Exam 1: Introduction and Historical Background

Which of the following are Theory X assumptions?

Many employees will telecommute in the future, working from their home with computer technology.

______________ is concerned with understanding organizational design.

Delegation of authority keeps decision-making authority at the top of an organization.

One prediction (Drucker) sees world markets becoming more important than domestic markets in the future.

Two disciplines that contribute to organizational behavior are ______________ and ______________.

Bureaucracy (Weber) is most effective with predictable events.

Functional analysis is an analytical tool borrowed from

The American Association of Retired Persons is an example of an organization.

When we study how organizational culture affects work behavior, we likely draw from the discipline of

The view that a person should receive orders from only one supervisor is the principle of

Managers who hold Theory Y assumptions typically ______________ and ______________.

The type of authority that exists in a position before a person takes the position is

Managers try to make decisions that have manifest functional consequences for their organization.

Modern organizations will rely on their intranet for internal interactions.