Question 31 Which statement does NOT provide an accurate characterization of committees? Managers are often assigned to numerous committees to improve coordination across departments. Committees can help managers whose units must work together to adjust schedules, workloads, and work assignments in order to increase productivity. Committees can be effective in communicating complex qualitative information. Committees can become an effective personal mechanism for mutual adjustment across unit heads. Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation. 3 points Question 32 A(n) _______ design the process of choosing and implementing a structural configuration for an organization. organic simple organizational structural complex 3 points Question 33 __________ is the degree to which the authority to make decisions is delegated to lower levels in an organization\'s hierarchy. Span of control Distribution Decentralization Centralization Bureaucracy 3 points Question 34 __________ deals with questions such as: What is the real mission? How do we contribute? What are our goals? How do we reach our goals? What external forces are important? How do we measure results? What do we do if specific targets are not met? How do we tell others how good we are? When do we quit? Systematic integration External adaptation Structural adaptation Internal integration Institutional adaptation 3 points Question 35 __________ units are work groups that conduct the major business of the organization. Boundary-spanning Line Specialty Staff Facilitator 3 points Question 36 __________ set the tone for a culture and for cultural change. Shareholders Middle level managers Competitors Top managers First-line supervisors 3 points Question 37 Followers contribute to the leadership process by 1) granting claims to leaders and 2) claiming their own roles as followers. motivating their leaders. acting on a leader\'s instructions. getting to know their leaders. granting leaders permission to lead. 3 points Question 38 Jason is appointed to position of formal authority in his organization. Of the following, which is expected to be exerted by Jason? Followership Formal leadership Romance of leadership Equivalence Informal leadership 3 points Question 39 The three technology classifications that were described by James D. Thompson are __________. straightforward, continuous, and high-intensity intensive, continuous, and complex intensive, mediating, and long-linked sporadic, continuous, and high-intensity small-batch, mass production, and continuous-process 3 points Question 40 Which type of leadership occurs when leadership is divided so that no one person has unilateral power to lead? Formal leadership Informal leadership Co-leadership Distributive leadership Social leadership 3 points Question 41 A dynamic, interactive influence process among team members working to achieve goals is called: Informal leadership Co-leadership Distributive leadership Shared leadersh.

1. Question 31
Which statement does NOT provide an accurate characterization of committees?
Managers are often assigned to numerous committees to improve coordination across
departments.
Committees can help managers whose units must work together to adjust schedules, workloads,
and work assignments in order to increase productivity.
Committees can be effective in communicating complex qualitative information.
Committees can become an effective personal mechanism for mutual adjustment across unit
heads.
Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation.
3 points
Question 32
A(n) _______ design the process of choosing and implementing a structural configuration for an
organization.
organic
simple
organizational
structural
complex
3 points
Question 33
__________ is the degree to which the authority to make decisions is delegated to lower levels in
an organization's hierarchy.
Span of control
Distribution
Decentralization
Centralization
Bureaucracy
3 points
Question 34
__________ deals with questions such as: What is the real mission? How do we contribute?
What are our goals? How do we reach our goals? What external forces are important? How do
we measure results? What do we do if specific targets are not met? How do we tell others how
good we are? When do we quit?
Systematic integration

2. External adaptation
Structural adaptation
Internal integration
Institutional adaptation
3 points
Question 35
__________ units are work groups that conduct the major business of the organization.
Boundary-spanning
Line
Specialty
Staff
Facilitator
3 points
Question 36
__________ set the tone for a culture and for cultural change.
Shareholders
Middle level managers
Competitors
Top managers
First-line supervisors
3 points
Question 37
Followers contribute to the leadership process by 1) granting claims to leaders and 2)
claiming their own roles as followers.
motivating their leaders.
acting on a leader's instructions.
getting to know their leaders.
granting leaders permission to lead.
3 points
Question 38
Jason is appointed to position of formal authority in his organization. Of the following, which is
expected to be exerted by Jason?
Followership
Formal leadership
Romance of leadership
Equivalence

3. Informal leadership
3 points
Question 39
The three technology classifications that were described by James D. Thompson are
__________.
straightforward, continuous, and high-intensity
intensive, continuous, and complex
intensive, mediating, and long-linked
sporadic, continuous, and high-intensity
small-batch, mass production, and continuous-process
3 points
Question 40
Which type of leadership occurs when leadership is divided so that no one person has unilateral
power to lead?
Formal leadership
Informal leadership
Co-leadership
Distributive leadership
Social leadership
3 points
Question 41
A dynamic, interactive influence process among team members working to achieve goals is
called:
Informal leadership
Co-leadership
Distributive leadership
Shared leadership
Implicit leadership
3 points
Question 42
Systems of rites are called __________.
rituals
artifacts
sagas
rules
routines

4. 3 points
Question 43
The capacity or willingness to follow a leader is called:
leadership.
followership.
co-leadership.
equivalence.
trust .
3 points
Question 44
The __________ environment is the set of cultural, economic, legal-political, and educational
conditions found in the areas in which the organization operates.
general
widespread
comprehensive
specific
internalA.
Managers are often assigned to numerous committees to improve coordination across
departments.B.
Committees can help managers whose units must work together to adjust schedules, workloads,
and work assignments in order to increase productivity.C.
Committees can be effective in communicating complex qualitative information.D.
Committees can become an effective personal mechanism for mutual adjustment across unit
heads.E.
Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation.
Solution
As per Chegg guidelines, first question is to be answered.
Kindly ask rest of the questions in separate posts.
Correct option: (e) Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation.
Reason: Committees serve a larger purpose for an organization and are not inexpensive and can
cost too much for firms in the form of man hours.