Vera is extremely frustrated and dreads coming to work each morning after none of the authors she worked with were chosen for publication, despite her belief they were exceptional. She believes this was due to personal rivalries rather than the quality of the authors' work, and is seriously considering resigning.

1. MGT 311 final exam
1) In her work in the publishing industry, Vera seeks out new authors whom she considers promising. In
the past 2 years she has found a number of new writers whose work she thought was exceptional, and
immersed herself in the task of helping them shape their manuscripts for submission to her managers
for publishing. Although she was extremely proud of the results, none of the authors she worked with
were chosen for publication. Vera believes that the decision not to publish these authors was based on
personal rivalries within management, rather than the quality of her writers work. She is extremely
frustrated, dreads coming into work each morning, and is seriously thinking of resigning. How can Veras
job attitude best be described?
2) Julia works as a receptionist at a real-estate company. Her boss just came in the door and yelled at
her, telling her that the front office was a mess and that she needed to get up and clean it immediately.
After her boss left the room, Julia grabbed three magazines and violently slammed them into the trash
can. Which of the following best describes Julias action?
3) Erin works on a software help desk. After being yelled at by a customer about the state of her
companys software, she becomes angry, and has to take a short break to calm down. What makes her
anger an emotion, rather than a mood?
4) Any incompatibility between two or more attitudes or between behavior and attitudes results in
what?
5) What is the degree to which a person identifies with his or her job, actively participates in it, and
considers his or her performance as being important to self-worth?
6) What term is used for those emotions that an organization requires workers to show and considers
appropriate for a given job?
7) Janet needs to assign a very important advertising account to one of her writers. First she reviewed
each writers work load, then she studied the sales data of the products for the last three campaigns of
each writer, then she reviewed each writers annual review to familiarize herself with their goals. Finally,
she gave the account to Paula, a very creative, efficient writer who has had high sales results with her
last three clients products. What is Janets management style is based on?
8) Basing managerial methods on the best available scientific evidence is called what?
9) The manager at a construction site observes that he is spending a great deal of time interviewing
prospective employees. This is due to the large amount of absenteeism and turnover among his skilled
workers. While questioning exiting employees, he discovers that many of them quit because they feel
the work place is too dangerous. In particular, several foremen have stated that the need to get the job
done quickly is more important than a few rules, and have gone as far as to mock the courage of

2. workers who question this attitude. What is the best way for the manager to control the deviant
behavior of the foremen?
10) Phil loves sales. He has been a stellar sales person since he was 12. Recently he was awarded a full
paid trip for two to Puerto Rico for breaking a company sales record. Phil is so motivated to work, he has
set a new goal to break his old record in the coming year. Taking into account self-determination theory,
why did the company recognition and award, an extrinsic reward, motivate Phil?
11) Tony loves programming. He was on the ground level of the computer revolution. This year his boss
has set personal goals for each of the programmers, one of which includes a presentation from each
programmer about a project. Tony is very annoyed because he has a tremendous amount of work to do
and he will have to spend the weekend, his personal time, preparing the presentation. Taking into
account self-determination theory, why did his manager�s goals and the presentation reduce Tonys
motivation?
12) Glendon has a degree in business and worked for 2 years at an international firm in Spain. When the
firm suffered cutbacks and Glendon returned home, he took a job at a nonprofit agency mentoring at-
risk Spanish-speaking children. Glendon earns a third of what he earned in the business world, but has
decided that his new goal is to acquire a larger case load and continue to use his Spanish to help people.
Which theory explains why Glendon is happy with a much smaller external reward for his work?
13) Today Marcis boss entered her cubicle and told her that her work has been fantastic, and that
because of her last project the client is going to give the company all of their business. Marcis boss
continued to talk about what a great job shes doing. When her boss left, Marci felt very confident and
satisfied with herself and her job. Marcis boss uses communication in which of the following functions?
14) What can managers do to make sure that important information is not withheld from them through
silence?
15) When Neal Patterson, CEO of Cerner Corporation, sent his seething e-mail to 400 managers, he
erred by selecting the wrong
16) Araceli is a team member in a large corporation. She never speaks in the team meetings because
she has seen members talk behind each others backs outside of the meetings. Members are constantly
monitoring the other members work, looking for a mistake to point out in a meeting. According to the
information provided, which contextual factor is most likely hindering the success of Aracelis team?
17) Ayesha is leading a group to develop a prototype for a new product. She has chosen three people to
work with her. Ben and Tom are good friends and socialize on the weekend. They are both very creative.
Julian is older than Ben and Tom, but they have worked together before and been quite productive.
Julian is organized. Ayesha has never worked with any of the men, but knows the product well. She
brings the highest level of expertise. Which of the following statements best describes Ayeshas group?
18) Irma does not like a few of the standard operating procedures adapted for the new project.
However, she discussed the items with the team and told them that she realized she was in the minority
and that she would adapt the new procedures to maintain smooth operations within the team. What is
this type of intention called?

3. 19) Angelina feels that her cubicle neighbor talks too loudly on the phone, but in other ways she is a
great neighbor. Angelina gets annoyed every time her neighbors phone rings, but she has decided it is
simply not worth the trouble to talk to her neighbor. What is Angelinas conflict intention called?
20) For process conflict to be productive, it must be
21) The right inherent in a managerial position to give orders and expect orders to be obeyed is termed
22) ________ are consistent with recent efforts by companies to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed up
decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.
23) What is the process through which employees are adapted to an organizations culture?
24) If there is a basic conflict between the individuals expectations and the reality of working in an
organization, the employee is most likely to be disillusioned and quit during which stage of socialization?
25) When your superior offers you a raise if you will perform additional work beyond the requirements
of your job, he or she is exercising ________ power.
26) Political behaviors usually
27) Regardless of the composition of a group, managers can leverage diversity to achieve superior
performance by which of the following approaches?
28) Effective workforce programs that encourage diversity have three distinct components. First, they
inform managers about the legal framework for equal employment opportunities and encourage fair
treatment. Second, they teach managers how a diverse workforce will be better able to serve a diverse
market of customers and clients. Third, they
29) If individuals resisting change are included in making change decisions in an attempt to gain their
support, what is this approach called?
30) Which tactic to overcome resistance to change is a relatively easy way to gain the support of
adversaries, but may backfire if the targets become aware of the tactic?