POST MGT405 FINAL EXAM (PART 1, PART 2 & PART 3) 50 QUESTIONS

POST MGT405 FINAL EXAM (PART 1, PART 2 & PART 3) 50 QUESTIONS

Final Exam: Part 1

Question 1

_____ are unconscious, taken-for-granted perceptions or ideal prototypes of behavior that are considered the correct way to think and act toward problems and opportunities. 

A. Values

B. Organizational artifacts

C. Languages

D. Beliefs

E. Shared assumptions

5 points 

Question 2

Informal groups exist primarily to complete tasks for the organization that management doesn’t know about. 

True

False

5 points 

Question 3

Which of the following generally occurs during the storming stage of team development? 

A. Members learn about each other and evaluate the benefits and costs of continued membership.

B. Members shift their attention away from task orientation to a socio-emotional focus as they realize their relationship is coming to an end.

C. Members learn to coordinate their actions and become more task-oriented.

D. Members develop their first real sense of cohesion and, through disclosure and feedback, make an effort to understand and accept each other.

E. Members try to establish norms of appropriate behavior and performance standards.

5 points 

Question 4

Constructive conflict tests the logic of arguments and encourages participants to reexamine their basic assumptions. 

True

False

5 points 

Question 5

Organizational politics typically involves:

A. an unconscious attempt to increase your own power.

B. a conscious attempt to motivate others to work harder for the firm.

C. attempts to influence others to promote personal objectives.

D. helping other employees to fulfill their needs through organizational activities.

E. setting up stricter policies

5 points 

Question 6

Which or perspective adopts the view that leaders are agents of change? 

A. Transformational leadership perspective

B. Path-goal theory

C. Implicit leadership perspective

D. Behavioral perspective. 

E. Leadership substitutes

5 points 

Question 7

Which of the following statements about emotional intelligence and leadership is true? 

A. Emotional intelligence is one of the most frequently identified contingencies of employees when choosing the best leadership style.

B. Emotional intelligence is one of the desired competencies of effective leaders..

C. Emotional intelligence is the psychological condition that makes people want to believe that leaders make a difference.

D. Emotional intelligence refers to the leader’s above-average cognitive ability to process information.

E. Emotional intelligence makes leaders function with a transactional rather than a transformational orientation

5 points 

Question 8

Which of the following characteristics addresses leaders’ high need for achievement? 

A. Integrity

B. Emotional intelligence

C. Drive

D. Self confidence

E. Leadership motivation

5 points 

Question 9

Successful leaders have a positive self-evaluation, including high self-esteem, self-efficacy, and internal locus of control. This refers to the leaders’ _____. 

A. drives

B. self-concept

C. cognitive intelligence

D. emotional intelligence

E. leadership motivation

5 points 

Question 10

A role is a set of behaviors that people are expected to perform because:

A. they need to present a certain image in their organization.

B. they hold certain positions in a team and organization.

C. of certain aptitudes and tastes that they possess. 

D. of the nature and type of the team environment. 

E. of the interpersonal conflicts in the team.

5 points 

Question 11

Which of the following organizational culture dimension is characterized by risk taking, and low cautiousness? 

A. Stabilitys. 

B. Innovation

C. Outcome orientation

D. Aggressiveness

E. Respect for people

5 points 

Question 12

Effective communication occurs when: 

A. information is sent through informal rather than formal channels.

B. information is collected from various sources but sent to a limited audience. 

C. the sender convinces the receiver to accept the information sent.

D. information is transmitted and understood between two or more people.

E. the sender transmits information that is received by someone other than the intended receiver.

5 points 

Question 13

Prevention, Forecasting and Absorption are coping strategies associated with:

A. reward power.

B. legitimate power. 

C. referent power. 

D. expert power.

E. coercive power.

5 points 

Question 14

When negotiators get closer to their time deadline, they become less committed to resolving the conflict. 

True

False

5 points 

Question 15

Skilled negotiators prefer using e-mail, video-conferences, and other forms of electronic communication when negotiating, rather than meeting face-to-face. 

True

False

5 points 

Question 16

Formalization in organizational structures tends to: 

A. reduce organizational flexibility. 

B. encourage organizational learning and creativity

C. focus attention on the ultimate objectives of the organization.

D. reduce organizational flexibility, and make employees feel alienated and powerless. 

E. decrease efficiency and compliance.

5 points 

Question 17

What effect does “noise” have in the communication model? 

A. It distorts and obscures the sender’s intended message..

B. It prevents the sender from forming a message.

C. It helps the sender to select a more appropriate medium to transmit the message.

D. It helps the receiver to decode the message more carefully

E. The concept of “noise” is not significant in the communication model

5 points 

Question 18

Organizational behavior research indicates that transformational leaders produce _____ followers, whereas charismatic leaders produce dependent followers. 

A. unskilled

B. directive 

C. empowered

D. real 

E. servant

5 points 

Question 19

Which of the following is the most accurate definition of leadership? .

A. Leadership refers to transforming the day-to-day activities of an organization to increase its effectiveness.

B. Leadership refers to the personality traits of an individual which makes him or her guide an organization to better performance and effectiveness.

C. Leadership refers to the abilities of an individual to act according to the changes in the environment.

D. Leadership is influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizations.

E. Leadership refers to the capabilities of certain individuals to introduce successful changes in organizational performance

5 points 

Question 20

Transformational leaders: 

A. build commitment to the vision.

B. develop/communicate a strategic vision.

C. model the vision.

D. encourage expermentation.

E. All of the above.

Final Exam: Part 2

Question 1

1. Employees also have _____ power over their bosses through their feedback and ratings in 360-degree feedback systems. 

referent

reward

Legitimate

Expert

5 points 

POST MGT405 FINAL EXAM (PART 1, PART 2 & PART 3) 50 QUESTIONS