What type of management style is when the manager/leader and followers jointly make decisions?

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_____________ power is the type of influence a person exercises because of a job he or she holds

Position

What type of management style is when the manager/ leader and followers jointly make decisions

Power sharing

__________ power tends to produce _________

Expert; commitment

Light tactics of conflict include making threats; heavy tactics include violence

False

When giving a presentation reading from a script is not an effective way to plan delivery

True

Bounded rationality means solving problems by producing the best possible solution based on a set of highly desirable conditions

False

Compliance can be a result of what kind of power

negative legitimate, coercive, and reward

Assuming based on somebody's gender or age that he or she only likes one mode of communication is considered

Implicate bias

_________ is the idea that decision makers are restricted by constraints when making decisions

bounded rationality

_________ is your personal evaluation of your ability to do your job

competence

Big data can make information more hard to find and less usable

False

Work life initiatives will lead to employees who aspire to take leadership roles

True

All communication involves a sender, message, and receiver

True

_________ bias is especially evident in intrapreneurs who are deciding to start or sustain new ventures

over competence

The highest degree of empowerment is

power distribution

When issues are complex, better solutions are needed, commitment is needed, and time is available, the ________ conflict handling style is appropriate.

integrating

Anything that interferes with transmission and understanding of a message is known as feedback

False

The rational model of decision making explains how managers should make decisions

True

Refrent power is derived from personal characteristics and social relationships that effectively gain others compliance

True

Raj is listening to his parents, who are unhappy about his grades. He is sitting in the chair, with his legs crossed and arms folded. Raj is communicating

defensiveness

________ power is the basis of power that most people think of as authority

legitimate

George is the CEO of Big Sky Travel Corporation. He needs to convey bad news to his employees. The best medium to communicate the news is most likely:

face-to-face

Susan attended her company's annual meeting where she was not very interested in the presentation and did not try to receive and decode the messages. What is Susan's likely listening style?

Passive

Brittany prefers to communicate via e-mail, IM, and text messaging, and tends to avoid telephone calls. What generation does Brittany most likely belong to?

Millennials

Sally is the CIO of Picture Perfect Corporation. She would like to maximize the benefits of using social media for PPC. Sally should do which of the following?

Use social media for identifying and engaging potential employees.

Which of the following statements about conflict is NOT true?

All conflict is negative.

Carol is the manager of the marketing department for Bells Corporation. She observed an employee group engaging in stereotyping other groups as being all alike. What is likely happening with this group?

The group has become too cohesive.

Pablo, the COO at Happy Travel Agency, read some posts on Facebook concerning employees who were bullied at the agency. Pablo would like to correct the situation. He should do all of the following EXCEPT:

send an e-mail to all employees that names the employee being bullied and demands that it stops.

Scottie Pet Food Company appointed an employee who is widely respected and trusted by his coworkers to hear grievances and arrange a solution. What is this form of ADR called?

Ombudsman.

When making a decision, bounded rationality often prevails, involving all of the following EXCEPT:

the rational model

Century Y Corporation invested $1 million to fix a computer system despite severe technical problems and complaints about the system not being "user-friendly." The decision maker was likely influenced by which judgmental bias?

Escalation of commitment bias.

Maria made a decision by considering available evidence as well as using her intuition. Maria is somewhat of an autocratic manager and took a long time to make the decision due to uncertain situations. Maria's use of evidence and style are most likely

informing the decision and analytical

Aeronautics Limited Corporation (ALC) is concerned about groupthink occurring within their design team. ALC should do which of the following in an effort to prevent groupthink?

Bring in outside experts to speak to the team

All of the following are drivers of creative performance behavior EXCEPT:

being good at brainstorming.

Gina promised her employees that if they reached the goal of fewer than five customer complaints during December, she would give them each a $500 gift card. What type of power is Gina using and what is her likely result?

using reward, result is compliance.

John is asking advice about how to effectively empower his employees. Which of the following is NOT good advice?

A manager needs to be careful when empowering employees because it will decrease the manager's power.

Rachel believes using soft influence tactics is more effective than using hard tactics. Which of the following tactics is Rachel most likely to use?

building enthusiasm by appealing to her employees' emotions.

Mike is involved in a group at work responsible for getting the company parking lot repaired and expanded. What level of political action is Mike likely a part of?

coalition level.

Janice would like to make a good impression when she goes on an interview next week. Janice should do all of the following EXCEPT:

make sure to wear flashy jewelry so she is noticed.

legitimate power

obtaining compliance through formal authority

expert power

obtaining compliance through one's valued knowledge or information.

referent power

when one's personal characteristics and social relationships become the reason for compliance.
One's network of relationships can be a source of referent power, as can one's reputation.
Referent power can be used in marketing programs or to target new sales.

coercive power

obtaining compliance through threatened or actual punishment.

reward power

obtaining compliance with promised or actual rewards.

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