• Question 1 2 out of 2 points Small groups appear to perform better when it comes to ________. • Question 2 2 out of 2 points According to Maslow, a person stranded on a desert island would ________ before he or she worried about making weapons. • Question 3 2 out of 2 points Which leadership style tends to centralize authority and make unilateral decisions? • Question 4 2 out of 2 points Which is the best summary of goal-setting theory? • Question 5 2 out of 2 points ________ assumes that employees have little ambition, dislike work, and avoid responsibility. • Question 6 2 out of 2 points Of the following, which is NOT thought to be an advantage of teams within an organization? • Question 7 2 out of 2 points The "two pizza" rule states that the best teams should be small enough so that they can be satisfied with no more than two pizzas. • Question 8 2 out of 2 points Rishi's boss encourages employees to participate in the decision-making process but does not give them complete freedom to do as they like. She has this kind of leadership style. • Question 9 2 out of 2 points Maslow sees food as being on the same level of need as which of the following? • Question 10 2 out of 2 points Individuals within a group ________. • Question 11 2 out of 2 points The promise of behavioral theories of leadership held that this would be possible. • Question 12 2 out of 2 points Leaders are ________. • Question 13 2 out of 2 points In the situational leadership theory (SLT), readiness is defined as ________ to perform a task. • Question 14 2 out of 2 points The key to motivation, according to Maslow, is to identify ________. • Question 15 2 out of 2 points Which three needs are recognized in McClelland's three-needs theory? • Question 16 2 out of 2 points Because leading is one of the four basic managerial functions, ________ leaders. • Question 17 2 out of 2 points One of the keys to being a good team leader is to know when to leave a team alone. • Question 18 2 out of 2 points Large groups appear to perform better when the goal of the group is to ________. • Question 19 2 out of 2 points McClelland's most influential need is the ________. • Question 20 2 out of 2 points As a group expands, individual productivity tends to decline. • Question 21 2 out of 2 points Groups tend to go through five stages as they develop. • Question 22 2 out of 2 points In the norming stage of group development, the group becomes cohesive. 2 out of 2 points During a recent meeting, a shouting match arose between a design manager and a marketing representative about a marketing plan for a new product. This team seems to be at the ________ stage of group development. • Question 24 2 out of 2 points Compensation plans based on employee output or productivity are referred to as ________. • Question 25 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is a lower-order need in Maslow's hierarchy? • Question 26 2 out of 2 points A manager with a Theory X view of human nature would ________. • Question 27 2 out of 2 points This stage involves the most conflict during the entire group development process. • Question 28 2 out of 2 points Maslow believes that higher-order needs ________. Correct Answer: • Question 29 2 out of 2 points Theory Y assumes that people inherently ________. • Question 30 2 out of 2 points A difficult skill for a team leader to learn is knowing when to ________ the team. • Question 31 2 out of 2 points Al is given two different "top priorities" from two different managers. Al is experiencing ________. • Question 32 2 out of 2 points According to Herzberg, in order to provide employees with job satisfaction, managers should concentrate on ________. • Question 33 2 out of 2 points Situational leadership theory (SLT) states that an R1 worker who is unable and unwilling to perform a task responds best to a telling leadership style. • Question 34 2 out of 2 points Goal-setting theory states that having specific goals improves performance. • Question 35 2 out of 2 points According to Herzberg, what controls satisfaction and motivation? • Question 36 2 out of 2 points Permanent work groups are not likely to go through this stage. • Question 37 2 out of 2 points Monica's boss allows her to make any decision she thinks is important on the spot without consulting anyone. Monica's boss has this kind of leadership style. • Question 38 2 out of 2 points (Extra Credit) An individual who wants to buy a home in a neighborhood with a low crime rate is satisfying which need? • Question 39 2 out of 2 points The ________ stage of the group development process is complete when members begin to think of themselves as part of a group. • Question 40 2 out of 2 points In the group development process, the group carries out its primary work during this stage. • Question 41 2 out of 2 points A theory that suggests that employees compare their inputs and outputs from a job to the ratio of relevant others is known as ________. • Question 42 2 out of 2 points Behavioral theories of leadership focused on ________. • Question 43 2 out of 2 points Most workers learn what is expected from them on the job from group ________. • Question 44 2 out of 2 points Group norms typically are established ________. • Question 45 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is thought to best motivate professionals? • Question 46 2 out of 2 points This kind of work group brings individuals together from different work disciplines with different knowledge and skills. • Question 47 2 out of 2 points What does Fiedler's least-preferred coworker questionnaire measure? = • Question 48 2 out of 2 points On a pro football team, empowerment might manifest itself in which of the following? • Question 49 2 out of 2 points Maslow argued that each level in the needs hierarchy must be substantially satisfied before the next becomes dominant. • Question 50 2 out of 2 points Formal groups ________. • Question 51 2 out of 2 points According to Herzberg, which kind of characteristics are most closely associated with job dissatisfaction?
