A) Organizational culture B) Hierarchy C) Bureaucracy D) Division of labor
A) Emile Durkheim B) Max Weber C) Karl Marx D) Erving Goffman
A) Expert power B) Coercive power C) Referent power D) Legitimate power
A) Critical theory B) Systems theory C) Network theory D) Chaos theory
A) Social exchange theory B) Social identity theory C) Resource dependence theory D) Rational choice theory
A) Socialization B) Adaptation C) Acculturation D) Assimilation
A) Conflict between different departments in an organization B) A phenomenon where group members prioritize consensus over critical thinking C) The tendency to form cliques within an organization D) The practice of rewarding employees based on performance
A) Group polarization B) Reciprocity norm C) Social loafing D) Bystander effect
A) Ecological systems theory B) Institutional theory C) Symbolic interactionism D) Rational choice theory
A) 1950s B) 1940s C) 1970 D) 1960s
A) Bronze prison B) Iron cage C) Silver shackles D) Golden chain
A) It increased worker motivation significantly B) It constrained workers to a kind of 'prison' and stripped them of their individuality C) It eliminated the need for skilled labor D) It enhanced religious work experiences
A) Bureaucracy is based solely on traditional practices B) Bureaucracy hinders organizational growth C) Bureaucracy decreases worker productivity D) Bureaucracy is an organization that rests on rational-legal principles and maximizes technical efficiency
A) Mary Parker Follet; bureaucratic principles B) Chester Barnard; administrative behavior C) Henri Fayol; human relations approach D) Frederick Taylor; scientific management
A) The elimination of skilled labor B) The reduction of worker wages C) The decentralization of work processes D) The standardization of production through the use of assembly lines
A) Workers preferred lower lighting for higher productivity B) There was no change in productivity during the studies C) Productivity increased when workers were being studied, regardless of lighting levels D) Lighting levels had no impact on productivity
A) Factor analysis B) Cluster sampling C) Multiple regression D) ANOVA (Analysis of Variance)
A) Masculinity vs. femininity B) Individualism vs. collectivism C) Long-term orientation vs. short term orientation D) Power distance
A) Max Weber B) French and Raven C) Charles Perrow D) Chester Barnard
A) Alexander Bogdanov B) Niklas Luhmann C) Bertalanffy D) Kurt Lewin
A) Leadership studies B) Financial accounting C) Marketing strategies D) Operations management
A) Organizations make decisions based solely on financial outcomes B) Satisficing is irrelevant to organizational decision-making C) Decisions are always made optimally within organizations D) Decision-makers often employ satisficing, using the first marginally acceptable solution rather than the most optimal one
A) Transaction cost economics B) Complexity theory C) Theory of the firm D) Resource dependence theory
A) Openness B) Extraversion C) Conscientiousness D) Aggressiveness
A) Organizational ecology B) General systems theory C) Scientific management D) Behaviorist psychology
A) Focuses on firm mortality B) Outputs can become subsequent inputs, creating a cyclical process C) Emphasizes scientific management principles D) Models human organizations
A) The consultant-client relationship B) Employee turnover rates C) Market analysis strategies D) Financial auditing techniques
A) Entities focused solely on productivity B) Complex, goal-oriented entities C) Simple, static structures D) Organizations selected based on fit with their environment
A) Theories unrelated to human behavior B) Theories from Frederick Herzberg, Abraham Maslow, David McClelland, Victor Vroom, and Douglas McGregor C) Theories focusing solely on technological efficiency D) Theories about financial incentives only
A) Understanding individual behavior at a micro-level B) Analyzing financial performance C) Predicting market trends D) Designing organizational structures
A) Financial management strategies B) Technological advancements C) Historical analysis of organizations D) Motivation, including theories from researchers like Frederick Herzberg and Abraham Maslow
A) Political Science B) Anthropology C) Economics D) Sociology
A) Herzberg's two-factor theory B) Edgar Schein's model C) Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory D) Maslow's hierarchy of needs
A) Organizational citizenship behavior B) Receiving a pay raise or bonuses C) Managing communication between public and organization D) Proving one's self-worth
A) Ethnography B) Surveys C) Experiments D) Correlation studies
A) Theory of the firm B) Agency theory C) Mintzberg's organigraph D) Transaction cost economics
A) Technology adoption B) Market trends C) Ethics D) Globalization
A) Extrinsic motivation B) Public relations practices C) Uncertainty avoidance D) Cultural dimensions such as beliefs, values, rituals, symbols
A) Classical economics assumes people are irrational decision-makers B) People always seek the most optimal solution C) Decision-making is not influenced by organizational context D) Bounded rationality, which suggests decision-makers often use satisficing
A) Alexander Bogdanov B) Niklas Luhmann C) Bertalanffy D) Kurt Lewin |