Which one of the following is not a way in which formal organizations vary from one culture to another according to Geert Hofstede?
power distance
individualism/collectivism
primary/secondary
uncertainty avoidance
In larger groups each person has:
Less time to speak
More points of view to absorb
A more elaborate structure within which to function
All of the above
When workers organized unions and forced management to recognize that they were not objects, theorists of formal organizations began to revise the:
scientific management approach
human relations approach
both a and b
None of these
Which of the following have expressed particular concern about the longevity of union leaders, who are not always responsive to the needs and demands of membership?
functionalists
conflict theorists
interactionists
classical theorists
All of the redheaded people in the United States are an example of a(n):
group
aggregate
category
formal organization
The president of the United States need not be a good typist; a surgeon need not be able to fill a cavity. This is because of the bureaucratic characteristic of:
division of labor
impersonality
employment based on technical qualifications
written rules and regulations
The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups are stressed by:
What are the social implications of a shift towards the virtual office?
Supervisors will find that performance goals must be defined more clearly, which may lead to further bureaucratization.
It will increase autonomy and job satisfaction for many employees.
It will lead to greater worker privacy and job security.
Steve is the star of the college football team. He takes a history course and fails all of the exams in that course. Nevertheless, the instructor gives Steve an "A" in the course. This would violate which component of bureaucracies?
Claude is in a major automobile accident and is severely injured. When he is brought by ambulance to the hospital, he is refused admission because he cannot find his health insurance card. This situation would illustrate:
the Peter principle
trained incapacity
goal displacement
