Exam 11: Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

The Human Resources Manager at Oddball Sports has been reading up on motivational theories. She begins asking Oddball Sports managers to spend time in one-on-one meetings with employees. She wants them to ask about their well-being and solicit feedback about their role and the company. The HR Manager has most likely been reading about ________ theory.

Timir is hired to work at as a manager for Flaxon Corporation. He is responsible for providing daily reports on his team's performance to his manager. This best represents the concept of

Channa has been employed by Overwatched Games for the past year and is required to accurately perform inventory counts and other duties as requested by her manager. This best represents the concept of

What would be the most likely outcome if a company continued to ignore the warning signs of organizational decline through the first four stages?

Preston is responsible for leading the process of departmentalization at Dotty's Dumpling Shop. The owner asks him to use a principal means of departmentalization. He should departmentalize by

Alvin's Antique Company is structured by function. What would most likely be true in this example?

Fox Valley Communications utilizes a structure where the functional departments like payroll and shipping report to the CEO. The Fox Valley product line departments like cellular and television also report directly to the CEO. Fox Valley is most likely utilizing a(n)

Seren owns a string of breweries located in the state of Wisconsin and hires Lindsay to be her brew master. Lindsay is responsible for determining what to brew and how to go about ensuring the day-to-day tasks are completed appropriately. Lindsay delegates much of these tasks to her line managers who hire staff-level personnel that complete the brewing, bottling, and shipping tasks. In this situation, who would be ultimately accountable to Seren regarding the various brewing responsibilities?

Cardinal Motors spends one week every year giving back to the community through a variety of employee-run volunteering events. This best represents the ________ aspect of culture socialization.

Cadrent Company is a very successful insurance company. Its CEO is excited about the company's prospects and directs the technology team to begin creating a new technology platform that Cadrent will market as a new product line. The CEO begins diverting funds and resources away from insurance operations and into the new platform. Which stage of organizational decline does this best represent?

Which is the best example of a company that could be classified as a virtual organization?

The president of Seeger's Soda company wants to optimize the organizational chart to ensure that the company's managers do not have too many people reporting to them. By doing this, the president believes that the company will be well-positioned to meet its annual financial goals. This demonstrates the concept of

Pendleton Company has a small marketing department made up of remote employees. The marketing manager works from the corporate headquarters and the remote employees report directly to him. This example represents a ________ span of control.

The management at Craftmine Company wants to analyze the company to make positive improvements each year. They should start by

Toppling Waters creates bottled water for consumption across the country. Senior leadership knows that different parts of the country have different water conditions, so they allow their regional directors to decide on their water sources and purification techniques. Toppling Waters is an example of a company using a ________ authority.

Prisca is expanding her business and believes in decentralized authority. Which example would best describe this concept?

Car-Car Travel Company has noticed a problem with its accounts payable system and created a list of potential solutions. The company's next course of action would be to

Watertek Industries has been losing money at a rapidly increasing rate over the past few years. Although the company has avoided acquisitions in the past, a member of the senior leadership team is pushing for an expensive acquisition of one of Watertek's competitors. She feels like the purchase will lead to a quick return to profitability for the company. Which stage of organizational decline does this situation best represent?

The leadership team at Recon Production Works makes it a point to regularly compliment and thank employees for their accomplishments and achievements. Which type of reward is the leadership team utilizing?

Walk through the five stages of organizational decline using examples that highlight the warning signs a company might notice during each stage.