MGMT 6100 Test Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
________ refers to the degree of camaraderie within the group
and is often associated with increased levels of productivity and
rewarding experience for the group's members.
Punctuated equilibrium
Cohesion
Norming
Collective efficacy Correct Answers Cohesion
360-Degree Feedback is best used for
360-Degree feedback should not be used in the workplace since
some individuals might not provide objective feedback.
Compensation and reward decisions.
Determining promotion readiness within an organization.
Developmental purposes. Correct Answers Developmental
purposes.
A group can be defined as
A collection of individuals who interact with each other such
that one person's interactions have an impact on the others.
A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or
sport.
A small number of people with complimentary skills who are
committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and
approach for which they are mutually accountable.
,A cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve
mutual goals. Correct Answers A collection of individuals who
interact with each other such that one person's interactions have
an impact on the others.
A group where members become conflict avoidant and focus
more on trying to please each other may risk making flawed
decisions, and even fall prey to groupthink.
In such a case, the group may be suffering from
Too much time in the storming phase
Too much cohesion
Punctuated equilibrium
Too little cohesion Correct Answers Too much cohesion
A significant difference between Fiedler's Contingency Theory
and many of the other contingency leadership theories, including
Situational Leadership and House's Path-Goal Theory is that
1. Fiedler's Contingency Theory assumes that a leader's style is
not fixed and can change, while Situational Leadership and
House's Path-Goal Theory assumes a leader can not vary their
style depending on the situation.
2. Fiedler's Contingency Theory assumes that a leader's style is
fixed and does not change, while Situational Leadership and
House's Path-Goal Theory assumes a leader can vary their style
depending on the situation.
3. Fiedler's Contingency Theory was proven to be accurate
while Situational Leadership and House's Path-Goal Theory
were proven to be inaccurate.
,4. Fiedler's Contingency Theory focuses on the characteristics of
employees while Situational Leadership and House's Path-Goal
Theory only focus on environmental Correct Answers Fiedler's
Contingency Theory assumes that a leader's style is fixed and
does not change, while Situational Leadership and House's Path-
Goal Theory assumes a leader can vary their style depending on
the situation.
According to "Cracking the Code of Change" by Michael Beer
and Nitin Nohria, the theory of change which focuses on
economic value and the "hard" approach where shareholder
value is the only legitimate measure of corporate success is
called ____________.
Theory O
Theory E
Theory X
Theory Y Correct Answers Theory E
According to "Cracking the Code of Change" by Michael Beer
and Nitin Nohria, the theory of change which focuses on
organizational capability and the "soft" approach to change
where the goal is to develop corporate culture and human
capability through individual and organizational learning is
called ____________.
Theory X
Theory E
Theory Y
Theory O Correct Answers Theory O
, According to "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts
Fail" by John P. Kotter, the change process in organizations
goes through a series of phases that, in total, usually require a
considerable length of time. Skipping steps creates only the
illusion of speed and never produces a satisfying result
True
False Correct Answers True
According to "Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators," by
James K. Sebenius, experienced and successful negotiators
should approach negotiations as a process to reconcile
underlying positions.
True
False Correct Answers False
According to "Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators," by
James K. Sebenius, partisan perceptions, where one portrays
their own side as "more talented, honest and upright," is an
extensively researched, unconscious mechanism that influences
many negotiators.
True
False Correct Answers True
According to "Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators," by
James K. Sebenius, reaching an agreement requires
understanding and addressing your counterpart's problem as a
means of solving your own.
Solutions
________ refers to the degree of camaraderie within the group
and is often associated with increased levels of productivity and
rewarding experience for the group's members.
Punctuated equilibrium
Cohesion
Norming
Collective efficacy Correct Answers Cohesion
360-Degree Feedback is best used for
360-Degree feedback should not be used in the workplace since
some individuals might not provide objective feedback.
Compensation and reward decisions.
Determining promotion readiness within an organization.
Developmental purposes. Correct Answers Developmental
purposes.
A group can be defined as
A collection of individuals who interact with each other such
that one person's interactions have an impact on the others.
A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or
sport.
A small number of people with complimentary skills who are
committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and
approach for which they are mutually accountable.
,A cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve
mutual goals. Correct Answers A collection of individuals who
interact with each other such that one person's interactions have
an impact on the others.
A group where members become conflict avoidant and focus
more on trying to please each other may risk making flawed
decisions, and even fall prey to groupthink.
In such a case, the group may be suffering from
Too much time in the storming phase
Too much cohesion
Punctuated equilibrium
Too little cohesion Correct Answers Too much cohesion
A significant difference between Fiedler's Contingency Theory
and many of the other contingency leadership theories, including
Situational Leadership and House's Path-Goal Theory is that
1. Fiedler's Contingency Theory assumes that a leader's style is
not fixed and can change, while Situational Leadership and
House's Path-Goal Theory assumes a leader can not vary their
style depending on the situation.
2. Fiedler's Contingency Theory assumes that a leader's style is
fixed and does not change, while Situational Leadership and
House's Path-Goal Theory assumes a leader can vary their style
depending on the situation.
3. Fiedler's Contingency Theory was proven to be accurate
while Situational Leadership and House's Path-Goal Theory
were proven to be inaccurate.
,4. Fiedler's Contingency Theory focuses on the characteristics of
employees while Situational Leadership and House's Path-Goal
Theory only focus on environmental Correct Answers Fiedler's
Contingency Theory assumes that a leader's style is fixed and
does not change, while Situational Leadership and House's Path-
Goal Theory assumes a leader can vary their style depending on
the situation.
According to "Cracking the Code of Change" by Michael Beer
and Nitin Nohria, the theory of change which focuses on
economic value and the "hard" approach where shareholder
value is the only legitimate measure of corporate success is
called ____________.
Theory O
Theory E
Theory X
Theory Y Correct Answers Theory E
According to "Cracking the Code of Change" by Michael Beer
and Nitin Nohria, the theory of change which focuses on
organizational capability and the "soft" approach to change
where the goal is to develop corporate culture and human
capability through individual and organizational learning is
called ____________.
Theory X
Theory E
Theory Y
Theory O Correct Answers Theory O
, According to "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts
Fail" by John P. Kotter, the change process in organizations
goes through a series of phases that, in total, usually require a
considerable length of time. Skipping steps creates only the
illusion of speed and never produces a satisfying result
True
False Correct Answers True
According to "Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators," by
James K. Sebenius, experienced and successful negotiators
should approach negotiations as a process to reconcile
underlying positions.
True
False Correct Answers False
According to "Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators," by
James K. Sebenius, partisan perceptions, where one portrays
their own side as "more talented, honest and upright," is an
extensively researched, unconscious mechanism that influences
many negotiators.
True
False Correct Answers True
According to "Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators," by
James K. Sebenius, reaching an agreement requires
understanding and addressing your counterpart's problem as a
means of solving your own.
