Question 26 (1 point) Globalization and knowledge management have made organizations to remain competitive. necessary for groupthink virtual teams command-and-control management Delphi method None of these are necessary as a result of globalization and knowledge management Question 28 (1 point) Employees change their comparison other: never; people do not change their comparison other. every three or four months. only when they feel overpaid. as the main way to alter their inputs. as a means of reducing feelings of inequity. Question 1 (1 point) Steelweld, a car parts manufacturer, pays employees a higher hourly rate as they learn to operate more parts of the work process. Employees earn $10 per hour when they are hired and they can earn up to $20 per hour if they master all 12 work units in the production process. Steelweld is applying which of these reward systems? Skill-based pay Piece-rate pay Job evaluation system Seniority-based pay None of the answers apply. Question 6 (1 point) To improve communication and make more efficient use of space, many companies are: moving executives into separate buildings. building taller office towers. O tearing down walls and introducing open office designs. O removing parking spaces so that employees must commute to work. none of these improves communication and makes more efficient use of space. Question 7 (1 point) Dependence on information technology and lack of co-location represent two factors that distinguish: employees with high collectivist values from employees with low collectivist values. self-directed work teams from task forces. virtual teams from conventional teams. task forces from permanent teams. managers from employees Question 8 (1 point) Employees are empowered when they: practice job specialization. experience self-reinforcement. engage in positive self-talk. experience freedom and discretion. experience self-reinforcement and engage in positive self-talk. Question 10 (1 point) Which of the following allows employees to collectively plan, organize, and control work activities with little or no direct involvement of a higher-status supervisor? Gainsharing teams Production teams Joint health and safety committees Self-directed work teams Quality circles