Question 1

________ is an obligation to perform assigned activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Centralization 
B)  Line authority 
C)  Efficacy 
D)  Responsibility 
E)  Functional authority

Question 2

Lisa recently joined the HR department at Tandem Corp, a cycle manufacturing firm. In her role as an HR executive, she is responsible for answering all employee queries on payroll issues. In this scenario, Lisa has a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consultative responsibility 
B)  specific responsibility 
C)  latent responsibility 
D)  operating responsibility 
E)  general responsibility

Question 3

Bay Industries has a small-scale shoe manufacturing plant that has had a high number of product defects in the past several months. Upon investigation, it was found that the shoes were never inspected for quality once they came off the production line as no particular employee had been assigned this specific task. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  responsibility gap 
B)  overlapping responsibility 
C)  role conflict 
D)  skill gap 
E)  lack of functional similarity

Question 4

The HR department of a large IT firm is responsible for recruiting and training qualified employees for all the other departments within the organization. In essence, they are the suppliers of workers, and the various organizational departments needing workers are their customers. Under the given circumstance, identify the role played by the human resource department.

Accepted Answer

A)  control role 
B)  functional role 
C)  service role 
D)  advisory role 
E)  counseling role

Question 5

The most fundamental authority in an organization, consisting of the right to make decisions and to give orders concerning the production, sales, or finance-related behavior of subordinates, is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  functional authority 
B)  staff authority 
C)  traditional authority 
D)  line authority 
E)  informal authority

Question 6

The three steps in the delegation process are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  creating accountability, promoting acceptance, and facilitating performance 
B)  assigning specific duties, granting authority, and creating responsibility 
C)  assigning responsibility, creating accountability, and assigning specific duties 
D)  creating responsibility, granting authority, and promoting acceptance 
E)  assigning specific rules, creating responsibility, and promoting acceptance

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the four key dimensions for appraising manager responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior with upper management 
B)  behavior with other groups 
C)  behavior with subordinates 
D)  behavior with stockholders 
E)  personal attitudes and values

Question 8

A manager responsible for executing a limited portion of a function has a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  general responsibility 
B)  specific responsibility 
C)  operating responsibility 
D)  organizational responsibility 
E)  consultative responsibility

Question 9

A manager who neglects to assign all required job tasks to their employees has created a ________ gap.

Accepted Answer

A)  accountability 
B)  duty 
C)  responsibility 
D)  task 
E)  authority

Question 10

The individual who guides and directs the execution of a function through the person accepting operating responsibility has a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  general responsibility 
B)  specific responsibility 
C)  sequential responsibility 
D)  rotational responsibility 
E)  consultative responsibility

Question 11

________ consists of the right to give orders within a segment of the organization where this right is normally nonexistent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Staff authority 
B)  Line authority 
C)  Decentralization 
D)  Functional authority 
E)  Informal authority

Question 12

List and briefly describe the four key dimensions of responsible management behavior.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which of the following is an indicator that an organization is too large and decentralized?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer product innovations 
B)  high labor costs relative to other organizational expenses 
C)  excessive organizational rules and regulations 
D)  heterogeneous product lines 
E)  poor customer relationships

Question 14

An individual's job activities within an organization are usually summarized in a formal statement known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  job evaluation 
B)  job description 
C)  job design 
D)  job specification 
E)  job analysis

Question 15

In which of the following roles do staff personnel help establish a mechanism for evaluating the effectiveness of organizational plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  advisory role 
B)  service role 
C)  control role 
D)  functional role 
E)  counseling role

Question 16

The accountability concept implies that reward or punishment is dependent upon performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

________ consists of the right to advise or assist those who possess line authority.

Accepted Answer

A)  Functional authority 
B)  Staff authority 
C)  Informal authority 
D)  Lateral authority 
E)  Rational-legal authority

Question 18

Which of the following exists when certain tasks are not included in the responsibility area of any individual organization member?

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict 
B)  responsibility gap 
C)  accountability 
D)  overlapping responsibility 
E)  lack of functional similarity

Question 19

When properly designed, job descriptions ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage job sharing among employees 
B)  increase the number of tasks associated with the job 
C)  communicate job content to employees 
D)  encourage the application of sociotechnical systems principles to the humanization of work 
E)  encourage job rotation among employees

Question 20

The self-assumed commitment to handle a job to the best of one's ability is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  responsibility 
B)  authority 
C)  accountability 
D)  answerability 
E)  responsivity

Exam 9: Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation