Question 1

______________ refers to the number of subordinates who report to each supervisor.

Accepted Answer

A) Division of labor 
B) Delegation of authority 
C) Span of control 
D) Line versus staff 
A) Division of labor 
B) Delegation of authority 
C) Span of control 
D) Line versus staff

Question 2

New Millennium Enterprises asks each employee detailed questions about their opinions of the company.The information gathered is then summarized and given back to the employees and is then used as the starting point for organizational change.Which OD technique was used?

Accepted Answer

A) Management by Objectives 
B) Team Building 
C) Survey feedback 
D) T-groups 
A) Management by Objectives 
B) Team Building 
C) Survey feedback 
D) T-groups

Question 3

The Department Chairperson must assign classes to faculty members and graduate students.Ideally,graduate students are not supposed to teach classes at the same time they are taking classes.Which of the characteristics of open systems does this best exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A) Cycles of events 
B) Specialization 
C) Coordination and integration 
D) Equifinality 
A) Cycles of events 
B) Specialization 
C) Coordination and integration 
D) Equifinality

Question 4

The hard approach to management is likely to be adopted by managers who apply this theory:

Accepted Answer

A) Bureaucracy theory 
B) Theory X 
C) Theory Y 
D) Theory Z 
A) Bureaucracy theory 
B) Theory X 
C) Theory Y 
D) Theory Z

Question 5

Usually,change agents are

Accepted Answer

A) mid-level employees within the organization. 
B) executives of the organization. 
C) members of the organization's human resource development department. 
D) outside consultants. 
A) mid-level employees within the organization. 
B) executives of the organization. 
C) members of the organization's human resource development department. 
D) outside consultants.

Question 6

Which organizational theory is concerned with the interaction between the people and the technology of an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Bureaucracy 
B) Theory X/Theory Y 
C) Open systems theory 
D) Sociotechnical systems theory 
A) Bureaucracy 
B) Theory X/Theory Y 
C) Open systems theory 
D) Sociotechnical systems theory

Question 7

__________ theories indicate how organizations should operate.

Accepted Answer

A) Descriptive 
B) Prescriptive 
C) Operational 
D) Prophetic 
A) Descriptive 
B) Prescriptive 
C) Operational 
D) Prophetic

Question 8

The idea that social and technological systems should be designed to fit as well as possible and that machines should be easy to use is known as

Accepted Answer

A) unit control of variances. 
B) Theory X. 
C) joint optimization. 
D) Theory Z. 
A) unit control of variances. 
B) Theory X. 
C) joint optimization. 
D) Theory Z.

______________ refers to the number of subordinates who report to each supervisor.

New Millennium Enterprises asks each employee detailed questions about their opinions of the company.The information gathered is then summarized and given back to the employees and is then used as the starting point for organizational change.Which OD technique was used?

The Department Chairperson must assign classes to faculty members and graduate students.Ideally,graduate students are not supposed to teach classes at the same time they are taking classes.Which of the characteristics of open systems does this best exemplify?

The hard approach to management is likely to be adopted by managers who apply this theory:

Usually,change agents are

Which organizational theory is concerned with the interaction between the people and the technology of an organization?

__________ theories indicate how organizations should operate.

The idea that social and technological systems should be designed to fit as well as possible and that machines should be easy to use is known as

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Training

Theories of Employee Motivation

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

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Exam 14: Organizational Development and Theory

______________ refers to the number of subordinates who report to each supervisor.

New Millennium Enterprises asks each employee detailed questions about their opinions of the company.The information gathered is then summarized and given back to the employees and is then used as the starting point for organizational change.Which OD technique was used?

The Department Chairperson must assign classes to faculty members and graduate students.Ideally,graduate students are not supposed to teach classes at the same time they are taking classes.Which of the characteristics of open systems does this best exemplify?

The hard approach to management is likely to be adopted by managers who apply this theory:

Usually,change agents are

Which organizational theory is concerned with the interaction between the people and the technology of an organization?

__________ theories indicate how organizations should operate.

The idea that social and technological systems should be designed to fit as well as possible and that machines should be easy to use is known as

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Training

Theories of Employee Motivation

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Filters