Maslow's progression principle stops working at the level of _____ needs. (AKA the highest order)
A. Safety
B. Social
C. Self-Actualization
D. Self-Esteem
C. Self-Actualization
Lowest to Highest Order = P, S, S, E, Self (Page 239)
An effective team is defined as one that achieves high levels of task performance, high member satisfaction, and _____.
A. Team Viability
B. Group Consensus
C. Creativity
D. Resource Efficiency
A. Team Viability = ability to actually complete a task at hand
A. Sender
B. Receiver
C. Encoder
D. Consultant
A. Sender (Page 288)
Pluralism and the absence of discrimination and prejudice in policies and practices are two important hallmarks of _____.
A. Exclusive Organizational Cultures
B. Affirmative Action
C. A Multicultural Organization
D. The Glass Ceiling Effect
C. A Multicultural Organization
_____ increases job content by adding work planning and evaluating duties normally performed by the supervisor.
What is Job Enrichment?
_____ is the creation of a whole greater than the sum of its individual parts.
What is Synergy? (Page 259).
_____ is the capacity of a communication channel to effectively carry information.
What is Channel Richness? (Page 289).
The equation for motivation.
What is Expectancy X Instrumentality X Valence (Page 246) ?
The equation for Team Effectiveness.
What is Quality of Inputs X (Process Gains - Process Losses)? (Page 267)
_____ and _____ improve cross-cultural communication.
Monochronic versus polychronic cultures.
The four types of reinforcement strategies.
What is positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction? (Page 252)
List 3 different types of teams.
1. Committee 2. Project Team or Task Force 3. Cross-Functional Team 4. Employee Involvement Team 5. Quality Circle 6. Formal Team 7. Virtual Team 8. Self-Managing Team 9. Effective Team
The 4 different types of communication.
What is effective, efficient, persuasive, and credible communication (Page 285)?
2 of the 5 dimensions of national cultures.
What is power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism-collectivism, masculinity-femininity, and time orientation? (Page 312).
What is the difference between the law of contingent reinforcement and the law of immediate reinforcement? (basically define them)
The law of contingent reinforcement delivers the reward only when desired behavior occurs. Law of immediate reinforcement delivers the reward as soon as possible after the desired behavior occurs. (Page 253)
List the 5 stages of team development in order.
1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Norming
4. Performing
5. Adjourning (Page 268)
Describe the communication process. When is it effective?
A sender encodes an intended meaning into a message, which is sent through a message channel. The receiver decodes the message into perceived meaning. Finally, the receiver may transmit feedback back to the sender through a feedback channel.
It is effective when the perceived meaning of the receiver is the same as the intended meaning of the sender.
The five stages of culture shock in order.
What is confusion, small victories, honeymoon, irritation & anger, and reality? (Page 308)