Example(s) of maintenance functions include _____.
a. seeking and giving opinions
b. asking questions of clarification
c. testing for group consensus
d. harmonizing and encouraging
e. suggesting the goal of the group
Question 2In most cases, which of the following occupations is NOT exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act?
A) physicians
B) engineers
C) paralegals
D) teachers
Question 3Which of the following states that employees of one sex may not be paid wages at a rate lower than that paid to employees of the opposite sex for doing roughly equivalent work?
A) Americans with Disabilities Act
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
C) Social Security Act
D) Equal Pay Act
Question 4Terry has just learned about the LMX model and would like to make sure that her in-groups are productive and benefit followers and her organization. Which one of the following should she avoid?
a. Pick members based on competence and contribution
b. Keep membership fluid
c. Avoid differentiated in-groups and out-groups
d. Establish a group of competent followers and use them for all activities
Question 5Which act regulates vesting rights and portability rights?
A) Fair Labor Standards Act
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
C) Employer Retirement Income Security Act
D) Equal Pay Act of 1963
Question 6As per the external resource approach to measuring organizational effectiveness, an organization will most likely attempt to ________ to increase its effectiveness.
A) increase rate of product innovation
B) increase market share
C) reduce conflict
D) reduce number of defects
Question 7The key issue in keeping in-groups productive is:
a. the leader's personality
b. the followers' personality
c. how in-group members are selected
d. the quality of the LMX
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