True or false? Give a short explanation of choice.

1.Leadership can be defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of order and consistency.

2.All things being equal, the wider or larger the span of control, the more profitable the organization.

3.For process conflict to be productive, it must be active and significant.

4.Attitudes are often concrete matters of fact.

5.Organizational behavior (OB) is not a readily definable concept, but a convenient term used to encompass a variety of activities for managing change.

6.Self-determination theory proposes that when a person is forced to do something, or perceives that they are being forced, they lose motivation

7.Fiedler's contingency model is considered to be the first comprehensive contingency model for leadership.

8.Monitoring, comparing, and correcting activities are all included in the controlling function.

9.The five personality factors identified in the Big Five Model appear in almost all cross-cultural studies.

10. High self-monitors tend to pay less attention to the behavior of other people than do low self monitors.

11. High self-monitors tend to pay less attention to the behavior of other people than do low self monitors.

12. An adult's personality is proven to be made up only of situational factors, moderated by environmental conditions The degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks is termed aggressiveness.

13. The advantages of oral communication are precision and tangibility Lateral communications are often created to short-circuit the vertical hierarchy within an organization.

14. Cross-functional teams are very effective for coordinating highly complex projects.

15. Brenda has been told that her students have been selected for her class because they are the most intelligent in their grade. She finds that they consistently perform above average work. This may be an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy

16. Giving an attribution an external causation means you assume that the individual is responsible for his or her own behavior

17. An individual's place in the interview schedule may affect the interviewer's evaluation of the applicant. This is an example of the halo effect.

18. An adult's personality is proven to be made up only of situational factors, moderated by environmental conditions

19. Variable-pay compensation pays people for the time they spend on the job and seniority

20. Teamwork takes more time and often more resources than individual work.