John Parnell, a computer programmer, has recently gained a great deal of power in the Ace Company. John's programs have helped automate the ordering and inventory system for the company, which made the directors in these areas look good. John has ____________________ power.

____________________ is the common thread that ties people, plans, strategies and commitment together within an organization.

Downward communication includes all of the following except: .

In many organizations, downward communication is ____________________.

According to research, the grapevine is ____________________ accurate.

A ____________________ rumor comes from employees' fears and anxieties, causing general uneasiness among employees.

A ____________________ rumor is the most aggressive and damaging type.

____________________ involves a process of joint decision making among key stakeholders of a problem domain.

All of the following are basic rules of brainstorming except: ..

All of the following are basic rules of the brainstorming process except: .

The ____________________ retains the advantage of having several judges, while removing the biasing effects that might occur during face-to-face interaction.

Brainstorming is widely used in which industry?:

When it comes to evaluating ideas during the Delphi process, studies have shown essentially no significant change after the ____________________ round of anonymous group judgment.

A sales manager says, "I think sales are down because we don't provide enough sales training." This is an example of: .

What is the ultimate purpose of team building?

The sources of stress for expatriates are the same as they are for in patriates?

The LPC scale is a part of the contingency theory of leadership.?

The greater the power or authority of the person sending conflicting messages, the lower the level of job dissatisfaction produced by role conflict.?

The stress produced outside of work is likely to affect a person's work performance, but has no effect on work behavior in general.?

Locus of Control can be thought of as

Which of the following describes the proper ordering of the stages in group development?

Norms are best described as

Highly cohesive work groups

Which statement is false about group membership?

The difference between formal and informal groups is that .

Highly cohesive groups exhibit which characteristics?

Achieving group performance is an example of an activity that comprises a

________ oriented role.

Group size is ________ related to productivity.

Group size is ________ related to ease of group interaction.

Which of the following is NOT a major factor in determining the extent of

cohesiveness in a group?

A leader who consults with subordinates about issues and take their

suggestions into consideration is exhibiting?

Research has indicated that the LPC scale may be a measure of what?

Research discussed in class has indicated that it may be possible to measure cognitive complexity with which scale?

What is the key to destroying a group that has negative work group norms?

A person with special expertise that is highly valued has ____________________ power.

All of the following have been identified as the personal characteristics of effective politicians except: he charisma of a person is the basis of ____________________ power.