Which of the following factors represents the influence of social aspects of the work environment on ...

Answer to #1

D
Explanation: D) Some social characteristics that improve job performance include interdependence, social support, and interactions with other people outside work. Social interactions are strongly related to positive moods and give employees more opportunities to clarify their work role and how well they are performing. Social support gives employees greater opportunities to obtain assistance with their work.

Answer to #2

FALSE
Explanation: An organization characterized by centralization is inherently different structurally from one that's decentralized. A decentralized organization can act more quickly to solve problems, more people provide input into decisions, and employees are less likely to feel alienated from those who make decisions that affect their work lives.

Answer to #3

Scholars have recently considered ethical leadership from a new angle by examining servant leadership. Servant leaders go beyond their own self-interest and focus on opportunities to help followers grow and develop. They do not use power to achieve ends; they emphasize persuasion. Characteristic behaviors include listening, empathizing, persuading, accepting stewardship, and actively developing followers' potential. Servant leadership leads to higher levels of commitment to the supervisor, self-efficacy, and perceptions of justice; it also increases team potency. Servant leadership may be more prevalent and more effective in certain cultures; the East Asian prototype is more like a servant leader, which might mean servant leadership is more effective in these cultures.

Answer to #4

E
Explanation: E) Formalization refers to the degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized. If a job is highly formalized, the employee has a minimum amount of discretion over what, when, and how to do it. The publishing representatives have a great deal of freedom in their jobs, so we can say that the job scores low on the degree of formalization.

Answer to #5

A
Explanation: A) Formalization refers to the degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized. If a job is highly formalized, the employee has a minimal amount of discretion over what to do and when and how to do it.

Answer to #6

B
Explanation: B) Narrow spans of control are expensive because they add levels of management. The added levels of hierarchy slow down decision making and tend to isolate upper management.

Answer to #7

A
Explanation: A) The trend in recent years has been toward wider spans of control, which are consistent with efforts to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.

Answer to #8

A
Explanation: A) The trend in recent years has been toward wider spans of control. They're consistent with firm's efforts to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.

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