Understanding Management Functions and Organizational Behavior Concepts

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In management, _____ is considered the second function, focusing on structuring resources.
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The process of creating a structure of jobs that enables employees to implement goals and plans is known as _____.
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The four management resources include human, financial, physical, and _____.
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An organizational structure helps achieve goals by ensuring the flow of information and improving _____.
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In a centralized authority system, important decisions are made by _____.
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In a decentralized organization, important decisions are made through _____ and first-level managers.
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The most common bureaucratic structure is the _____ structure.
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A _____ structure is more common among larger companies and is based on subsidiaries, where each business operates independently.
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A _____ structure is newer, often used by start-ups, and allows for high-speed implementation.
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In a _____ structure, employees are spread across divisions, which can be confusing.
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The aspects of organizing include unity, chain of command, span of management, division of labor, coordination, delegation, flexibility, and _____.
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_____ is one's obligation to achieve objectives by performing required activities.
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The _____ is the right to make decisions, give orders, and use resources.
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_____ involves assigning responsibility and authority for accomplishing objectives.
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_____ involves understanding that there are often exceptions to the rule.
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The levels of authority include the authority to inform, recommend, report, and _____.
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The _____ of management refers to how many employees report directly to a manager.
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The division of labor involves organizing jobs by _____.
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_____ ensures that all individuals in an organization are working together strategically.
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Line authority involves the responsibility to make decisions and issue orders down the chain of command, while staff authority involves the responsibility to _____.
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_____ is the process of combining tasks each employee is responsible for completing.
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The types of job design include job rotation, job enlargement, and _____.
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Characteristics of an enriched job include direct feedback, client relationships, new learning, control, and _____.
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Managers delegate because they are not supposed to do all the work themselves and need to devote time to their own development and _____.
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Managers often don't delegate due to a lack of trust and because they prefer _____.
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The steps of delegation include explaining why delegating, clearly defining responsibility, planning, establishing control, and how to stay _____.
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_____ is the study of actions that affect performance in the workplace or organizational setting.
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The goals of organizational behavior include describe, understand, predict, and _____.
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The elements of organizational behavior include people, structure, technology, and _____.
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Theory X assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-prone, and extrinsically motivated by money and should be directed from _____.
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Theory Y assumes that, given challenge and freedom, workers are motivated to achieve self-esteem and demonstrate their competence and _____.
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Personality, perception, and attitudes are factors that drive _____.
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_____ refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
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The influencers of personality include nature and _____.
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_____ is the process through which we select, organize, and interpret information from the surrounding environment.
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_____ is the process of determining why we behave in certain ways.
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A frame of reference is a bias of seeing things from our own _____.
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_____ involves projecting characteristics of behavior onto an individual or group.
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_____ are positive or negative evaluations.
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The _____ effect describes how management's attitude towards workers, their expectations, and treatment affect workers' performance.
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Types of leadership include coercive, connection, reward, legitimate, referent, informational, and _____.
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_____ leadership won't win respect and loyalty from employees and is often associated with bullying.
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Connection power results in solid networking skills and being a _____.
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_____ power motivates people with rewards, raises, and promotions.
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_____ power comes from a higher position, giving control over others.
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_____ power is derived from top-level skills and years of experience.
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_____ power is short-term and doesn't necessarily build credibility, but involves lots of information on specific topics.
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_____ power is the most valuable kind of power, focusing on building and developing relationships.
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_____ involves efforts by groups or individuals with competing interests to obtain powers of leadership.
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_____ involves learning the culture, power plays, being honest, staying tuned, and resolving conflict.
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Reducing stress management involves time management, nutrition, positive thinking, relaxation, exercise, and a _____.
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The forces of change include environmental, economic, social, demographic, and _____.
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Changes should be dealt with _____.
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Economic forces refer to the nature and direction of the _____.
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Social forces refer to anything in society that can cause _____.
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Demographics is the study of characteristics of the population and how they change over _____.
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The stages of resisting change include denial, resistance, exploration, and _____.
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People resist change due to fear, inconvenience, and lack of _____.
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Overcoming resistance involves creating, developing, stating, creating, and _____.
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The components of resistance include intensity, source, and _____.
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_____ is the art of practicing asking questions that strengthen a system's capacity to apprehend, anticipate, and heighten potential.
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The appreciative inquiry 4D cycle includes discover, dream, design, and _____.
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Managers' resources include human, financial, physical, and _____.
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The trait approach suggests that good leaders are _____.
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The leadership grid assesses concern for production on the x-axis and concern for people on the _____.
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Impoverished leaders show low concern for production and _____.
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Authority compliance leaders have a high concern for production and low concern for _____.
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Country club leaders have a low concern for production and high concern for _____.
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Middle of the road leaders balance concerns for production and _____.
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Team leaders show high concern for production and _____.
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The continuum of leadership model involves the leader making a decision and announcing it to employees, selling the idea, presenting the problem, and defining limits for _____.
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