Which of the following statements is true of formal performance appraisals?

1.       A _____ is a person who reports alleged wrongdoing

2.       All of the following are conditions of conducting a successful selection interview, EXCEPT

3.       Samantha has been asked to join a task force that is charged with boosting organizational productivity. First, she was asked to jot down ideas on how to increase productivity, and after that, the group met to discuss everyone’s ideas and come up with solutions together based on those suggestions. Samantha’s taskforce best exemplifies which creative problem solving method

4.       Giving employees the authority and responsibility to achieve their individual and the organization’s objectives is known as _____

5.       Care 1 Hospital is renowned for its impeccable reputation and strong employee morale. These types of qualities can best be described as _____ standards

6.       Which of the following statements is true of formal performance appraisals?

7.       _____ is one of the elements of the hot stove rule of disciplinary action

8.       ARVA International is a nonprofit organization that strives to promote social justice throughout the world. At ARVA, employees continually improve their skills and expand their capacities to meet the organization’s social objective. In this scenario, ARVA International can best be described as a ______

9.       The collaborate style of conflict resolution is characterized as

10.   _____ is a leadership style that emphasizes collaboration, trust, and empathy; engages followers in all aspects of the organization; and helps followers to better themselves

11.   Bettina’s supervisor has assigned her an extremely challenging task and has given Bettina more personal authority in how to perform the task. This is an example of ____

12.   Organizations that have implemented discipline without punishment have reported

13.   The _____ approach has the problem solver not only identify the various factors that have caused the problem but also consider the potential interrelatedness of the causes of the problem

14.   The level of emotional commitment an employee has to an organization and its goals is known as _____

engagement

15.   One difference between the manager and the leader is that:

16.   Which of the following is a physiological factor influencing personality

17.   Which of the following is a method of overcoming barriers to effective communication

18.   The directive approach to interviewing differs from the nondirective in that:

19.   At L.T. Manufacturing, a team was formed to tackle recent issues with the timely shipping of products. Members of the team come from different departments including production, design, distribution, and marketing. Which of the following terms can best describe the team

20.   Carla is upset about a recent action taken by a top manager at her company that was against the interest of the employees in the lower levels of management. Carla knows that others employees also feel the same way. If she wanted to form a group to look into the matter more closely, which type of group would be recommended

21.   Kenyon is a supervisor at Rhombus Inc. Maggie has been the top performing employee last year, but her performance has sharply declined over the last two months and her tardiness is becoming an issue. In this scenario, Kenyon should

22.   Followership is defined as