Description : Which of the following is not a conflict resolution technique? (a) superordinate goals ; (b) appointing a devil’s advocate ; (c) avoidance ; (d) authoritative command
Last Answer : (b) appointing a devil’s advocate ;
Description : If a solution to a particular problem is not vital to the functioning of an organization and management is willing to overlook the causes of the conflict, managers may choose to use which type of conflict resolution? (a) Confrontation ; (b) Avoidance ; (c) Dominance ; (d) Compromise
Last Answer : (b) Avoidance ;
Description : The principle professional competence and due care imposes which of the following obligations on professional accountants? a. To maintain professional knowledge and skill at the level required to ensure that a ... , conflict of interest or undue influence of others. d. To be fair and truthful.
Last Answer : To maintain professional knowledge and skill at the level required to ensure that a client or employer receives competent professional service.
Description : What kind of organizational structure combines a vertical chain of command with horizontal reporting requirements? (a) Line authority ; (b) Matrix ; (c) Functional ; (d) Line-and-staff
Last Answer : (b) Matrix ;
Description : An organization that seeks to eliminate the chain of command, have limitless spans of control, and replace departments with empowered teams is called a/an……….. (a) Cooperative organization ; (b) Virtual organization ; (c) Boundaryless organization (d) Modular organization
Last Answer : (c) Boundaryless organization
Description : The unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organization to the lowest echelon and clarifies who reports to whom is termed……… (a) Unity of command ; (b) Authority ; (c) Power and authority structure (d) Chain of command
Last Answer : (d) Chain of command
Description : Which of the following is one of the six key elements a manager needs to consider when designing an organization‟s structure? (a) Job design ; (b) Work specialization ; (c) Feminine organization ; (d) Eliminating chain of command
Last Answer : (b) Work specialization ;
Description : Authority, discipline, unity of command, and unity of direction are: (a) Taylor's four principles of management. ; (b) Principles of the human relations movement. (c) Elements of Weber's ideal bureaucratic structure. (d) Four of Fayol's fourteen principles of management.
Last Answer : A
Description : Which of the following is the employer-employee authority relationship that follows the chain of command? (a) Staff authority ; (b) Referent power ; (c) Line authority ; (d) Functional authority
Last Answer : (c) Line authority ;
Description : In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible? (a) Illumination ; (b) Intentions ; (c) Behaviour ; (d) Cognition
Last Answer : (c) Behaviour ;
Description : Behaviour, power, and conflict are central areas of study for _____________. (a) Sociologist ; (b) Anthropologists ; (c) Social psychologists ; (d) Operations analysts
Last Answer : (a) Sociologist ;
Description : Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts (a) Problem solving ; (b) Domination by the management ; (c) Removing key figures in conflict (d) Persuasion
Last Answer : (d) Persuasion
Description : Role _________________ is a conflict between the role an individual has outside the group and the role he or she is expected to have in the group. (a) Collision ; (b) Transition ; (c) Confusion ; (d) Incompatibility
Last Answer : (a) Collision ;
Description : Members within a group that share similar experiences and feelings are known to have…………. (a) Process ; (b) Universal ; (c) Content ; (d) Conflict
Last Answer : (b) Universal ;
Description : Conflict: (a) can be positively related to productivity. ; (b) is always dysfunctional. (c) can arise from diversity. ; (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (b) is always dysfunctional.
Description : Last month, Jennifer‟s department experienced constructive conflict during a meeting. Which of the following is not an outcome of this functional conflict? (a) improved quality of decisions ; (b) creativity and innovation are stimulated (c) tensions are released ; (d) communication is retarded
Last Answer : (d) communication is retarded
Description : You have decided to allow the conflict to exist so long as it doesn‟t hinder group performance. You will try to eliminate _____ conflict. (a) functional ; (b) dysfunctional (c) task ; (d) individualized
Last Answer : (b) dysfunctional
Description : When the group disagrees, it is usually over how the work should get done. The type of conflict experienced by your group is: (a) task conflict. (b) relationship conflict. ; (c) process conflict. ; (d)traditional conflict.
Last Answer : ; (c) process conflict. ;
Description : You decide to do more research on the view that conflict should be encouraged as a means to achieve change and innovation. This view is termed: (a) the traditional view. ; (b) the human relations view. ; (c) the interactionist view. (d) the acceptance view.
Last Answer : ; (c) the interactionist view.
Description : You have decided to accept conflict as a natural occurrence and deal with it. You are supporting: (a) the traditional view. ; (b) the human relations view. ; (c) the interactionist view. (d) the behavior modification view.
Last Answer : (b) the human relations view. ;
Description : If you support the idea that conflict is bad and should be eliminated, you are supporting: (a) the traditional view. ; (b) the human relations view. ; (c) the interactionist view. ; (d) the moderated acceptance view.
Last Answer : (a) the traditional view. ;
Description : A common ingredient in organizations that successfully create functional conflict is that they: (a) reward dissent and punish conflict avoiders. (b) shoot the messenger. (c) formally assign devil’s advocates. ; (d) avoid risky situations.
Last Answer : (a) reward dissent and punish conflict avoiders.
Description : Conflict is dysfunctional when it: (a) provides a medium to release tension. ; (b) reduces group cohesiveness. (c) fosters an environment of self-evaluation and change. (d) provides a means for releasing tensions.
Last Answer : (b) reduces group cohesiveness.
Description : Which one of the following might not be a functional outcome of the conflict process? (a) stimulates creativity ; (b) avoids risk ; (c) fosters environment of self-evaluation (d) relieves tensions
Last Answer : (b) avoids risk ;
Description : Conflict is constructive when: (a) it improves the quality of decisions. ; (b) it stimulates creativity and innovation. (c) it fosters an environment of self-evaluation and change. ; (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (d) all of the above
Description : What is conflict management? (a) achieving the desired conflict level ; (b) stopping all conflict ; (c) stimulating conflict (d) avoiding conflict
Last Answer : (a) achieving the desired conflict level ;
Description : Conflict management techniques can: (a) resolve conflict. ; (b) stimulate conflict. ; (c) both resolve and stimulate conflict. (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) both resolve and stimulate conflict.
Description : In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible? (a) potential opposition or incompatibility (Stage I) ; (b) cognition and personalization (Stage II) ; (c) intentions (Stage III) ; (d) behavior (Stage IV)
Last Answer : ; (d) behavior (Stage IV)
Description : The conflict-handling orientation that is based on a process of give-and-take and an emphasis on “splitting the difference” is: (a) avoiding. ; (b) collaborating. ; (c) accommodating. ; (d) compromising.
Last Answer : (d) compromising.
Description : Collaborating is the preferred conflict-handling orientation: (a) to build social credits for later issues. ; (b) in emergencies. ; (c) to gain consensus and commitment. ; (d) when an issue is trivial.
Last Answer : (c) to gain consensus and commitment. ;
Description : Which one of the following conflict-handling orientations represents an attempt to find a win-win solution? (a) avoiding ; (b) collaborating ; (c) accommodating ; (d) compromising
Last Answer : ; (b) collaborating ;
Description : Trying to make someone else accept blame for a problem is an example of which conflict-handling orientation? (a) competing ; (b) avoiding ; (c) accommodating ; (d) compromising
Last Answer : (a) competing ;
Description : The two dimensions of conflict-handling orientations are: (a) awareness and assertiveness. ; (b) reliability and awareness. (c) cooperativeness and assertiveness. ; (d) independence and interdependence.
Last Answer : (c) cooperativeness and assertiveness. ;
Description : Conflict-handling behaviors are initiated in _____, in which there is a dynamic process of interaction. (a) Stage II of the conflict process ; (b) Stage III of the conflict process (c) Stage IV of the conflict process ; (d) Stage V of the conflict process
Last Answer : (b) Stage III of the conflict process
Description : Which type of conflict-handling intention results in a person‟s withdrawing from conflict? (a) competing ; (b) avoiding ; (c) accommodating ; (d) compromising
Last Answer : Avoiding
Description : The unassertive and uncooperative conflict-handling orientation is: (a) collaborating. ; (b) accommodating. ; (c) avoiding. ; (d) competing.
Last Answer : (c) avoiding. ;
Description : The conflict-handling orientation that combines assertiveness and cooperation is: (a) collaborating. ; (b) competing. ; (c) avoiding. ; (d) accommodating.
Last Answer : (a) collaborating. ;
Description : Which is not one of the five conflict-handling intentions? (a) Cooperating ; (b) competing ; (c) accommodating ; (d) avoiding
Last Answer : (a) Cooperating ;
Description : The dimension of the conflict-handling intention labeled assertiveness is: (a) the degree to which one party attempts to satisfy his/her own concerns. (b) the degree to which one party attempts to ... party attempts to satisfy everyone's concerns. (d) the degree to which one party is competitive.
Last Answer : (a) the degree to which one party attempts to satisfy his/her own concerns.
Description : There are two dimensions to conflict-handling intentions, cooperativeness, and assertiveness. Cooperativeness is the degree to which: (a) one party attempts to satisfy the other party's concerns. (b) one party ... . (c) both parties work toward a common goal. (d) there is an absence of conflict
Last Answer : (a) one party attempts to satisfy the other party’s concerns.
Description : In which stage are conflict issues defined? (a) Stage I, Potential opposition ; (b) Stage II, Cognition and personalization (c) Stage III, Intuitions ; (d) Stage IV, Behavior
Last Answer : (b) Stage II, Cognition and personalization
Description : Research confirms that participation and conflict are: (a) positively correlated. (b) counterproductive. ; (c) negatively correlated. ; (d) always present together.
Last Answer : (a) positively correlated.
Description : High job specialization causes _____ conflict. (a) communicative ; (b) structural ; (c) personal-variable ; (d) antecedent
Last Answer : (b) structural ;
Description : According to the text, the categories of antecedent conditions for conflict include all of the following except: (a) communication. ; (b) structure. ; (c) group interaction. ; (d) personal variables.
Last Answer : (c) group interaction. ;
Description : Stage II of the conflict process deals with: (a) cognition and personalization of conflict. ; (b) group development. (c) conflict avoidance. ; (d) interaction between group members.
Last Answer : (a) cognition and personalization of conflict. ;
Description : The presence of conditions that create opportunities for conflict to arise is the _____ stage of the conflict process. (a) potential opposition ; (b) cognition ; (c) vision ; (d) intentions
Last Answer : (a) potential opposition ;
Description : Which of the following is not a stage in the conflict process? (a) potential opposition ; (b) cognition ; (c) vision ; (d) intentions
Last Answer : (c) vision ;
Description : Which of the following is a stage in the conflict process? (a) functional conflict (b) dysfunctional conflict ; (c) hindering conflict ; (d) incompatibility
Last Answer : (d) incompatibility
Description : The first stage of the conflict process is called: (a) cognition and personalization. ; (b) behavior. ; (c) potential opposition or incompatibility. (d) outcomes.
Last Answer : (c) potential opposition or incompatibility.
Description : The most important criterion in determining whether conflict is functional or dysfunctional is: (a) overall morale. (b) turnover rates. ; (c) absenteeism levels. ; (d) group performance.
Last Answer : (d) group performance.