MGT 3200 Exam 2: Premium Study
Guide & Practice Set
Course: Management 3200 (Spring 2026)
Professor: Dr. Kerry Sauley
Content: 50 Original Practice Questions & Comprehensive Concept Review
Part 1: Decision-Making Models
1. The Economic Model of decision-making assumes that managers:
○ a) Have limited mental capacity
○ b) Possess perfect and complete information
○ c) Use intuition to make choices
○ d) Settle for the first "good enough" option
2. Which concept describes the limit on a manager's rationality due to mental
capacity and time?
○ a) Synergy
○ b) Bounded Rationality
○ c) Pareto Principle
○ d) The Leveling Effect
3. In the Behavioral Model, picking the first alternative that meets minimum
requirements is:
○ a) Optimizing
○ b) Satisficing
○ c) Heuristics
○ d) Rationalizing
4. The Irrational Model suggests that decisions are typically:
○ a) Made through a rigorous 7-step process
○ b) Made early based on intuition and justified with data later
○ c) Always more accurate than the Economic model
○ d) Only used by entry-level supervisors
5. Which of the following is NOT true of the Administrative/Behavioral model?
○ a) Managers use heuristics
○ b) Information is often costly or unavailable
○ c) Managers always find the single best solution
○ d) Emotions play a role in the decision process
Part 2: Group Decision-Making Techniques
6. The Stepladder Technique is designed to:
○ a) Increase the speed of group meetings
○ b) Prevent social loafing and manage dominant personalities
○ c) Ensure the highest-ranking member speaks first
○ d) Promote groupthink to reach a faster consensus
7. The "Leveling Effect" is considered a process loss because:
, ○ a) It makes everyone in the group feel equal
○ b) It results in the most expert opinion being followed
○ c) It leads to a mediocre compromise
○ d) It eliminates the need for a leader
8. Which technique involves experts who never meet face-to-face?
○ a) Nominal Group Technique
○ b) Delphi Technique
○ c) Brainstorming
○ d) The Stepladder Technique
9. Social Loafing refers to:
○ a) Group risk-taking
○ b) Reduced individual effort in a group setting
○ c) Relaxation techniques
○ d) Building team morale
10. The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) differs from traditional brainstorming
because it:
○ a) Requires members to write down ideas individually first
○ b) Does not allow for any discussion
○ c) Is only done via email
○ d) Discourages voting
Part 3: Organizational Design
11. The Matrix Design intentionally violates which principle?
○ a) Division of Labor
○ b) Unity of Command (two bosses)
○ c) Span of Control
○ d) Scalar Chain
12. A mechanistic organization is characterized by:
○ a) Organic fluidity
○ b) High specialization and rigid rules
○ c) Decentralized power
○ d) Informal structures
13. Organic Organizations are best in environments that are:
○ a) Stable
○ b) Dynamic and unstable
○ c) Highly regulated
○ d) Static
14. Which technology makes job redesign the most difficult?
○ a) Craft Technology
○ b) Assembly-line
○ c) Automated Technology (Exxon Plastics)
○ d) Batch Technology
15. Decentralization occurs when:
○ a) Power is at the top
○ b) Authority is pushed to lower levels
○ c) Managers are fired
○ d) Spans are narrowed
Part 4: Job Design & Motivation
Guide & Practice Set
Course: Management 3200 (Spring 2026)
Professor: Dr. Kerry Sauley
Content: 50 Original Practice Questions & Comprehensive Concept Review
Part 1: Decision-Making Models
1. The Economic Model of decision-making assumes that managers:
○ a) Have limited mental capacity
○ b) Possess perfect and complete information
○ c) Use intuition to make choices
○ d) Settle for the first "good enough" option
2. Which concept describes the limit on a manager's rationality due to mental
capacity and time?
○ a) Synergy
○ b) Bounded Rationality
○ c) Pareto Principle
○ d) The Leveling Effect
3. In the Behavioral Model, picking the first alternative that meets minimum
requirements is:
○ a) Optimizing
○ b) Satisficing
○ c) Heuristics
○ d) Rationalizing
4. The Irrational Model suggests that decisions are typically:
○ a) Made through a rigorous 7-step process
○ b) Made early based on intuition and justified with data later
○ c) Always more accurate than the Economic model
○ d) Only used by entry-level supervisors
5. Which of the following is NOT true of the Administrative/Behavioral model?
○ a) Managers use heuristics
○ b) Information is often costly or unavailable
○ c) Managers always find the single best solution
○ d) Emotions play a role in the decision process
Part 2: Group Decision-Making Techniques
6. The Stepladder Technique is designed to:
○ a) Increase the speed of group meetings
○ b) Prevent social loafing and manage dominant personalities
○ c) Ensure the highest-ranking member speaks first
○ d) Promote groupthink to reach a faster consensus
7. The "Leveling Effect" is considered a process loss because:
, ○ a) It makes everyone in the group feel equal
○ b) It results in the most expert opinion being followed
○ c) It leads to a mediocre compromise
○ d) It eliminates the need for a leader
8. Which technique involves experts who never meet face-to-face?
○ a) Nominal Group Technique
○ b) Delphi Technique
○ c) Brainstorming
○ d) The Stepladder Technique
9. Social Loafing refers to:
○ a) Group risk-taking
○ b) Reduced individual effort in a group setting
○ c) Relaxation techniques
○ d) Building team morale
10. The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) differs from traditional brainstorming
because it:
○ a) Requires members to write down ideas individually first
○ b) Does not allow for any discussion
○ c) Is only done via email
○ d) Discourages voting
Part 3: Organizational Design
11. The Matrix Design intentionally violates which principle?
○ a) Division of Labor
○ b) Unity of Command (two bosses)
○ c) Span of Control
○ d) Scalar Chain
12. A mechanistic organization is characterized by:
○ a) Organic fluidity
○ b) High specialization and rigid rules
○ c) Decentralized power
○ d) Informal structures
13. Organic Organizations are best in environments that are:
○ a) Stable
○ b) Dynamic and unstable
○ c) Highly regulated
○ d) Static
14. Which technology makes job redesign the most difficult?
○ a) Craft Technology
○ b) Assembly-line
○ c) Automated Technology (Exxon Plastics)
○ d) Batch Technology
15. Decentralization occurs when:
○ a) Power is at the top
○ b) Authority is pushed to lower levels
○ c) Managers are fired
○ d) Spans are narrowed
Part 4: Job Design & Motivation
