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- 1. Question 31 Which statement does NOT provide an accurate characterization of committees? Managers are often assigned to numerous committees to improve coordination across departments. Committees can help managers whose units must work together to adjust schedules, workloads, and work assignments in order to increase productivity. Committees can be effective in communicating complex qualitative information. Committees can become an effective personal mechanism for mutual adjustment across unit heads. Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation. 3 points Question 32 A(n) _______ design the process of choosing and implementing a structural configuration for an organization. organic simple organizational structural complex 3 points Question 33 __________ is the degree to which the authority to make decisions is delegated to lower levels in an organization's hierarchy. Span of control Distribution Decentralization Centralization Bureaucracy 3 points Question 34 __________ deals with questions such as: What is the real mission? How do we contribute? What are our goals? How do we reach our goals? What external forces are important? How do we measure results? What do we do if specific targets are not met? How do we tell others how good we are? When do we quit? Systematic integration
- 2. External adaptation Structural adaptation Internal integration Institutional adaptation 3 points Question 35 __________ units are work groups that conduct the major business of the organization. Boundary-spanning Line Specialty Staff Facilitator 3 points Question 36 __________ set the tone for a culture and for cultural change. Shareholders Middle level managers Competitors Top managers First-line supervisors 3 points Question 37 Followers contribute to the leadership process by 1) granting claims to leaders and 2) claiming their own roles as followers. motivating their leaders. acting on a leader's instructions. getting to know their leaders. granting leaders permission to lead. 3 points Question 38 Jason is appointed to position of formal authority in his organization. Of the following, which is expected to be exerted by Jason? Followership Formal leadership Romance of leadership Equivalence
- 3. Informal leadership 3 points Question 39 The three technology classifications that were described by James D. Thompson are __________. straightforward, continuous, and high-intensity intensive, continuous, and complex intensive, mediating, and long-linked sporadic, continuous, and high-intensity small-batch, mass production, and continuous-process 3 points Question 40 Which type of leadership occurs when leadership is divided so that no one person has unilateral power to lead? Formal leadership Informal leadership Co-leadership Distributive leadership Social leadership 3 points Question 41 A dynamic, interactive influence process among team members working to achieve goals is called: Informal leadership Co-leadership Distributive leadership Shared leadership Implicit leadership 3 points Question 42 Systems of rites are called __________. rituals artifacts sagas rules routines
- 4. 3 points Question 43 The capacity or willingness to follow a leader is called: leadership. followership. co-leadership. equivalence. trust . 3 points Question 44 The __________ environment is the set of cultural, economic, legal-political, and educational conditions found in the areas in which the organization operates. general widespread comprehensive specific internalA. Managers are often assigned to numerous committees to improve coordination across departments.B. Committees can help managers whose units must work together to adjust schedules, workloads, and work assignments in order to increase productivity.C. Committees can be effective in communicating complex qualitative information.D. Committees can become an effective personal mechanism for mutual adjustment across unit heads.E. Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation. Solution As per Chegg guidelines, first question is to be answered. Kindly ask rest of the questions in separate posts. Correct option: (e) Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation. Reason: Committees serve a larger purpose for an organization and are not inexpensive and can cost too much for firms in the form of man hours.