Social service organizations vary dramatically in structure and managerial style.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
All the social workers at the Happyhelp Counseling Center use various treatment
approaches and techniques to help people solve problems. This reflects the ecosystems
concept of:
A. Equifinality
B. Homeostasis
C. Relationships
D. Interface
Raw materials necessary for producing earplugs for Plugitup (the company that is used as
a case example for the application of ecosystems concepts to organizations) are
considered:
A. Input
B. Output
C. Subsystems
D. Products of entropy
All of the following are true regarding the dynamics of gender-based power in
organizations except:
A. Power elites enforce norms and systems that guarantee continued power
B. In organizations where men already assume most of the powerful positions, there
is a tendency to promote other men to maintain that status quo
C. People in powerful positions begin to assume they are naturally entitled to
maintain that power over others
D. Women who attain higher levels of authority and power continue their interest in
helping other women advance
There are _____ women chief executive officers (CEOs) in all of the Fortune 500
companies.
A. 9
B. 18
C. 29
D. 38
Which of the following is true in organizations that establish an ecosystems theories
approach:
A. Performance is regulated and measured
B. Efficiency is of utmost importance
C. They are more flexible than many other theories
D. Managers view employees as being incapable of much growth
Which of the following is a core value in the NASW Code of Ethics:
A. Dignity and worth of the person
B. Quality management
C. Adherence to professional boundaries
D. Focus on human relations
_____ theory maintains that each element involved in an organization depends on other
elements.
A. Institutional
B. Political-economy
C. Culture-quality
D. Contingency
The underlying premise of the _____ theory is the organizations dependence on
resources controlled by agents and interest groups in the external environment.
A. Institutional
B. Political-economy
C. Culture-quality
D. Contingency
The cultural perspective on organizations includes all of the following except:
A. Asserts if it aint broke, dont fix it
B. Assumes performance will be predictable
C. May squelch innovative ideas
D. Workers will evaluate new approaches fairly and impartially
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