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Management
Undergraduate 3
04/30/2014

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The best __________ is one that meets organizational requirements for high performance.
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JOB DESIGN
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Increasing the number of tasks performed at the same level of responsibility is:
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HORIZONTAL LOADING
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The degree to which a person desires the opportunity for self-direction, learning, and personal accomplishment at work is known as:
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GROWTH-NEED STRENGTH.
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Organizations can benefit from __________ when they attract talented people who would otherwise be unable to work.
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JOB SHARING
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__________ refers to how managers plan and specify tasks and the work arrangements to accomplish them.
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JOB DESIGN
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Content changes made possible by job enrichment involve
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VERTICAL LOADING.
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__________ gives individuals choice in the timing of the work commitments.
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FLEXTIME
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The process of sending and receiving symbols with attached meanings is known as:
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COMMUNICATION.
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__________ is/are the study of the use of space and how it influences communication
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PROXEMICS
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The capacity of a channel to convey information effectively is called
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CHANNEL RICHNESS
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__________ stem(s) from a reluctance to transmit bad news.
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THE MUM EFFECT
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The potential to control the behavior of others is based on:
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POWER.
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he notion that individuals are prone to obey orders of authority figures within certain boundaries is called the
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ZONE OF INDIFFERENCE
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__________ involves finding better ways to persuade people and understanding what they are willing to accept
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POLITICAL SAVVY
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When an individual obtains sanctioned ends by way of non-sanctioned influence, s/he engages in
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ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
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The unwritten set of expectations about what a person “puts into” an organization and “gets out” is the
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PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT.
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­­­­__________ is the process of influencing others to understand what needs to be done and how to do it.
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LEADERSHIP
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When a leader is concerned with defining task requirements this is
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INITIATING STRUCTURE.
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The extent to which a leader can determine what the group is going to do is known as
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SITUATIONAL CONTROL.
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__________ make a leader’s influence either unnecessary or redundant.
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SUBSTITUTES
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When a leader is sensitive to people’s feelings this is
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CONSIDERATION.
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__________ nullify the effects of a leader’s actions.
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NEUTRALIZERS
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