Exam 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Define and give an example of a primary group.

According to the textbook, what type of formal organization is the most widespread and influential?

David runs a coffee shop with six employees.He allows these employees to do more or less what they want, when they want, while he is off snowboarding and skiing in various parts of the world.What is David's leadership style called?

In what ways does the organizational environment influence organizational (bureaucratic) behaviour?

What role did team sports play in the gang rape of a handicapped young woman in Glen Ridge?

Which of the following leadership styles is least effective in most situations?

Aruna works for a company in the rapidly changing computer technology industry.Which of the following organizational structures is likely to be the best for her company?

What are functionalist theorists liable to overlook in their consideration of group conformity?

In the 1970s, Japanese workers were in a position to demand and achieve more decision-making authority than American workers were.

How do in-group and out-group dynamics operate in high schools? Use examples from your own experience.

When are the dangers of groupthink the greatest?

In large organizations, why is it likely that organization heads (CEOs) often have no idea what is happening on the front lines?

Which of the following is the basis for differences between types of societies discussed in the textbook?

What do "quality circles" help to overcome?

People who share a similar status but are not aware of any shared identity are defined as which of the following?

A white professor in a largely white university classroom states that the Jewish Holocaust did not happen and was largely made up by Jews as part of their plan to gain sympathy and take over the world.According to the textbook, who would be most likely to challenge the professor's views?

At the corporation where Claudio works, daily directives are issued by the CEO and CFO.Departmental managers, who know what is really happening in the daily operation, are not consulted.What criticism against bureaucracies is relevant in this case?

Which factor influencing conformity did Milgram study?

Which of the following groups of people is least likely to express dissenting views in front of one another?

Why are crimes committed by corporations rarely reported, investigated, or convicted?