WGU C484 - CHAPTERS 9, 10, 12, 16
QUIZZES QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
, Which of the following is true regarding formal groups?
A) They are natural formations that arise in response to the need for social contact.
B) They lack clearly defined structures and roles for their members.
C) They have negligible impact on employee performance and behavior.
D) A group of people who come together to protest against a new law make up a formal
group.
E) They are marked by stipulated behaviors in pursuit of organizational goals. -
ANSWERThey are marked by stipulated behaviors in pursuit of organizational goals.
When the group energy is focused on the task at hand and the group is fully functional,
it is said to be in the stage of ________.
A) storming
B) norming
C) inertia
D) forming
E) performing - ANSWERperforming
Michael 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.
Michael would like the promotion, but realizes that it would force him to miss some
church activities. In this situation, Michael is most likely to experience ________.
A) role conflict
B) social loafing
C) groupthink
D) role fuzziness
E) groupshift - ANSWERrole conflict
Which of the following is true with regard to deviant workplace behavior?
A) It is involuntary in nature.
B) Widespread deviant workplace behavior depends on the accepted norms of the
group.
C) It has a negligible adverse impact on organization as it is accepted by some
employees.
D) Research on deviance at the workplace has shown that employees operating
individually engage in more deviant behaviors than those who function as a part of
groups.
E) Leaving work early is an example of a property-related deviant workplace behavior. -
ANSWERWidespread deviant workplace behavior depends on the accepted norms of
the group.
QUIZZES QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
, Which of the following is true regarding formal groups?
A) They are natural formations that arise in response to the need for social contact.
B) They lack clearly defined structures and roles for their members.
C) They have negligible impact on employee performance and behavior.
D) A group of people who come together to protest against a new law make up a formal
group.
E) They are marked by stipulated behaviors in pursuit of organizational goals. -
ANSWERThey are marked by stipulated behaviors in pursuit of organizational goals.
When the group energy is focused on the task at hand and the group is fully functional,
it is said to be in the stage of ________.
A) storming
B) norming
C) inertia
D) forming
E) performing - ANSWERperforming
Michael 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.
Michael would like the promotion, but realizes that it would force him to miss some
church activities. In this situation, Michael is most likely to experience ________.
A) role conflict
B) social loafing
C) groupthink
D) role fuzziness
E) groupshift - ANSWERrole conflict
Which of the following is true with regard to deviant workplace behavior?
A) It is involuntary in nature.
B) Widespread deviant workplace behavior depends on the accepted norms of the
group.
C) It has a negligible adverse impact on organization as it is accepted by some
employees.
D) Research on deviance at the workplace has shown that employees operating
individually engage in more deviant behaviors than those who function as a part of
groups.
E) Leaving work early is an example of a property-related deviant workplace behavior. -
ANSWERWidespread deviant workplace behavior depends on the accepted norms of
the group.
