Exam 3 Review Game Survey of Management SP24

In a project where Arjun and Olivia need to collaborate to launch a new product, to encourage integrative bargaining, managers should ________.

• emphasize goals to which both parties can agree.

• change to a taller organizational structure.

• focus on each party's shortcomings.

• increase diversity awareness.

• encourage accommodation.

________ occurs when Samuel decides not to share the full project details with Maya, thinking those details are not necessary for her part of the work.

• Information overload

• Decryption

• Filtering

• Noise

• Information distortion

Aria notices that in her project team, some members are not contributing as much as others, but the project is still on track to meet its deadlines. What could Aria do to minimize any social loafing that might be occurring?

• Increase the size of the team so there are more resources than needed to accomplish project objectives.

• Increase the size of the team so there is more peer pressure to perform.

• Make sure project objectives are easily identifiable and achievable.

• Clearly communicate to all members why each individual contribution is valuable to the project.

• Offer a team reward to incentivize all members to ensure the project objectives are met.

At a technology startup, the CEO, David, organizes the staff into teams focusing on areas such as marketing, software development, and customer support. These teams represent ________ groups.

• advocacy

• control

• interest

• friendship

• command

Nicko makes a point of walking around the office each morning to touch base with employees about how they are doing, both personally and professionally. It is important to him to have personal and positive connections with them. Nicko would be considered a task-oriented leader according to Fiedler's contingency model.

• True

• False

In the tech industry, where companies like Google and Apple fiercely compete for the best software engineers, a startup wants to ensure its top talents like Grace, David, and Zoe stay motivated and don't move to these tech giants. The startup should ________.

• discredit Google's and Apple's organizations and products

• grant employee stock options

• set entry-level salaries above the industry average

• give uniform bonuses to all employees

• remind top-rated employees like Grace, David, and Zoe of their most recent generous bonuses

By always being respectful and caring toward his team members during project meetings and in daily interactions, Bob is demonstrating the leadership behavior of consideration.

• True

• False

Organizational behavior modification is sometimes criticized because it:

• cannot achieve sustainable improvement.

• is overly controlling and can negatively impact creativity and individuality.

• is a costly and marginally effective way to promote organizational productivity.

• only works for general, subjective behaviors.

• focuses on negative reinforcement.

During a team lunch, Hyper Tech employees speculated about the company's future after noticing increased visits by unknown executives. One employee suggested it might be due to a potential merger. This kind of speculation can be best described as:

• feedback.

• rumor.

• signal.

• message.

• data.

Sarah is contemplating whether to hold a team meeting in the conference room or to send out a detailed report via email. Sarah is considering the ________ of her communication.

• medium

• feedback

• message

• receiver

• context