Exam 14: Management, Motivation, and Leadership: Bringing Business to Life

The management of McCord Corp. makes an announcement that the top three employees of the firm will be rewarded with expensive gifts at the end of the month. These employees will be selected on the basis of their performance. Following the announcement, all the employees start putting in more effort by working extra hours and improving the quality of their work. In this scenario, McCord uses _____ to motivate employees.

Amanda, a primary school teacher, puts in extra effort in her teaching in a particular term. She is aware that if her class performs well, she will be nominated for the award that is received by the teacher whose class scores the highest in the state. This scenario is reflective of the assumptions of the _____ theory.

Lydia works for a sports shoe manufacturing company that is based in the U.S. However, she manages one of the manufacturing units of the company in Brazil. As the unit is small in size, Lydia is in charge of supervising only 20 out of the 50 employees who work there. In this case, Lydia has a small _____.

Barbara, a first-line manager at a manufacturing firm, has negative perceptions about her subordinates. She believes that they dislike work and would do anything to avoid it. As a result, she constantly coerces them into working by threatening them with a decrease in pay. In this scenario, Barbara most likely believes in _____.

Who among the following is likely to enjoy job autonomy?

Jack works in a cargo shipping company as a section leader. As a part of his job, he needs to train and evaluate the employees. He also makes sure that the employees constantly remain motivated to carry out their tasks efficiently. Thus, as a section leader, he is heavily involved in the day-to-day production process of the company. In the context of the management hierarchy, Jack is a _____ manager in the company.

Liza, a Human Resource manager, wants to explain the hierarchy of the organization to a group of trainees. She also wants to describe to them their positions within the broader organization. For this purpose, she uses a visual representation of the company's structure. In this case, Liza uses a(n) _____.

In the context of management planning, _____ refers to high-level, long-term planning that establishes a vision for the company, defines long-term objectives and priorities, determines broad action steps, and allocates resources.

In the context of the strategic planning process of an organization, the underlying aim of developing strategies is to:

The extent to which decision-making power is held by a small number of people at the top of the organization is known as _____.

The management of a telecommunications company informs the members of its sales team that if they continue to underperform, the management will have no other option but to downsize the team. In this scenario, the approach adopted by the management reflects the assumptions of _____.

In the context of the factors of job enrichment, _____ means that workers receive clear, frequent information about their performance.

_____ hoard decision-making power for themselves, and they typically issue orders single-handedly.

To create meaning and urgency, a company's strategic goals should be linked to a specific deadline.

Centralized companies typically respond more quickly to customer needs than decentralized companies.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, safety needs refer to the need to feel free of harm and fear.

Which of the following statements is true of job enrichment?

Which of the following statements is true of decentralization?

Which of the following statements is true of a line organization?

Acornadian Inc., a total marketing solutions company based in London, has separate teams based on functional areas like digital marketing, traditional marketing, advertising, public relations, client servicing, etc. The entire company is divided in such a way that people with their specific areas of expertise have to focus on only those areas for maximum results. In this case, Acornadian Inc. is engaged in the practice of: