1 Jelly bean motivators create an atmosphere culture that encourages the development of this type of individual a Equity Sensitive b Entitled c Benevolent d All of the above are encouraged equally given the jelly bean motivator s management style 2 Out of the following group situations which is the worst case scenario for a manager in terms of the productivity that results a Low cohesiveness with low productivity norm b Low cohesiveness with high productivity norm c High cohesiveness with high productivity norm d High cohesiveness with low productivity norm e Both A and D 3 During this stage of group development the group develops unwritten rules to improve relationships and avoid conflict and becomes very cohesive This stage is referred to as a Norming b Storming c Forming d Performing e Adjourning 4 People with Machiavellian personalities believe that any type of behavior is acceptable if it helps them achieve their goals Add this skill with the ability to create strong bonds with followers and according to the textbook you have described a leader who is a n Illegitimate visionary leader a b Negative transformational leader c Charismatic ombudsmen d Unethical charismatic leader e Manipulative transactional leader 5 Which of the following could be considered a substitute for relationship oriented leadership behavior i e consideration a A work group that is highly cohesive b An employee who is job satisfied and a self starter c Technology d All of the above e Only A and B 6 The fact that groups allow us to verify our perceptions of our jobs an organization s reward system a supervisor s behavior etc reflects the facts that groups 7 Which is NOT an aspect of an effective goal setting program in all situations a Satisfy our reality needs b Satisfy our social needs c Act as a leveling agent to keep us on an even plane d Act as linking pins e Socialize us a A challenging yet achievable goal b Rewards for goal attainment c Periodic feedback about goal related performance d Acceptance of the goals by the employee e do your best goals 8 Vic Ferrari enjoys many good friendships with his co workers but feels a real need to achieve great things on his job He tries everything he can think of to get his boss to give him meaningful projects to work on so he can get some recognition for what he does However his efforts are fruitless Finally he concludes that he is wasting his time and reverts to nourishing his friendships with his co workers What concept from ERG theory would explain Vic s renewed interest in friendships with co workers a Inequity reduction cycle b Expectancy decline cycle c Fulfillment progression cycle d Apathy cycle e Frustration regression cycle 9 Which of the following would an employee NOT do when faced with unfavorable inequality according to equity theory research a Be more likely to quit his her job b Be more likely to be absent form work c Be more likely to work harder in the hopes of getting a pay raise d Be more likely to take unauthorized work breaks e Be more likely to steal from his her employer 10 Which of the following is true concerning reciprocal theory of leadership In group members are led a b When both groups are lead the performance differences between the in group and out group often disappear c Out group members are supervised d Al of the above are true e Only A and C are true 11 Leaders who use coercive power to gain compliance with their requests are using what type of consequence to gain compliance a Punishment b Negative reinforcement c Positive reinforcement d All of the above e Both A and B 12 Jeff is a professor enriched job at small community college in Butte Montana The college operates on a very limited budget as a result the pay and benefits are well below average and the facilities classrooms and office spaces are outdated According to Herzberg s 2 factor theory Jeff will experience 13 Which of the following factors would increase a group s cohesiveness Job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction a b No job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction c No job satisfaction and no job dissatisfaction d Job satisfaction and no job dissatisfaction a Disagreeable demands made by the group b History of losing c External threat to the group d Large group size e Little time spent together as a group 14 Which of the following is NOT true concerning equity theory a Perceived equity is more important than actual equity b Individuals more readily notice unfavorable inequity than favorable inequity c We determine if we re being treated fairly or not by our employers by comparing ourselves to others in similar positions d When individuals are treated unfairly they can restore equity through their behavior or through their perceptions e Favorable inequity creates more problems for management than does unfavorable inequity 15 Woody has an electrical engineering degree and has worked with automated control systems for over ten years As a result his coworkers tend to be influenced by his suggestions This is an example of power a Coercive b Legitimate c Referent d Legitimate e Expert 16 Under the leave alone zap manager one can expect high performance to a Decrease steadily over time b Decrease then increase c d e None of the above Improve steadily over time Increase then decrease a Group atrophy b Deindividuation c Self limiting behavior d Social loafing e Stonewalling goes a Expert power b Referent power c Legitimate power d Coercive power 17 occurs when worker withhold their efforts and or fail to preform their share of the workload in a team 18 The more a jelly bean motivator uses reward power the lower his her 19 If a manager treats every employee she manages fairly in reality the entitles employee will perceive the benevolent employee will perceive and the equity sensitive employee will perceive a Equity unfavorable inequity favorable inequity b Unfavorable inequity equity favorable inequity c Unfavorable inequity favorable inequity equity d Equity equity equity e Favorable equity unfavorable inequity equity 20 Which consequence does the leave alone zap manager use most frequently in managing performance assuming that most of the time things are going well in the work group a Positive consequence b Negative consequence c No consequence d Non of the above is used most frequently by the leave alone zap manager 21 When a manager rewards on assumed needs the reward given to the employee could be considered by the employee as all of the following EXCEPT a Positive