A) Organizational culture B) Division of labor C) Hierarchy D) Bureaucracy
A) Erving Goffman B) Emile Durkheim C) Karl Marx D) Max Weber
A) Legitimate power B) Expert power C) Referent power D) Coercive power
A) Network theory B) Chaos theory C) Critical theory D) Systems theory
A) Rational choice theory B) Resource dependence theory C) Social exchange theory D) Social identity theory
A) Socialization B) Adaptation C) Acculturation D) Assimilation
A) A phenomenon where group members prioritize consensus over critical thinking B) The practice of rewarding employees based on performance C) The tendency to form cliques within an organization D) Conflict between different departments in an organization
A) Reciprocity norm B) Bystander effect C) Social loafing D) Group polarization
A) Symbolic interactionism B) Institutional theory C) Rational choice theory D) Ecological systems theory
A) 1950s B) 1960s C) 1970 D) 1940s
A) Bronze prison B) Golden chain C) Silver shackles D) Iron cage
A) It increased worker motivation significantly B) It enhanced religious work experiences C) It constrained workers to a kind of 'prison' and stripped them of their individuality D) It eliminated the need for skilled labor
A) Bureaucracy is based solely on traditional practices B) Bureaucracy is an organization that rests on rational-legal principles and maximizes technical efficiency C) Bureaucracy hinders organizational growth D) Bureaucracy decreases worker productivity
A) Mary Parker Follet; bureaucratic principles B) Chester Barnard; administrative behavior C) Frederick Taylor; scientific management D) Henri Fayol; human relations approach
A) The reduction of worker wages B) The standardization of production through the use of assembly lines C) The decentralization of work processes D) The elimination of skilled labor
A) Workers preferred lower lighting for higher productivity B) There was no change in productivity during the studies C) Productivity increased when workers were being studied, regardless of lighting levels D) Lighting levels had no impact on productivity
A) Factor analysis B) ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) C) Multiple regression D) Cluster sampling
A) Individualism vs. collectivism B) Long-term orientation vs. short term orientation C) Power distance D) Masculinity vs. femininity
A) Chester Barnard B) Charles Perrow C) Max Weber D) French and Raven
A) Niklas Luhmann B) Kurt Lewin C) Bertalanffy D) Alexander Bogdanov
A) Financial accounting B) Leadership studies C) Marketing strategies D) Operations management
A) Organizations make decisions based solely on financial outcomes B) Decisions are always made optimally within organizations C) Decision-makers often employ satisficing, using the first marginally acceptable solution rather than the most optimal one D) Satisficing is irrelevant to organizational decision-making
A) Complexity theory B) Theory of the firm C) Resource dependence theory D) Transaction cost economics
A) Openness B) Extraversion C) Conscientiousness D) Aggressiveness
A) Organizational ecology B) General systems theory C) Behaviorist psychology D) Scientific management
A) Emphasizes scientific management principles B) Models human organizations C) Focuses on firm mortality D) Outputs can become subsequent inputs, creating a cyclical process
A) Financial auditing techniques B) The consultant-client relationship C) Market analysis strategies D) Employee turnover rates
A) Complex, goal-oriented entities B) Organizations selected based on fit with their environment C) Simple, static structures D) Entities focused solely on productivity
A) Theories from Frederick Herzberg, Abraham Maslow, David McClelland, Victor Vroom, and Douglas McGregor B) Theories unrelated to human behavior C) Theories about financial incentives only D) Theories focusing solely on technological efficiency
A) Understanding individual behavior at a micro-level B) Analyzing financial performance C) Designing organizational structures D) Predicting market trends
A) Technological advancements B) Motivation, including theories from researchers like Frederick Herzberg and Abraham Maslow C) Historical analysis of organizations D) Financial management strategies
A) Economics B) Sociology C) Anthropology D) Political Science
A) Maslow's hierarchy of needs B) Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory C) Edgar Schein's model D) Herzberg's two-factor theory
A) Receiving a pay raise or bonuses B) Proving one's self-worth C) Managing communication between public and organization D) Organizational citizenship behavior
A) Ethnography B) Experiments C) Correlation studies D) Surveys
A) Transaction cost economics B) Mintzberg's organigraph C) Theory of the firm D) Agency theory
A) Ethics B) Technology adoption C) Market trends D) Globalization
A) Cultural dimensions such as beliefs, values, rituals, symbols B) Public relations practices C) Extrinsic motivation D) Uncertainty avoidance
A) Bounded rationality, which suggests decision-makers often use satisficing B) Decision-making is not influenced by organizational context C) People always seek the most optimal solution D) Classical economics assumes people are irrational decision-makers
A) Bertalanffy B) Kurt Lewin C) Niklas Luhmann D) Alexander Bogdanov |