Business - Management / Quizlet 4

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Punishment involves the use of _____ power.

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At Heritage Chocolates, the raw materials are processed at a plant and then sent to the manufacturing plant. The manufactured chocolates are finally sent to the packaging plant. This scenario illustrates _____ at Heritage Chocolates.

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Cedar Enterprises is made up of a number of small units. It has virtually no underlying hierarchy. People float from project to project within their unit, and the organizational design centers on the projects. Cedar is an example of what type of organization?

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_____ exists when activities flow both ways between units.

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Units with _____ interdependence operate with little interaction-the output of the units is put together at the organizational level.

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Karl is fond of saying, "Remember, half the doctors you see graduated in the bottom of their class." Karl is attempting to limit the _____ power of physicians.

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What is the leadership role in creating an agenda?

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One of the reasons Steve Jobs was very successful at Apple was his charisma. From this observation, we can infer that he had _____ power.

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_____ needs in Maslow's hierarchy involve realizing one's potential for continued growth and individual development.

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SegSystems has an in-house full-time staff of eight people. It outsources basic support services and hires temporary workers as needed. Sometimes those employees work from home. But, as needed, SegSystems will lease facilities, depending on the nature of a given project. SegSystems is an example of a(n) _____ organization.

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At Delta Corp. the manufacturing and design department frequently consults with the research and development department and the marketing and sales department regularly interacts with the manufacturing and design department. This scenario illustrates _____ at Delta.

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_____ is defined as the process of linking the activities of the various departments of an organization.

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A news producer has the authority to choose which reporter will get to cover important news items and which reporter will cover trivial news items. The news producer uses this authority to recognize the hard work of reporters. Which of the following types of power is the producer using in this case?

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At Supertech Inc., a technology company, employees are given more authority and are allowed to make their own decisions. Supertech operates in a business environment that is not predictable. The middle managers, supervisors, and employees have a degree of autonomy and are encouraged to make decisions. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in the scenario?

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An attempt to assess the worth of each job relative to other jobs is known as

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Bill Lennox is a good man. He demonstrates high moral standards with every decision he takes and inspires others to follow suit. From the given information, we can say that he has _____ power.

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The first organized approach to studying leadership focused on

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Gadgetbug Inc. manufactures home appliances. All the decisions are made by the top managers at the company. The middle and lower managers follow the instructions given by top managers rather than making decisions by themselves. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in the scenario?

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The behavior that is called "job-centered leader behavior" in the Michigan studies is similar to the behavior called _____ behavior in the Ohio State studies.

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Abbott, a shoe manufacturing company, strives to keep its workers satisfied. As many of them are working mothers, the company allows flexible time shifts. CEO Miles White says, "One of the most important things we can do for working families today is to help them lead healthier lives." According to the Michigan studies, White is demonstrating _____ behavior.

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_____ is the process of systematically retaining power and authority in the hands of higher-level managers.

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_____ is the process of systematically delegating power and authority throughout the organization to middle- and lower-level managers.

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In the Ohio State studies, employees of supervisors who ranked high on initiating structure

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At the opposite ends of the single continuum used by the Michigan studies are the leader's

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_____ is the process by which a manager assigns a portion of his or her total workload to others.

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_____ is power that has been legitimized by the organization.

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S&L Computer services has separate divisions to focus on the needs of individual consumers, small businesses, and large businesses. This is an example of what type of departmentalization?

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