14 Short answer questions for Organizational Behavior Lesson of Principles of Management

Please upload answers numbered and in a word document. Questions below:

 1. Explain the marketing advantages to an organization when they employ individuals from different backgrounds.

2. Carl’s performance seems to be entering into the realm of a self-fulfilling prophecy. What does this mean and how does the self-fulfilling prophecy affect individuals’ behaviors in an organization?

3. Which term means the degree to which members of a group are motivated to remain in the group?
Select one:
a.

Cohesiveness
b.

Diversity
c.

Faultlines
d.

Dynamics

4. Which view of roles is a factor for having strong collaboration skills?
Question 4Select one:
a.

Role perception
b.

Inter-role convergence
c.

Role clarity
d.

Role convergence
5. What type of work team allows employees to work at the hours they feel naturally most productive?
Question 5Select one:
a.

Self-managed team
b.

Virtual team
c.

Quality-control team
d.

Cross-functional team
6. Briefly explain five traits that the 21st Century manager will need.

7. AJAX Distributing is a leader in global marketing of home decorating products. Because of the fast-paced nature of its business and the constantly changing competitive environment, AJAX supervisors are constantly under pressure to make decisions. Explain the fundamental challenges facing managers today.

8. How does contingency theory relate to organizational structure?

9. Explain the differences between an organic organizational structure and a mechanistic organizational structure.

10. Define organizational structure and discuss some factors that affect the organizational structure.

11. Define and discuss the concept of cognitive diversity in a business team.

12. How does team diversity improve team problem-solving?

13. ABC Industries is adjusting its strategic focus toward being a leader in continuous-process technology. What type of authority structure must ABC have in place to successfully make this move and why is that structure necessary?

14. What disadvantages can exist in a functional organizational structure?


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