Which example of a scientific perspective on management does Googles Green initiative belong to:

• Humanistic perspective on management
• Contingency view
• Systems thinking
• All of these

Matrix structure of an organization has some advantages and disadvantages. Please name a disadvantage of the matrix structure:

Select one alternative:

• Managers make more mistakes when making decisions
• Collaboration among employees and managers is challenged since they do not see each other face-to-face
• Heavy workload for employees
• Different cultural norms may clash with each other

Valve, an American game developer and publisher, is an example of an organization with a flat hierarchy. There are many advantages to such organizational structure. What are the disadvantages of the flat hierarchy in an organization?

Select one alternative:

• Rules and procedures are ill-defined
• Not suitable for the people who prefer clearer promotion tracks
• Not suitable for creative people
• Work is routinized

Which leadership type is more likely to be found in small newly created start-ups rather than in large organizations, e.g., international companies and MNEs?

Select one alternative:

• None of these
• Charismatic leadership
• Ethical leadership
• Transactional leadership

Delegation is a management process used for

Select one alternative:

• Reaching goals of an organization
• All of these
• Making others do one's work
• Gaining authority within an organization for both managers and employees

Which management tool is aimed at looking for inefficient processes, cutting costs and improving quality in organizations?

Select one alternative:

• Outsourcing
• Decentralization
• Supply chain management
• Re-engineering

What do silos stand for in an organization?

Select one alternative:

• Employees working for the same organization but in different departments who lack contact with each other and lack understanding of each others roles, duties, and goals
• Employees who work from home
• Employees who are not interested in contributing to an organizations strategic goals
• Employees whose opinions differ

Grapevine in an organizations is an example of

Select one alternative:

• A formal communication channel between employees
• An informal communication channel between employees

Which of these follower types contributes to the organizations development?

Select one alternative:

• All of these
• Alienated follower
• Effective follower
• Pragmatic survivor

Please pick an example/examples of open innovation.

Select one alternative:

• Apple introduced App Store as a distribution of third-party software
• Disney sells toys of Star Wars characters
• Samsung uses crowdsourcing for user interface development
• All of these

Which type of recruiting is more costly?

Select one alternative:

• Internal recruiting
• External recruitung

A rigid, exaggerated, and irrational belief about something is called

Select one alternative:

• A stereotype
• A prejudice
• All of these
• Discrimination

Is this statement true or false? Organization structure defines the purpose of an organization.

Select one alternative:

• False
• True

Recruiters work with positions that companies can fill themselves.

Select one alternative:

• True
• False

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Women are voluntarily leaving the workforce and quitting careers after years of working in an industry for various reasons. This trend is called

Select one alternative:

• Opt-out
• The effect of discrimination
• None of these
• Glass ceiling

Which of the above is not helpful in overcoming resistance to change in an organization?

Select one alternative:

• Alienating and/or ignoring those who resist to change
• Negotiations
• Communicating with employees and educating employees
• Using formal power

Responsibility for the business ethics is a prerogative of a companys owner(s) and the top management team, not of the employees.

Select one alternative:

• True
• False