interpersonal citizenship behaviors? - ✔✔Helping, courtesy,
sportsmanship
✔✔What are the organizational citizenship behaviors? - ✔✔Voice, civic virtue,
boosterism
✔✔What is counterproductive behavior? - ✔✔Behaviors that harm the organization
✔✔What are the types of counterproductive behavior? - ✔✔Property deviance,
production deviance, political deviance, personal aggression
