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Which of the following is not an example of how stimulating conflict can provide benefits for the organization 1. Negotiation that seeks to divide up a fixed amount of resources; a win-lose situation is called ……….. bargaining: a. integrative b. collective c. win-lose d. distributive 2. Destructive consequences of conflict upon a group or organization’s performance include all of the following except: a. b ...

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Someone who is assertive and uncooperative is using the conflict-handling intention 1. Conflict can be seen as behaviour intended to ……….. the achievement of some other person's goals. a. enhance b. promote c. obstruct d. control 2. Which style of managerial behaviour and leadership is most likely to assist in conflict management and may also help to create greater employee commitment ? a. Laissez-faire. b. Burea ...

Other / Other 21 May 2016

Postmodern studies of organizational culture invoke 1. A list of corporate values posted on the wall in the reception area of an organization's headquarters offices would be classified by a culture researcher as an example of cultural: a. values. b. assumptions. c. artifacts. d. beliefs. 2. A list of corporate values presented to employees on a laminated wallet-sized card would be classified by an ethnographer as an example of cultu ...

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Who wrote the first book on the methodology of social research, How to Observe Manners and Morals 1. Those aspects of social life that have to do with order, stability, and social organization that allow societies and groups to hold together and endure are called: a. social statics. b. social dynamics. c. social absolutes. d. constructed reality. 2. Who wrote the first book on the methodology of social research, How to Observe Manne ...

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Organizational culture conveys the key values of the organization. 1. The force(s) that play a part in sustaining a culture include all of the following except: a. career development activities. b. performance evaluation criteria. c. promotion procedures. d. stakeholder equity. 2. Organizational culture is what you see, hear, and feel when you work for an organization. a. True b. False 3. A key feature of an organizational culture is ...

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In terms of personality theories, what are development theories 1. Stereotyping, halo effects, projection and contrast effects are all selective perception tools that we use to: a. communicate opinions b. form hypotheses c. speed-read others d. influence opinions 2. When we judge someone on the basis of our perception of the group to which he or she belongs, we are using the shortcut called: a. grouping. b. stereotyping. c. cate ...

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Which step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory deals with achieving one's potential 1. Which of the following statements is true about the goal theory of motivation? a. People with difficult goals will perform better than people with easier goals. b. A person's level of commitment to a goal will not regulate the level of effort expended. c. Research has shown that there is little support for the goal theory and its effects on motiv ...

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Which of the following is NOT true about the link between attitudes and behaviour 1. The ego-defensive function of an attitude: a. helps a person adjust to his/her world. b. helps an person defend his/her self-image. c. allows satisfaction to be derived from expressing central values. d. helps a person mentally structure and organise his/her world, to make it more predictable. 2. Cognitive dissonance occurs when: a. the attitude to ...

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Which of the following is not recognised as a level of society 1. Which of the following is not recognised as a level of society ? a. the household b. the office c. the global village d. the nation state 2. When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and people's movement between them, they call this: a. social stratification b. social control c. social conflict d. social solidarity 3. Social norms are: a. creativ ...

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Which of the following is an instrumental value 1. Which factors are used to interpret a person's task performance? a. Stable factors. b. Unstable factors. c. External attributions. d. Internal attributions. e. All of these. 2. When perception patterns occur repeatedly, there is a tendency to form a/an ………….. about something or someone. a. bias b. preconceived notion c. attitude d. stereotypical view 3. ...

Other / Other 21 May 2016