Kahoot Study Guide: Management, Organizational Behavior, and Industrial Revolution

rate buster

Harry finishes his work before its scheduled end date so that he can help his colleagues who are lagging behind.

synergy

Fresnas Inc. is a company that manufactures bottles. Initially, the employees were divided into two teams to make it easier for the company to manage them. Each team produced 200 bottles per day. When the managers of the company integrated the two teams into one, the number of bottles produced per day was 500. This was due to the better coordination among the employees.

Environmental uncertainty

Which of the following refers to the extent to which managers can understand or predict which environmental changes and trends will affect their businesses?

Disturbance handler role

Members of the labor union of a machinery manufacturing company went on strike demanding an increase in their wages. Carter, the chief human resource officer of the company, called a meeting with the labor union leader and came to a consensus that the company would increase the wages of the workers who take the night shifts.

organizational culture

The employees at Titanium Inc. have the freedom to plan their own schedules and are empowered to make decisions. They also believe in sharing common goals. The managers have high levels of trust in their employees, and they foster teamwork.

Unskilled laborers running machines

Which of the following is a major change that took place during the Industrial Revolution?

arrivers

Which of the following best defines arrivers?

spokesperson role

Jonathan is the CEO of a cell phone manufacturing company. At the company's annual general meeting, he made an announcement to the shareholders about one vacant position in the company's supervisory board.

Compromise

The teams decided to split the company's funds so that both teams could use them, but not optimally.

Economy of the country

The organizational environmental characteristic that is affecting businesses in Rhenasia is associated with the economy of the country.

12

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employees who have been on the job one year are guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year.

Integration

Mary Parker Follett believed that the best way to deal with conflict was integration.

Relationship behavior

The scenario between Klumpro and Sweedinth best illustrates relationship behavior.

Technical skills vs. Conceptual skills

Technical skills are the specialized procedures and knowledge required to get a job done, whereas conceptual skills are the ability to understand how the different parts of a company affect each other.

First-line managers

First-line managers are typically responsible for developing employees' commitment to and ownership of the company's performance.

Figurehead role vs. Liaison role

The figurehead role is the role that managers play when they perform ceremonial duties, whereas the liaison role is the role that managers play when they deal with people outside their units.

Frederick W. Taylor and Lillian Gilbreth

They both strove to simplify work.

Competitive advantage through people

The board of directors of Naocomp, a software company, decides to launch its own research and development division by investing from the company's profits.