There are four building blocks of organizational structure. Which of these describes
whether an organization uses a functional structure, divisional structure, or a hybrid of
the two?
Departmentalization
Hierarchical levels
Centralization
Formalization
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Departmentalization
Which of the following contingency approaches to leadership is described by the
following?
A leader's main job is to make sure that employees' efforts will lead to high
,performance, their high performance will be rewarded, and the rewards they receive
are valuable to the employees.
Fiedler's contingency theory (least preferred coworker).
Vroom & Yetton's normative decision model (decision tree).
Path-goal theory (expectancy theory).
Laissez-faire decision making (minimal involvement).
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Path-goal theory (expectancy theory)
A beneficial feature of balanced scorecards is that they __________.
Reward employees for some actions, even though the organization hopes they would
do other actions
Include both leading and lagging indicators of performance
Ensure that all stakeholders' interests are satisfied by the organization's strategy
Convert all goals and objectives into financial values
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Include both leading and lagging indicators of performance
__________ is a kind of organization in which most employees take guidance from two
different managers: one who provides standardized guidance for all providing the
same function, and one who directs all activities supporting a particular
product/service or geographic region.
A matrix organization
A strategic alliance
A learning organization
A modular organization
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A matrix organization
What leadership approach aims to increase organizational performance by aligning
the subordinate objectives throughout the organization with the overall goals set by
management?
Leadership by example
Administrative alignment
Leading from the top
Management by objectives
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Management by objectives
Under contingency approaches to leadership, directive leadership is thought to be
most effective in which of the following situations?
Employees have role clarity.
Employees experience ambiguity on the job.
Employees are professionals with extensive job-specific knowledge and experience.
Employees are performing boring, routine, and highly-structured tasks.
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Employees experience ambiguity on the job
whether an organization uses a functional structure, divisional structure, or a hybrid of
the two?
Departmentalization
Hierarchical levels
Centralization
Formalization
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Departmentalization
Which of the following contingency approaches to leadership is described by the
following?
A leader's main job is to make sure that employees' efforts will lead to high
,performance, their high performance will be rewarded, and the rewards they receive
are valuable to the employees.
Fiedler's contingency theory (least preferred coworker).
Vroom & Yetton's normative decision model (decision tree).
Path-goal theory (expectancy theory).
Laissez-faire decision making (minimal involvement).
Give this one a try later!
Path-goal theory (expectancy theory)
A beneficial feature of balanced scorecards is that they __________.
Reward employees for some actions, even though the organization hopes they would
do other actions
Include both leading and lagging indicators of performance
Ensure that all stakeholders' interests are satisfied by the organization's strategy
Convert all goals and objectives into financial values
Give this one a try later!
Include both leading and lagging indicators of performance
__________ is a kind of organization in which most employees take guidance from two
different managers: one who provides standardized guidance for all providing the
same function, and one who directs all activities supporting a particular
product/service or geographic region.
A matrix organization
A strategic alliance
A learning organization
A modular organization
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A matrix organization
What leadership approach aims to increase organizational performance by aligning
the subordinate objectives throughout the organization with the overall goals set by
management?
Leadership by example
Administrative alignment
Leading from the top
Management by objectives
Give this one a try later!
Management by objectives
Under contingency approaches to leadership, directive leadership is thought to be
most effective in which of the following situations?
Employees have role clarity.
Employees experience ambiguity on the job.
Employees are professionals with extensive job-specific knowledge and experience.
Employees are performing boring, routine, and highly-structured tasks.
Give this one a try later!
Employees experience ambiguity on the job
