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Question 1

Joseph is Vice President of Marketing and Sales of an insurance company that sells workers' compensation insurance within the state of California. Recently, the company has identified problems in cost control in all of its offices. Joseph formed a team composed of the sales managers of all the four regions, along with some staff members from the company's informational technology and administration departments, to study the problem and make recommendations. Which of the following statements about this team is NOT true?
Answer The team is a task force
The team is cross-functional
The team is a command group
The team is not an interest group
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4.6 points
Question 2

Task forces are sometimes referred to as ad hoc committees.
Answer True
False .
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Question 3

Feedback about how they are doing is essential to subordinates achieving goals.
Answer True
False .
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Question 4

Another name for a task force is:
Answer an informal group.
an interest group.
an ad hoc committee.
a virtual group.
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Question 5

In attempting to promote innovation in a work group, the supervisor should do all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer provide guidance to the group.
provide detailed procedures to the group.
provide coaching to the group.
provide the resources the group needs.
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Question 6

An employee's perception about the extent to which his or her effort will result in a given level of performance is called expectancy.
Answer True
False .
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Question 7

Teams that are composed of members from different cultures are known as cross-functional teams.
Answer True
False .
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Question 8

All teams are groups and all groups are teams.
Answer True
False .
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Question 9

A computer programmer who does her job well because she enjoys solving complicated computer problems is said to be:
Answer intrinsically motivated.
extrinsically motivated.
negatively reinforced.
experiencing overpayment inequity.
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Question 10

How hard an employee works on the job is referred to as:
Answer persistence.
effort.
affiliation.
determination.
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Question 11

The extent to which a person has a strong desire to control or influence others is called the need for achievement.
Answer True
False .
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Question 12

Cross-functional teams are an example of formal work groups.
Answer True
False .
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Question 13

Behavior that is performed by an employee "for its own sake" is referred to as:
Answer extrinsically motivated behavior.
an external locus of causality.
intrinsically motivated behavior.
equity behavior.
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Question 14

An employee's perception of the extent to which his or her effort will result in a given level of his or her performance is known as:
Answer valence.
expectancy.
instrumentality.
equity.
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Question 15

In equity theory, when an employee perceives that his own outcome/input ratio is greater than that of a referent, underpayment inequity has occurred.
Answer True
False .
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Question 16

Inequity exists when a worker perceives her outcome/input ratio to be equal to that of a referent.
Answer True
False .
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Question 17

Professor Beswick offers his students $10 if they can run around the classroom building in 2 minutes. Jason, his student, believes that even if he does this, Professor Beswick wouldn't really give him the money. Jason's lack of motivation can be explained by which of the following concepts in the expectancy theory?
Answer Instrumentality
Valence
Underpayment inequity
Directive leadership
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Question 18

Blackbird Company creates a group to design a new software application. It contains a systems designer, a programmer, and a user representative. This is an example of a(n):
Answer informal team.
cross-functional team.
ad hoc committee.
top management team.
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Question 19

Managers in computer manufacturing companies often create research and development teams.
Answer True
False .
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Question 20

According to Maslow's motivation theory, the lowest level of unmet needs in the needs hierarchy is the prime motivator of a worker's behavior.
Answer True
False .
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Question 21

Developing action plans helps people achieve goals.
Answer True
False .
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Question 22

The salespeople from the cosmetics department of a department store who report to the same sales manager are known as:
Answer an informal group.
a cross-cultural group.
a command group.
a cross-functional group
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Question 23

The employees of a small marketing research firm who report to the president of the company are known as:
Answer a cross-cultural group.
a command group.
an informal group.
an informal group.
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Question 24

Once an appropriate goal is set and accepted by an employee, feedback is not necessary.
Answer True
False .
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Question 25

Persistence refers to how hard an employee works for an organization.
Answer True
False .
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