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Which concept refers to group leadership that emphasizes collective well-being?


A) democratic leadership
B) authoritarian leadership
C) expressive leadership
D) instrumental leadership

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Discuss the "McDonaldization of society" thesis. What, exactly, does this phrase mean? How might this thesis, assuming it is correct, affect your own life in college and after?

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Reference groups can be primary groups but never secondary groups.

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A psychiatric hospital can be a coercive organization for a patient, a utilitarian organization for a psychiatrist, and a normative organization for a part-time volunteer.

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A social group toward which a person feels competition or opposition is which of the following?


A) an in-group
B) an out-group
C) a reference group
D) a social network

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What concept refers to all factors outside an organization that affect the organization's operation?


A) oligarchy
B) organizational environment
C) secondary environment
D) competition

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In your group, the leader is skillful at using humor to reduce tension and to lighten serious moments. Which type of leader does your group have?


A) a democratic leader
B) a laissez-faire leader
C) an expressive leader
D) an instrumental leader

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Think about the process of McDonaldization. Looking at the list below, all but one of the traits is correctly linked to McDonaldization. Which is NOT a trait of McDonaldization?


A) efficiency
B) creativity
C) ability to calculate results
D) control through automation

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A temporary, loosely formed collection of people who may or may not interact is a:


A) crowd.
B) group.
C) category.
D) population.

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What is the meaning of "in-group" and "out-group?" How do they both affect the opinions and behavior of individuals?

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In general, people in secondary groups are more likely than people in primary groups to "keep score" in terms of who owes what to whom.

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Which of these concepts was used by Robert Michels to refer to the rule of the many by the few?


A) bureaucracy
B) formal organization
C) oligarchy
D) authoritarian leadership

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Today's business organizations in the United States differ from those a century ago in a number of ways. Which of the following is NOT a way in which today's U.S. business organizations differ from those a century ago?


A) today, there is more creative autonomy
B) today, we find more use of competitive work teams
C) today's organizations have a steeper, pyramid shape
D) today's organizations have more flexibility

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In principle, bureaucratic organizations pay little attention to:


A) formal policies.
B) completing tasks efficiently.
C) tradition.
D) the technical competence of members.

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One person's in-group may well be another person's out-group.

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What does the research by Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram show us about the ability of social groups to affect the opinions and behavior of group members?

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Bureaucracy places more importance on personal ties than on technical competence.

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Explain the operation of Internet sites such as Facebook.com as a way to create social networks. What do people who use Facebook gain? What might they lose?

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Frederick Taylor, the creator of "scientific management," would have favored a flatter organizational shape and more organizational flexibility.

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Which of the following illustrates the operation of groupthink?


A) A group shares information widely and makes an effective policy decision.
B) A group leader makes a decision without consulting anyone, and the decision turns out to be a bad one.
C) Group members seek consensus, discouraging people from speaking freely, and end up making a decision based on limited information.
D) A group gets different ideas from everyone and is unable to come up with any decision at all.

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