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High-performance employees are most attracted to organization that have managers who
excel in which of the following skill areas? - ANSWER Interpersonal skills
Managers are charged with completing the tasks that accomplish work and move the
organization toward accomplishing goals. While performing these tasks, managers take on
different roles. If a manager sought specifically to discuss issues and bargain with other units
to gain advantages for their own unit, they would be acting in the role of ___ -
ANSWER Decisional roles as a negotiator
According to Fayol's list of management functions, which of the following is an example of a
manager's planning function, but NOT her organization function? -
ANSWER Coordinating a comprehensive department strategy
Which of the following is a difference between a manager's interpersonal role and a
manager's informational role? - ANSWER Interpersonal roles are mostly symbolic,
while informational roles revolve around collecting and distributing facts
A manager is given a project to complete within a certain time-frame and allocated
resources to complete that task. When that manager directs and coordinates the employees
assigned to her to complete the task, he or she is engaged in which of the following
management functions? - ANSWER Leading
Evidence-based management bases decisions on which of the following? -
ANSWER The best available data
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,Which of the following identifies the most important different between social psychology
and anthropology? - ANSWER Social psychology seeks to understand change in groups;
whereas, anthropology seeks to learn about human beings and their activities
An individual who comes to the organization having earned a degree in psychology would be
best suited for a position involving which of the following activities? -
ANSWER Training, job satisfaction, employee selection and performance appraisals,
and work design
Tina chooses her work schedule so she can be in the house when her son Raul gets home
from school. Her son's schedule changes from day to day, depending on whether he has
band practice or wrestling practice. In this situation, Tina's schedule serves as which of the
following? - ANSWER Contingency variable
Individuals who come from different countries have a set of experiences that affect their
lives and the way they make decisions, and feel about the things around them. As the
composition of American workforce has changed over the years, the management of these
employees has become more complex and challenging. Which of the following describes the
issues that management contends with a daily basis within the organization? -
ANSWER Responding to globalism
Many workplace changes have occurred within the last few decades. The introduction of
psychology and sociology has enabled managers to improve workplace conditions. Which of
the following would create the most significant challenges for managers in today's
organizations? - ANSWER Creating a positive work environment
Keith is a married, bilingual, African-American construction worker. Based on the
organization behavior model, this data represents which of the following to Keith's new
employer? - ANSWER Inputs
Which of the following describes the difference between efficiency and effectiveness? -
ANSWER Effectiveness means performing a task successfully. Efficiency means
performing a task in the smallest about of time at the lowest cost using the fewest
resources.
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, Which of the following describes the difference between employee attitude and employee
stress? - ANSWER Employee attitude is the judgement made by employees about their
job. Employee stress is an unpleasant response to workplace pressure
Employees who exhibit the best citizenship behavior are the best assets in the organization
overall. If one were to identify the level or department within the organization having the
greatest influence in creating a team maximizing this phenomenon within the organization
to compliment the organizational culture, it would be - ANSWER Human resources
Howard and Olivia are both proud Christian Asian-Americans who wear a crucifix and have
recently graduated from college. Which of the following best describes their similarities? -
ANSWER surface-level
Sexual harassment is defined as which of the following? - ANSWER Verbal or physical
advances that create an offensive work environment
One of the diversity challenges managers have to deal with is that, in addition to differences
in the employee groups that make up their staff, people are much more mobile in today's
world. If an American manager, James, were to accept an assignment in Latin America, for
example, he would need to be particularly aware of the ___ of the workforce. -
ANSWER cultural identify
Which of the following identifies a typical difference between the way men and women
perform on the job? - ANSWER there are no consistent differences between men and
women relevant to job performance
Which of the following identifies a key difference in the way minorities and Caucasians
perceive workplace discrimination? - ANSWER Minorities perceive discrimination to be
more prevalent in the workplace than Caucasians do
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High-performance employees are most attracted to organization that have managers who
excel in which of the following skill areas? - ANSWER Interpersonal skills
Managers are charged with completing the tasks that accomplish work and move the
organization toward accomplishing goals. While performing these tasks, managers take on
different roles. If a manager sought specifically to discuss issues and bargain with other units
to gain advantages for their own unit, they would be acting in the role of ___ -
ANSWER Decisional roles as a negotiator
According to Fayol's list of management functions, which of the following is an example of a
manager's planning function, but NOT her organization function? -
ANSWER Coordinating a comprehensive department strategy
Which of the following is a difference between a manager's interpersonal role and a
manager's informational role? - ANSWER Interpersonal roles are mostly symbolic,
while informational roles revolve around collecting and distributing facts
A manager is given a project to complete within a certain time-frame and allocated
resources to complete that task. When that manager directs and coordinates the employees
assigned to her to complete the task, he or she is engaged in which of the following
management functions? - ANSWER Leading
Evidence-based management bases decisions on which of the following? -
ANSWER The best available data
1
,Which of the following identifies the most important different between social psychology
and anthropology? - ANSWER Social psychology seeks to understand change in groups;
whereas, anthropology seeks to learn about human beings and their activities
An individual who comes to the organization having earned a degree in psychology would be
best suited for a position involving which of the following activities? -
ANSWER Training, job satisfaction, employee selection and performance appraisals,
and work design
Tina chooses her work schedule so she can be in the house when her son Raul gets home
from school. Her son's schedule changes from day to day, depending on whether he has
band practice or wrestling practice. In this situation, Tina's schedule serves as which of the
following? - ANSWER Contingency variable
Individuals who come from different countries have a set of experiences that affect their
lives and the way they make decisions, and feel about the things around them. As the
composition of American workforce has changed over the years, the management of these
employees has become more complex and challenging. Which of the following describes the
issues that management contends with a daily basis within the organization? -
ANSWER Responding to globalism
Many workplace changes have occurred within the last few decades. The introduction of
psychology and sociology has enabled managers to improve workplace conditions. Which of
the following would create the most significant challenges for managers in today's
organizations? - ANSWER Creating a positive work environment
Keith is a married, bilingual, African-American construction worker. Based on the
organization behavior model, this data represents which of the following to Keith's new
employer? - ANSWER Inputs
Which of the following describes the difference between efficiency and effectiveness? -
ANSWER Effectiveness means performing a task successfully. Efficiency means
performing a task in the smallest about of time at the lowest cost using the fewest
resources.
2
, Which of the following describes the difference between employee attitude and employee
stress? - ANSWER Employee attitude is the judgement made by employees about their
job. Employee stress is an unpleasant response to workplace pressure
Employees who exhibit the best citizenship behavior are the best assets in the organization
overall. If one were to identify the level or department within the organization having the
greatest influence in creating a team maximizing this phenomenon within the organization
to compliment the organizational culture, it would be - ANSWER Human resources
Howard and Olivia are both proud Christian Asian-Americans who wear a crucifix and have
recently graduated from college. Which of the following best describes their similarities? -
ANSWER surface-level
Sexual harassment is defined as which of the following? - ANSWER Verbal or physical
advances that create an offensive work environment
One of the diversity challenges managers have to deal with is that, in addition to differences
in the employee groups that make up their staff, people are much more mobile in today's
world. If an American manager, James, were to accept an assignment in Latin America, for
example, he would need to be particularly aware of the ___ of the workforce. -
ANSWER cultural identify
Which of the following identifies a typical difference between the way men and women
perform on the job? - ANSWER there are no consistent differences between men and
women relevant to job performance
Which of the following identifies a key difference in the way minorities and Caucasians
perceive workplace discrimination? - ANSWER Minorities perceive discrimination to be
more prevalent in the workplace than Caucasians do
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