Question 1

Participation can have statistically significant effects on performance and satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Participation increases the power of employees but not their managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following statements reflects participative view power?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is applied by management. 
B)  It flows downward. 
C)  It is a fixed amount. 
D)  It is applied by shared ideas in a group. 
A)  It is applied by management. 
B)  It flows downward. 
C)  It is a fixed amount. 
D)  It is applied by shared ideas in a group. D

Question 4

Participative employees are:

Accepted Answer

A)  highly stressed from working under an authoritarian manager. 
B)  generally more satisfied with their work and their supervisor. 
C)  bound to have low levels of self-efficacy. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  highly stressed from working under an authoritarian manager. 
B)  generally more satisfied with their work and their supervisor. 
C)  bound to have low levels of self-efficacy. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of rapid-cycle decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves the creation of a self-managing team. 
B)  It is an inclusive and transparent process. 
C)  It seldom yields definitive outcomes. 
D)  It requires final judgments to be made by the CEO when consensus cannot be achieved. 
A)  It involves the creation of a self-managing team. 
B)  It is an inclusive and transparent process. 
C)  It seldom yields definitive outcomes. 
D)  It requires final judgments to be made by the CEO when consensus cannot be achieved.

Question 6

What are the managerial concerns about participation?

Accepted Answer

Some managers have difficulty adjusting

Question 7

Which of the following is typically the responsibility of an employee toward making a participative program successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying the issues to be addressed 
B)  Seeking to use the perspectives of others 
C)  Specifying the level of involvement desired 
D)  Allocating fair rewards 
A)  Identifying the issues to be addressed 
B)  Seeking to use the perspectives of others 
C)  Specifying the level of involvement desired 
D)  Allocating fair rewards

Question 8

A large percentage of employees regularly make suggestions in most firms; the rest may feel no significant level of involvement in suggestion programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a restraint on the area of job freedom for a department?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of employees in the department 
B)  The physical environment 
C)  Personal limitations 
D)  Collective-bargaining agreements 
A)  The number of employees in the department 
B)  The physical environment 
C)  Personal limitations 
D)  Collective-bargaining agreements

Question 10

Which of the following factors enhances job-related self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overwhelming jobs 
B)  Job mastery 
C)  Unwanted changes 
D)  Negative leadership 
A)  Overwhelming jobs 
B)  Job mastery 
C)  Unwanted changes 
D)  Negative leadership

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a key trait of servant leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treating others with respect 
B)  Admitting mistakes 
C)  Asking for help 
D)  Listening passively 
A)  Treating others with respect 
B)  Admitting mistakes 
C)  Asking for help 
D)  Listening passively

Question 12

Explain the five broad approaches to empowerment.

Accepted Answer

The five broad approaches to empowerment

Question 13

The act of participation in itself establishes better communication with both the group and the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One of the greatest impediments to success is the lack of support for,or even resistance to,participative programs by top management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The _____ view of management is that power is a fixed quantity,is legitimate,and flows downward,so someone must lose what another gains.

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic 
B)  consultative 
C)  autocratic 
D)  benevolent 
A)  democratic 
B)  consultative 
C)  autocratic 
D)  benevolent

Question 16

Participation helps employees become good organizational citizens who take ownership for results rather than nonresponsible,machinelike performers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A key feature of self-managing teams is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  total autonomy 
B)  the diminished role of the manager 
C)  the extensive training of employees in statistical methods 
D)  centralized decision making 
A)  total autonomy 
B)  the diminished role of the manager 
C)  the extensive training of employees in statistical methods 
D)  centralized decision making

Question 18

A more formal version of the group-decision approach is the self-managing team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following styles of management involves managers asking groups for recommended action before taking a decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic management 
B)  Consultative management 
C)  Participative committee 
D)  Consensus decision making 
A)  Democratic management 
B)  Consultative management 
C)  Participative committee 
D)  Consensus decision making

Question 20

The success of any participative program is contingent upon all managers agreeing to:

Accepted Answer

A)  focus solely on individual contributors. 
B)  identify the issues to be addressed. 
C)  operate outside organizational policies. 
D)  avoid seeking others' perspectives. 
A)  focus solely on individual contributors. 
B)  identify the issues to be addressed. 
C)  operate outside organizational policies. 
D)  avoid seeking others' perspectives.

Participation can have statistically significant effects on performance and satisfaction.

Participation increases the power of employees but not their managers.

Which of the following statements reflects participative view power?

Participative employees are:

Which of the following statements is true of rapid-cycle decision making?

What are the managerial concerns about participation?

Which of the following is typically the responsibility of an employee toward making a participative program successful?

A large percentage of employees regularly make suggestions in most firms; the rest may feel no significant level of involvement in suggestion programs.

Which of the following is NOT a restraint on the area of job freedom for a department?

Which of the following factors enhances job-related self-efficacy?

Which of the following is NOT a key trait of servant leaders?

Explain the five broad approaches to empowerment.

The act of participation in itself establishes better communication with both the group and the organization.

One of the greatest impediments to success is the lack of support for,or even resistance to,participative programs by top management.

The _____ view of management is that power is a fixed quantity,is legitimate,and flows downward,so someone must lose what another gains.

Participation helps employees become good organizational citizens who take ownership for results rather than nonresponsible,machinelike performers.

A key feature of self-managing teams is _____.

A more formal version of the group-decision approach is the self-managing team.

Which of the following styles of management involves managers asking groups for recommended action before taking a decision?

The success of any participative program is contingent upon all managers agreeing to:

The Dynamics of People and Organizations

Models of Organizational Behavior

Managing Communications

Social Systems and Organizational Culture

Motivation

Appraising and Rewarding Performance

Leadership

Employee Attitudes and Their Effects

Issues Between Organizations and Individuals

Conflict, Power, and Organizational Politics

Informal and Formal Groups

Teams and Team Building

Managing Change

Stress and Counseling

Organizational Behavior Across Cultures

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Exam 8: Empowerment and Participation

Participation can have statistically significant effects on performance and satisfaction.

Participation increases the power of employees but not their managers.

Which of the following statements reflects participative view power?

Participative employees are:

Which of the following statements is true of rapid-cycle decision making?

What are the managerial concerns about participation?

Which of the following is typically the responsibility of an employee toward making a participative program successful?

A large percentage of employees regularly make suggestions in most firms; the rest may feel no significant level of involvement in suggestion programs.

Which of the following is NOT a restraint on the area of job freedom for a department?

Which of the following factors enhances job-related self-efficacy?

Which of the following is NOT a key trait of servant leaders?

Explain the five broad approaches to empowerment.

The act of participation in itself establishes better communication with both the group and the organization.

One of the greatest impediments to success is the lack of support for,or even resistance to,participative programs by top management.

The _____ view of management is that power is a fixed quantity,is legitimate,and flows downward,so someone must lose what another gains.

Participation helps employees become good organizational citizens who take ownership for results rather than nonresponsible,machinelike performers.

A key feature of self-managing teams is _____.

A more formal version of the group-decision approach is the self-managing team.

Which of the following styles of management involves managers asking groups for recommended action before taking a decision?

The success of any participative program is contingent upon all managers agreeing to:

The Dynamics of People and Organizations

Models of Organizational Behavior

Managing Communications

Social Systems and Organizational Culture

Motivation

Appraising and Rewarding Performance

Leadership

Employee Attitudes and Their Effects

Issues Between Organizations and Individuals

Conflict, Power, and Organizational Politics

Informal and Formal Groups

Teams and Team Building

Managing Change

Stress and Counseling

Organizational Behavior Across Cultures

Filters