BU227 ~ Jeopardy

1. BU227 ~ Jeopardy

2. The metaphorical term that describes change as happening anytime and all the time with little or no warning. Managing Change– 10 points

3. Organizations change these 3 things: structure, technology or ________________. Managing Change– 20 points

4. The physical and psychological tension an individual feels when he or she is facing or experiencing extraordinary demands, constraints, or opportunities. Managing Change– 30 points

5. This Act of Congress created more stringent rules and accountability in financial reporting. Managing Change – 40 points

6. These are 3 reasons why people resist change. Managing Change– 50 points

7. This personality assessment lacks validity, but is helpful in identifying strategies that help working relationships Behavior/Grp Management– 10 points

8. This term describes the level of ability to manage emotions and reactions to situations. Behavior/Grp Management– 20 points

9. When behavior is followed with something positive. Behavior/Grp Management– 30 points

10. This term describes a team that comes together To work on a project and everyone brings a different level of experience and expertise to the project. Behavior/Grp Management– 40 points

11. Teams that use technology to link physically dispersed members in order to achieve a common goal. Behavior/Grp Management– 50 points

12. This theory describes a manager who thinks his/her employees will do anything to get out of doing work and don’t want to be there. Motivating Employees – 10 points

13. Maslow described a hierarchy of these needs that need to be met in order for someone to be motivated. Motivating Employees. – 20 points

14. Offering encouragement and recognition is often effective in motivating this level of employee. Motivating Employees – 30 points

15. Assembly Line Worker #1 puts together 40 widgets an hour. Assemble Line Worker #2 puts together 100 widgets per hour. Assembly Line Worker #2 finds out #1 has been awarded the same bonus and so she decreases productivity. This describes the ________theory. Motivating Employees. – 40 points

16. This theory suggests that managers should ensure that employees have hard, specific goals and feedback on how well they are doing in achieving those goals. Motivating Employees– 50 points

17. MBWA is a ____________ feedback control strategy. In Control – 10 points

18. Specialized terminology or technical language that members of a group use among themselves In Control – 20 points

19. This type of control takes place while the problem is actually occurring. In Control – 30 points

20. The courts have ruled consistently that since the company owns your computer, managers have the right to view everything on it. (True or False) In Control – 40 points

21. These are the steps in the control process. In Control – 50 points

22. The earliest theory that sought to explain why some people are leaders and others aren’t. Leadership – 10 points

23. This is a common definition of leadership. Leadership – 20 points

24. Describes the leadership style in which a leader tends to centralize authority, dictate work methods, make unilateral decisions, and limit employee participation Leadership – 30 points

25. Leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements • Leadership – 40 points

26. A leader, such as Bill Gates of Microsoft, who can inspire followers above their own self-interests and can have a profound effect on their performance, is known as a(n) _____________. Leadership – 50 points