Ashford MGT330 Week 3 Quiz Latest 2020 May

MGT330  Management for Organizations

Week 3 Quiz                    

Question 1

Which theory was born from the great man theory of leadership?

  situational theory

  behavioral theory

  transformational theory

  trait theory

 

Question 2

Employee inventories and skills inventories are strategies for __________________.

  job design

  promoting from within

  external recruiting

  human resource planning

 

Question 3

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Internal sourcing and external sourcing are part of the process of __________________.

  recruiting

  employee orientation

  employee selection

  job design

 

Question 4

Belinda works at a pharmaceutical company that has not given its employees raises in nearly seven years. Belinda peacefully pickets her company in the hopes they will raise employee salaries. Which law protects Belinda’s right to do this?

  The Norris–LaGuardia Act of 1932

  The Wagner Act of 1935

  The Taft-Hartley Act of 1948

  The Landrum-Griffin/Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

 

Question 5

Elissa is a mediator whose job is to arbitrate negotiations between unions and corporations. What kind of power does Elissa have?

  boundary-spanning power

  referent power

  closeness over production

  tactical power

 

Question 6

What is the main difference between the equity and exchange philosophies of compensation?

  The equity philosophy is based on available budget; the exchange philosophy is based on profit margins.

  The equity philosophy is based on fairness; the exchange philosophy is based on employee value.

  The equity philosophy is based on profit margins; the exchange philosophy is based on available budget.

  The equity philosophy is based on employee value; the exchange philosophy is based on fairness.

 

Question 7

Which of the following qualities is NOT part the five-factor model of personality?

  agreeableness

  extraversion

  expertise

  emotional stability

 

Question 8

Sarah and Michelle work at a tech company that designs exercise apps. Sarah tells Michelle she has heard that James, their supervisor, interviewed with a competitor and may be leaving the company, which would open up a management position. What kind of power is Sarah exerting?

  coercive

  expert

  reward

  referent

 

 

Question 9

Human resource management involves all of the following functions EXCEPT

  budgeting

  job design

  recruiting

  workplace safety

 

Question 10

Job description involves ___________; job specification involves _____________.

  an applicant’s required skills and experience; the company’s need for the position.

  what a job entails; an applicant’s required skills and experience.

  what a job entails; the company’s need for the position.

  an applicant’s required skills and experience; what a job entails.