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Global competition and changes in economic conditions are causing many organizations, of all sizes, to restructure. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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During the establishment phase of a career, managers generally express less concern for safety and more concern for achievement, esteem, and autonomy. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Some men hesitate to act as mentors for a female protégé because of the sexual innuendoes that often accompany such relationships. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The first jobs of young managers often demand more of them than they are capable of delivering. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Making training available sends a signal to trainees that they are valued, which in turn produces the Hawthorne effect. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is reasonable to assume that self-actualization would be the most important needs in the ____________________ phase. |
| | A) | apprentice |
| | B) | advancement |
| | C) | maintenance |
| | D) | retirement |
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The central activities of professionals at _______________ are training and interaction. |
| | A) | stage I |
| | B) | stage II |
| | C) | stage III |
| | D) | stage IV |
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A mentoring relationship is expected to contribute to the junior employee's ____________________. |
| | A) | instruction |
| | B) | job performance |
| | C) | retention |
| | D) | All of the above |
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The fundamental characteristic of ____________________ involves shaping the direction of the organization itself. |
| | A) | Stage I |
| | B) | Stage II |
| | C) | Stage III |
| | D) | Stage IV |
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Professionals in Stage IV must learn to practice leadership through such indirect means as ____________________. |
| | A) | idea planting |
| | B) | personnel selection |
| | C) | organizational design |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Managers generally face a mid-career plateau during the ____________________ phase of their careers. |
| | A) | apprenticeship |
| | B) | advancement |
| | C) | maintenance |
| | D) | retirement |
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According to Christina Maslach, job burnout is all about ____________________. |
| | A) | having too much to do |
| | B) | a lack of recognition |
| | C) | fairness |
| | D) | mismatches |
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The key to filling job vacancies with internal employees is ____________________. |
| | A) | having skilled employees |
| | B) | information flow |
| | C) | having a limited number of job openings |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Of the 4,000 eligible Cray employees, how many took paternal leave during the past year? |
| | A) | 4 |
| | B) | 50 |
| | C) | 100 |
| | D) | 400 |
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Four or more months after a job loss, workers who are still unemployed go through a period of doubt in which some people experience all of the following except: |
| | A) | rage |
| | B) | panic |
| | C) | erratic behavior |
| | D) | optimism |
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