MGT 3200 - Final Practice Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified Correct Answers 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 - Correct Answer e
Out of the following group situations, which is the best case scenario for a manager in terms of the productivity that results?
a) High cohesiveness with low productivity norm (worst case)
b) Low cohesiveness with low productivity norm
c) High cohesiveness with high productivity norm
d) Low cohesiveness with high productivity norm
e) Any group with a high productivity norm regardless of its cohesiveness - Correct Answer c
Out of the following group situations, which is the worst case scenario for a manger in terms of the productivity that results?
- Low cohesiveness with low productivity norm
- Low cohesiveness with high productivity norm
- High cohesiveness with high productivity norm
- High cohesiveness with low productivity norm
- Both A and D - Correct Answer d
Which power base exemplifies supervision?
a) Expert power
b) Coercive power
c) Referent power 1 / 4
d) Legitimate power
e) Reward power - Correct Answer d
Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
a) An individual who increases her sales by 40% is given a brand new Lexus
b) An individual who files his reports on time is no longer harassed by his manager
c) An individual who make suggestions in meetings is ignored by his manager
d) An individual who arrives late to work for the 10th time this month is fired by her boss - Correct
Answer b Which of the following is NOT true concerning equity theory?
a) People desire fairness in the distribution of rewards at work
b) When we're treated unfairly, it creates tension that we are motivated to reduce or eliminate
c) We determine if we're being treated fairly or not by our employers by comparing ourselves to
others in similar positions
d) Individuals more readily notice unfavorable inequity then favorable inequity
e) If you give individuals the rewards they deserve based on their performance, then these
individuals will certainly perceive fairness - Correct Answer e Which of the following is not true, concerning Fiedler's contingency theory?
a) Anyone can be a leader if they find the right situation
b) If a work group is not performing well, the situation and not the
leader is at fault
c) High LPC leaders perform best in very favorable conditions
d) Low LPC leaders perform best in very unfavorable conditions
e) Middle LPC leaders perform well in all situations - Correct Answer c
Which of the following is hygiene factor in Herzberg's 2-factor theory?
- greater autonomy in decision making
- having a job high on skill variety 2 / 4
- pay
- performing a task that is significant
- feeling of achievement - Correct Answer c
All of the following are true concerning the autocratic tell and sell method of goal-setting except
a) It's a better choice than participation in goal setting by subordinates in low trust environments, in
terms of improving performance
b) It is similar to the leadership combination of high initiaing structure and high consideration
c) The manager sets the goals for the employee without any employee input
d) It is, in general, inferior to participation in goal-setting by the subordinate in terms of improving
performance
e) It increases productivity by increasing acceptance of the goals by the employee - Correct Answer d
Given the following situation and its accompanying feasible set which leadership style would you select if you were to use the minimum-man hours rule? Situation 4: AII, CI, CII, & G
a) G
b) CI
c) CII
d) AII - Correct Answer d
Given the following situation and its accompanying feasible set which leadership style would you select if you were to use the minimum-man hours rule? Situation 1: AII, CI, CII, & G
a) AI
b) CII
c) AII
d) G
e) CI - Correct Answer a
When middle LPC leaders encounter very favorable situation (i.e., good leader-member relations, high task structure, and strong position power), they will engage in
a) Task-oriented leadership 3 / 4
b) Relationship-oriented leadership
c) A blend of task-oriented and relationship-oriented leadership
d) Democratic leadership
e) Laissez-faire leadership - Correct Answer b
When middle LPC leaders encounter a moderately favorable situation (i.e., good leader-member relations, low task structure, and weak position power), they will engage in
a) Task-oriented leadership
b) Relationship-oriented leadership
c) Both task-oriented and relationship-oriented leadership
d) Democratic leadership
e) Laissez-faire leadership - Correct Answer c
Which power base best exemplifies leadership?
a) Expert power
b) Referent power
c) Coercive power
d) Reward power
e) Legitimate power - Correct Answer b
Which power base best exemplifies supervision?
- Expert power
- Coercive power
- Referent power
- Legitimate power
- Reward power - Correct Answer d
Which of the following is a characteristic of a formal group?
a) It has specialized roles and duties
b) It may not support the organization's goals
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