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MGMT 310 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONSAccording to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a(n) ________ is to transmit
information received from outsiders or from other employees to members of the organization. - correct
answer ✔✔Disseminator
The role of a(n) ________, according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, is to transmit
information to outsiders about an organization's plans, policies, actions, and results and to serve as an
expert in the organization's industry. - correct answer ✔✔Spokesperson
According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of
interpersonal role? - correct answer ✔✔Liaison
According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of decisional
role? - correct answer ✔✔Negotiator
The role of a(n) ________ is a type of informational role according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles. - correct answer ✔✔Disseminator
Melissa Woods was recently hired as the campaign manager at an environmental organization. She has a
degree in environmental sustainability and possesses substantial knowledge about the issue of global
warming. She has the knowledge to lead the public relations team of the organization. However, a few
months later, the board of directors of the organization expressed dissatisfaction with Melissa's
performance and asked her to resign. Which of the following, if true, best explains this situation? -
correct answer ✔✔Melissa had weak interpersonal and networking skills to run the project.
According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers who are involved in networking activities are
most likely to undertake which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Politicking
Which of the following best defines organizational behavior? - correct answer ✔✔It involves the study of
what people do in a company and how it affects the company's output.
, Which of the following determinants of behavior does organizational behavior study? - correct answer
✔✔Individuals
In order to predict human behavior, it is best to supplement intuitive opinions with information derived
from ________. - correct answer ✔✔Systematic study
Myriam is analyzing the gender roles of men and women in management in the United States and
comparing them to the gender roles in management in Japan. She is surveying fifty male and fifty female
managers in each country to compare their daily behavior. Myriam's study exemplifies how ________
contributes to OB. - correct answer ✔✔Anthropology
Raymond Mayer is conducting a study on discrimination against campaign activists based on gender. In
his study, he noted that male executives who visited Indonesian villages to promote the use of
renewable energy received a highly positive response. In contrast, women who visited the same villages
received an antagonistic response. However, Mayer stated that his findings only applied to villages. In
this study, the presence of a village is considered a ________ variable. - correct answer ✔✔Contingency
________ variables are variables that moderate the relationship between two or more variables. -
correct answer ✔✔Contingency
Gould Furniture is one of the leading furniture companies in Indonesia. In the past, the company had a
homogeneous workforce of Indonesian employees. The company is desperate to cut operating and
manufacturing costs and, hence, is considering outsourcing part of the manufacturing process to low-
cost Vietnam. However, local community leaders across the country are strongly opposing this decision.
They believe that exporting jobs to other countries is detrimental to their country in every way possible.
Which of the following, if true, is the flaw in the local community leaders' opinion? - correct answer
✔✔The furniture market contributes to 20 percent of deforestation in the country.
By 2020, the 55-and-older age group of the U.S. labor force will represent approximately ________ of
the total labor force. - correct answer ✔✔one-quarter
Which of the following is not a reality for today's workforce? - correct answer ✔✔Issues related to well-
being have dropped as the number of employees who work at home rises.
Which of the following is a cause of work-life conflicts? - correct answer ✔✔global organizations
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