Week 6 Quiz / LDR/531 / ldr 531

1 With downward influence, power tactics preferred by U.S. managers include

·         inspirational appeals

·         personal appeals

·         coalitions

·         influence

2 Hard power tactics best influence those with which following characteristic?

·         Action oriented

·         Intrinsically motivated

·         Reflective orientation

·         High self-esteem

3 Impression management sends _____ messages that may be _____ under other circumstances.

·         convincing, unconvincing

·         true, false

·         false, true

·         ethical, unethical

4 Transformational change in an organization

·         is always necessary to some degree

·         is best delivered by a bottom-up plan

·         has no defined formula

·         is best delivered by a top-down plan

5 Buck passing and scapegoating when politics is seen as a threat are forms of

·         suppression

·         offensive behaviors

·         defensive behaviors

·         aggression

6 A person likely to participate in political behavior

·         has a desire for power

·         believes he or she has little influence

·         is insensitive to social cues

·         is a social nonconformist

7 Organizational momentum relates to

• [removed]willingness to move beyond incremental change
• [removed]patterns of behavior, norms, and values
• [removed]growth in sales, profits, and so forth
• [removed]the rate of change to make improvements

8 Politicking is less likely in organizations that have

• [removed]clear performance appraisal systems
• [removed]democratic decision making
• [removed]adeclining resources
• [removed]high role ambiguity

9 Surveys of seasoned managers reveal they believe politics in the workplace is

• [removed]always unethical
• [removed]ineffective
• [removed]part of some job requirements 
• [removed]a major part of organizational life

10 To keep a strategy in focus, effective managers employ­

• [removed]piecemeal implementation
• [removed]rigid implementation
• [removed]simple goals
• [removed]central themes

11 Political behavior in the workplace

• [removed]attempts to influence decision making
• [removed]works only in an upward or lateral influence direction
• [removed]is unlikely in a well-run organization
• [removed]works only in a lateral influence direction

12 Central to managing a successful organizational strategy implementation are/is 

• [removed]coalition management
• [removed]tracking progress
• [removed]formal models of implementation
• [removed]competitive teams

13 An influence tactic that relies on rank and enforcement of group goals is

• [removed]pressure
• [removed]legitimacy
• [removed]coalitions
• [removed]personal appeals

14 A primary goal of politics in the workplace is to

• [removed]exclude undesirable peers
• [removed]secure limited resources
• [removed]promote organizational goals
• [removed]form alliances

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15 Organizational change relies on a balance of change and 

• [removed]vision
• [removed]continuity
• [removed]planning
• [removed]strategy

16 During organizational change, employee–management interfaces such as workshops and retreats

• [removed]distract the participants from the real issues
• [removed]help employees overcome downsizing issues
• [removed]initiate
• [removed]solve communication problems relatively short-term periods of high-energy action

17 In convergent periods, the role of executive management is to

• [removed]reemphasize the mission and core values
• [removed]challenge middle managers to reinvent their departments
• [removed]develop new strategies for the problems at hand
• [removed]shift middle managers to promote new views

18 The validity of a strategy for organizational change lies in its

• [removed]clarity of vision
• [removed]simplicity
• [removed]speed of implementation
• [removed]Adaptability

19 The formulation and implementation of a strategy

• [removed]are separate and sequential processes
• [removed]follow strict, unalterable guidelines
• [removed]must be completely defined before action is taken
• [removed]are ongoing events within an organization

20 Periods of convergence are those in which an organization

• [removed]employs new strategies to advance the organization
• [removed]seeks to improve its situation with relatively minor changes
• [removed]must downsize to conserve resources
• [removed]is in turmoil