MGT 2050 FINAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Sal has been an employee of a large company for over 10 years and recently
celebrated his 60th birthday. His boss tells him that he is not going to be interviewed for
a promotion because he doesn't have enough "good years" left in him to warrant the
investment in training - Answers - ADEA
Marie and her brother work in construction and perform similar jobs. Her brother makes
$25 an hour, while Marie makes $20 an hour. - Answers - Equal Pay Act
Roman is fired from his job because he informed the Securities and Exchange
Commission of possible fraud committed by his company's executives. - Answers -
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Russell distributes fliers and coupons for a local restaurant. Although the minimum
wage is $7.25 per hour, Russell's boss only pays him $5.75 per hour. - Answers - Fair
Minimum Wage Act
Walton's company will not allow him to receive an extension of health insurance benefits
after his termination. - Answers - cobra
Tabitha is the head of a large software company. She refuses to provide health
insurance benefits to her employees. - Answers - Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act
LaTonya's father has been diagnosed with a terminal disease. She asks her employer
for 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for her father - Answers - Family and Medical
Leave act
When Antoinette's office was being refurbished, it was discovered that the floor tiles
contained asbestos, a carcinogenic fiber substance. The company has to call in a
hazmat contractor to get rid of it and Antoinette couldn't get back into her office for
weeks - Answers - OSHA
You immediately resist an organizational change because you have a deep fear of
change - Answers - Individuals' predisposition toward change
Your boss suddenly and without warning announces her resignation and replacement. -
Answers - surprise and fear of the unknown
Your manager ensures you the change won't alter your salary, but you worry he'll only
look out for himself. - Answers - a climate of mistrust
, New procedures are vastly different from old ones, and you aren't sure you can learn
them - Answers - fear of failure
You worry that recent technology changes may eliminate the need for your managerial
position. - Answers - Loss of status or job security
Your work colleague is upset about a change to the department, therefore you resist the
change, too. - Answers - peer pressure
Five close members of a department are reassigned and are no longer part of the same
work group. - Answers - Disruption of cultural traditions or group relationships
A notoriously unlikeable manager delivers the news of a change. - Answers -
Personality conflicts
the organization implements massive structural changes with no explanation - Answers
- Lack of tact or poor timing
All employees now must work two extra hours per week with no additional pay -
Answers - nonreinforcing reward systems
when Caleb wants to express discontent about something at work, he goes around
having conversations with coworkers and tries to manipulate them into saying things
that he can then use to support his position - Answers - Entangler
Lily always immediately RSVPs to departmental social events with a "no" - Answers -
porcupine
Natalia describes her personality as highly agreeable - Answers - does not represent a
bad attitude
William doesn't take personal responsibility for hen things go awry for the team he
leads. instead he always attribute's responsibility for failures to his team members -
Answers - Blamer
If you want to know of any potential holes in your idea, just ask sam. He loves to tell
people all the reasons their ideas won't work. - Answers - Debater
Maya makes a gagging motion whenever lower-level coworkers offer ideas in meeting -
Answers - stink bomb thrower
Yusuf likes to focus on generating solutions to problems instead of dwelling on issues -
Answers - does not represent bad attitude
ANSWERS
Sal has been an employee of a large company for over 10 years and recently
celebrated his 60th birthday. His boss tells him that he is not going to be interviewed for
a promotion because he doesn't have enough "good years" left in him to warrant the
investment in training - Answers - ADEA
Marie and her brother work in construction and perform similar jobs. Her brother makes
$25 an hour, while Marie makes $20 an hour. - Answers - Equal Pay Act
Roman is fired from his job because he informed the Securities and Exchange
Commission of possible fraud committed by his company's executives. - Answers -
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Russell distributes fliers and coupons for a local restaurant. Although the minimum
wage is $7.25 per hour, Russell's boss only pays him $5.75 per hour. - Answers - Fair
Minimum Wage Act
Walton's company will not allow him to receive an extension of health insurance benefits
after his termination. - Answers - cobra
Tabitha is the head of a large software company. She refuses to provide health
insurance benefits to her employees. - Answers - Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act
LaTonya's father has been diagnosed with a terminal disease. She asks her employer
for 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for her father - Answers - Family and Medical
Leave act
When Antoinette's office was being refurbished, it was discovered that the floor tiles
contained asbestos, a carcinogenic fiber substance. The company has to call in a
hazmat contractor to get rid of it and Antoinette couldn't get back into her office for
weeks - Answers - OSHA
You immediately resist an organizational change because you have a deep fear of
change - Answers - Individuals' predisposition toward change
Your boss suddenly and without warning announces her resignation and replacement. -
Answers - surprise and fear of the unknown
Your manager ensures you the change won't alter your salary, but you worry he'll only
look out for himself. - Answers - a climate of mistrust
, New procedures are vastly different from old ones, and you aren't sure you can learn
them - Answers - fear of failure
You worry that recent technology changes may eliminate the need for your managerial
position. - Answers - Loss of status or job security
Your work colleague is upset about a change to the department, therefore you resist the
change, too. - Answers - peer pressure
Five close members of a department are reassigned and are no longer part of the same
work group. - Answers - Disruption of cultural traditions or group relationships
A notoriously unlikeable manager delivers the news of a change. - Answers -
Personality conflicts
the organization implements massive structural changes with no explanation - Answers
- Lack of tact or poor timing
All employees now must work two extra hours per week with no additional pay -
Answers - nonreinforcing reward systems
when Caleb wants to express discontent about something at work, he goes around
having conversations with coworkers and tries to manipulate them into saying things
that he can then use to support his position - Answers - Entangler
Lily always immediately RSVPs to departmental social events with a "no" - Answers -
porcupine
Natalia describes her personality as highly agreeable - Answers - does not represent a
bad attitude
William doesn't take personal responsibility for hen things go awry for the team he
leads. instead he always attribute's responsibility for failures to his team members -
Answers - Blamer
If you want to know of any potential holes in your idea, just ask sam. He loves to tell
people all the reasons their ideas won't work. - Answers - Debater
Maya makes a gagging motion whenever lower-level coworkers offer ideas in meeting -
Answers - stink bomb thrower
Yusuf likes to focus on generating solutions to problems instead of dwelling on issues -
Answers - does not represent bad attitude
