Question 1

Scientific management was an effort to humanize the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Compare and contrast Canadian and Japanese work organization. Be as specific in your answer as possible.

Accepted Answer

Canadian and Japanese work organizations

Question 3

Formal organizations are relatively new, dating back to the mid-1850s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Today's more competitive organizations have a more hierarchical, pyramid shape.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which sociological concept refers to a number of weak social ties among persons who have little common identity and little interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary group 
B)  triad 
C)  network 
D)  dyad 
A)  primary group 
B)  triad 
C)  network 
D)  dyad

Question 6

Discuss the "McDonaldization of society" thesis. What, exactly, does this phrase mean? How might this thesis, assuming it is correct, affect your own life in college and after?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the "McDonaldization of society" thesis. What,...

Question 7

Which statement correctly reflects Simmel's understanding of the dyad?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dyads are less stable than groups with many members. 
B)  Typically, dyads involve less intense interaction. 
C)  Most people find dyads less meaningful than triads. 
D)  Dyads are more stable than groups with many members. 
A)  Dyads are less stable than groups with many members. 
B)  Typically, dyads involve less intense interaction. 
C)  Most people find dyads less meaningful than triads. 
D)  Dyads are more stable than groups with many members.

Question 8

Quick Quiz:
-The sociologist who explored the primary group was Charles Horton Cooley.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the important differences between primary and secondary groups?

Accepted Answer

Primary and secondary groups are two dis

Question 10

In brief, what does Rosabeth Moss Kanter's research show?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizations must "open up" their structure to bring out the best in their employees. 
B)  Employees who hustle are the ones who get ahead. 
C)  Organizational structure has little to do with employee performance. 
D)  Formal organizations typically become oligarchies. 
A)  Organizations must "open up" their structure to bring out the best in their employees. 
B)  Employees who hustle are the ones who get ahead. 
C)  Organizational structure has little to do with employee performance. 
D)  Formal organizations typically become oligarchies.

Question 11

Which of the following illustrates the operation of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group shares information widely and makes an effective policy decision. 
B)  A group leader makes a decision without consulting anyone, and the decision turns out to be a bad one. 
C)  Group members seek consensus, discouraging people from speaking freely, and end up making a decision based on limited information. 
D)  A group gets different ideas from everyone and is unable to come up with any decision at all. 
A)  A group shares information widely and makes an effective policy decision. 
B)  A group leader makes a decision without consulting anyone, and the decision turns out to be a bad one. 
C)  Group members seek consensus, discouraging people from speaking freely, and end up making a decision based on limited information. 
D)  A group gets different ideas from everyone and is unable to come up with any decision at all.

Question 12

During the last fifty years, Japanese formal organizations have differed from those in the United States by being

Accepted Answer

A)  less efficient. 
B)  less profitable. 
C)  more collective in their orientation. 
D)  more hierarchical. 
A)  less efficient. 
B)  less profitable. 
C)  more collective in their orientation. 
D)  more hierarchical.

Question 13

The basic idea behind scientific management is that

Accepted Answer

A)  both science and formal organizations are rational. 
B)  organizations benefit from employees with scientific knowledge. 
C)  applying scientific principles can make a business more efficient. 
D)  companies chaired by scientists are more successful. 
A)  both science and formal organizations are rational. 
B)  organizations benefit from employees with scientific knowledge. 
C)  applying scientific principles can make a business more efficient. 
D)  companies chaired by scientists are more successful.

Question 14

Max Weber noted many traits of bureaucracy. Which of the following list is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  favouring family members over strangers 
B)  arranging offices in a hierarchy 
C)  enacting many rules and regulations 
D)  providing workers with highly specialized jobs 
A)  favouring family members over strangers 
B)  arranging offices in a hierarchy 
C)  enacting many rules and regulations 
D)  providing workers with highly specialized jobs

Question 15

The text speaks of "opposing trends" in today's world of formal organizations because

Accepted Answer

A)  some organizations are getting smaller, but most are getting bigger. 
B)  men dominate formal organizations, but women are gaining fast. 
C)  some organizations have evolved toward flatter, more flexible forms, but others remain rigid organizations patterned on McDonald's. 
D)  most organizations are getting bigger, but some are getting smaller. 
A)  some organizations are getting smaller, but most are getting bigger. 
B)  men dominate formal organizations, but women are gaining fast. 
C)  some organizations have evolved toward flatter, more flexible forms, but others remain rigid organizations patterned on McDonald's. 
D)  most organizations are getting bigger, but some are getting smaller.

Question 16

Social groups fall into one of two types, depending on

Accepted Answer

A)  how large they are. 
B)  their members' degree of personal concern for one another. 
C)  how much the members interact with one another. 
D)  how often they gather together. 
A)  how large they are. 
B)  their members' degree of personal concern for one another. 
C)  how much the members interact with one another. 
D)  how often they gather together.

Question 17

The post-industrial economy has created more routine service jobs than highly skilled jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is the best example of a primary group?

Accepted Answer

A)  a family that has gathered to celebrate a religious holiday 
B)  carpenters gathering at a work site 
C)  a student government meeting 
D)  a reunion of the graduating class of 1977 
A)  a family that has gathered to celebrate a religious holiday 
B)  carpenters gathering at a work site 
C)  a student government meeting 
D)  a reunion of the graduating class of 1977

Question 19

Which of the following concepts refers to a social group that people use as a point of reference in making evaluations or decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  peer group 
B)  reference group 
C)  out-group 
D)  dyad 
A)  peer group 
B)  reference group 
C)  out-group 
D)  dyad

Question 20

From the point of view of anyone considered an "inmate," what type of formal organization is the person in?

Accepted Answer

A)  a normative organization 
B)  a coercive organization 
C)  a utilitarian organization 
D)  a voluntary organization 
A)  a normative organization 
B)  a coercive organization 
C)  a utilitarian organization 
D)  a voluntary organization

Exam 7: Groups and Organizations

Scientific management was an effort to humanize the workplace.

Compare and contrast Canadian and Japanese work organization. Be as specific in your answer as possible.

Formal organizations are relatively new, dating back to the mid-1850s.

Today's more competitive organizations have a more hierarchical, pyramid shape.

Which sociological concept refers to a number of weak social ties among persons who have little common identity and little interaction?

Discuss the "McDonaldization of society" thesis. What, exactly, does this phrase mean? How might this thesis, assuming it is correct, affect your own life in college and after?

Which statement correctly reflects Simmel's understanding of the dyad?

Quick Quiz: -The sociologist who explored the primary group was Charles Horton Cooley.

What are the important differences between primary and secondary groups?

In brief, what does Rosabeth Moss Kanter's research show?

Which of the following illustrates the operation of groupthink?

During the last fifty years, Japanese formal organizations have differed from those in the United States by being

The basic idea behind scientific management is that

Max Weber noted many traits of bureaucracy. Which of the following list is NOT one of them?

The text speaks of "opposing trends" in today's world of formal organizations because

Social groups fall into one of two types, depending on

The post-industrial economy has created more routine service jobs than highly skilled jobs.

Which of the following is the best example of a primary group?

Which of the following concepts refers to a social group that people use as a point of reference in making evaluations or decisions?

From the point of view of anyone considered an "inmate," what type of formal organization is the person in?

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