Management 2_Topics-9-10-11

Which of the following is a lower-order need in Maslow's hierarchy?

 

• personal safety

   

• love

• self-worth

   

• independence

   

According to Herzberg, which kinds of characteristics are most closely associated with job dissatisfaction?

 

• extrinsic things that come from the outside

• intrinsic things that come from within themselves

• lack of advancement

• the goals of the job

McClelland's need that has received the most attention and research is the ________.

 

• need for achievement

• need for power

• need for recognition

• need for affiliation

7Which is the best summary of goal-setting theory?

 

• Specific goals increase performance.

• Goals make no difference in performance.

• Always make your goals very difficult to reach.

• Easy goals make for happier employees.

The job characteristics model (JCM) maintains that ________ is critical to motivating workers.

• how jobs are designed

• how workers are treated

• setting goals

• equal treatment for all

Early leadership trait research looked to find characteristics that might ________.

• differentiate leaders from non-leaders

• identify the physical traits of leaders

• distinguish ordinary leaders from great leaders

• define charisma

Behavioral theories of leadership focused on ________.

• what effective leaders did

• who effective leaders were

• what characteristics effective leaders had

• how to identify effective leaders

Which leadership style tends to centralize authority and make unilateral decisions?

• autocratic style

• laissez-faire style

• democratic style

• cultural style

In the Ohio State studies, ________ refers to how strict a leader's standards are.

• initiating structure

• independent dimensions

• consideration

• comprehensive structure

What does Fiedler's least-preferred coworker questionnaire measure?

• leadership style of respondents who took the test

• the least effective leadership style

• the most effective leadership style

• the most common leadership style among all leaders