Michelle operates a business in a very complex industry that changes rapidly because of innovations originating outside her company. In addition, due to the number of competing firms, Michelle has found that growing her company has been very challenging. Michelle would be wise to adopt an organizational structure that is

organic.

specialized.

technological.

mechanistic.

Stanley wants to be sure new employees in his company learn and adopt the organization's culture. Which of the following approaches would be most effective?

Stanley should document the organization's culture in a book and make it available to new employees.

Stanley should not "force" the culture on the new employees, but instead let them learn it as they "experience" it.

Stanley should tell the new employees stories about the company's past greatest successes and greatest failures.

Stanley should emphasize the weaknesses of the organization's culture so that new employees can avoid making mistakes.

William has noticed recently that his employees are experiencing a higher than normal level of stress. He is looking for ways to help his employees manage their stress. Which of the following would likely be the least effective way to accomplish this?

Add a section to employees' annual performance reviews to record experienced levels of stress.

Start a wellness program to help people stop smoking and control alcohol use.

Organize a way that employees can provide input on decisions that affect their work.

Offer workshops on time management and goal setting.

Groups that are temporary and have a specific deadline to a task typically demonstrate the greatest increase (i.e., positive change) in productivity

just before reaching the final deadline.

at the beginning when starting the task.

about halfway between starting the task and reaching the final deadline.

at the beginning if the group is small; near the deadline if the group is large.

Which of the following statements is true?

Research on self-managed teams suggest that they are usually more effective than traditional teams.

Virtual teams share more information overall than traditional teams.

A cross-functional team is the name for a group of cross-trained employees.

Managers should consider adopting a multiteam system when a team has become too large to be effective.

Which of the following is most strongly supported by research as the cause of political behavior in organizations?

Characteristics of individuals such as self-efficacy and conscientiousness

Characteristics of the organization, such as scarce resources and high pressure cultures

Characteristics of managers such as transactional leadership and procedural justice

Characteristics of the environment such as complexity and dynamism

Barbara is considering changing an important policy in her organization, but wants to determine how receptive her employees are to her idea. Which of the following would best help Barbara accomplish this?

Email her ideas to employees and ask them to to send their feedback by email

Share her idea with employees face to face so she can gather their feedback in person

Post her idea to a virtual discussion board and ask employees to post their feedback there

Share her idea with a few key employees and then follow the communication "grapevine" to assess how the idea is received