Exam 3: History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership

Should you reward people for performance improvement and excellence in the United States the same way you reward in Singapore? The answer is yes.Organizations in these countries use employee training and development to help people improve their skills and performance.In countries like Russia and Greece,however,family and background count for more than performance does.Medium;Comprehension

_____________ a contemporary of Fayol's,formalized the principles of scientific management in the early 1900s.

Countries where uncertainty avoidance is high are Brazil and Switzerland.

According to Fayol,organizations do best when tenure is:

Briefly identify the nine dimensions of culture identified by the 2006 GLOBE report? Performance orientation,uncertainty avoidance,assertiveness,power distance,gender equalitarianism,institutional collectivism,humane orientation,and future orientation are the nine dimensions of culture identified by the 2006 GLOBE report on culture.Hard;Knowledge

How did Netflix use social networking principles to improve efficiency?

____________ according to Fayol means that harmony and team spirit across the organization builds morale and unity.

Ethics implies deciding on a course of action when clear decision rules are available.False: Ethics implies deciding on a course of action when no clear decision rules are available.Medium;Comprehension

The scientific approach to management is sometimes referred to as:

Leaders of social movements depend on ________ rather than _________ to motivate participants to action.

People,in societies where assertiveness is low:

In countries with low institutional collectivism:

Frederick Taylor formalized the principles of management in his 1911 book.

What kind of incentives do managers offer for employees in countries where competition between individuals and groups is encouraged?

Fayol,Taylor and the Gilbreths presumed that managers were not overseeing manual labor tasks.

Mexico ranks _________ on the power distance dimension than the U.S.

Over time,the principles of Taylorism tended to dehumanize workers.

Thailand,Brazil,and France are countries which reflect____________ power distance.

Why was Facebook started?

______________ is an organization skilled at creating,acquiring,and transferring knowledge,and at modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights.