Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Human Relations
Edition:
7th Edition
Author(s):
Lowell Lamberton Leslie Minor-Evans
Student name:__________ 1) A(n) _____ is someone who organizes and assumes the risks of beginning a business enterprise.
2)
_____ is the generation that follows the Baby Boomers.
3) Middle-aged adults who support their elderly, dependent parents and raise their dependent children at the same time are often referred to as the "_____ generation."
4)
_____ is your feeling of confidence and worth as a person.
5)
_____ is the knowledge of how you are being perceived by others.
6) _____ is the process of letting other people know what you are really thinking and feeling.
7)
The term "_____" is used to describe the force that gets people to do their task.
8) A _____ mindset is the belief that our basic abilities can be developed and improved through dedication and hard work.
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9) The Knights of _____, an organization founded in 1869 and that was much like the labor unions that came later, denounced the bad working conditions and unfair treatment in many workplaces of the time.
10) In the early years of the 20th century, Frederick Taylor and others began a movement called _____ management.
11) One of Frederick Taylor's best-known victories was the invention of the _____ shovel, a step that made scientific management very popular.
12)
In her later life, Lillian Gilbreth became known as "The _____ Lady of Management."
13) The noted psychologist Abraham Maslow devised a(n) "_____ of needs," which teaches that people tend to satisfy their needs in a certain order.
14) Congress passed the _____ Act in 1935, which gave unions and union members more rights than they had enjoyed before.
15) McGregor's Theory _____ stated that workers lacked ambition, disliked work, and wanted security above all else.
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16) _____ is the idea that corporate culture is based on efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control.
17)
Identify an accurate statement about human relations.
A) Practicing effective human relations helps in finding quick fixes to ongoing personal issues. B) It is a study in understanding human behavior in order to influence others for one's advantage. C) It includes a desire to understand others and their talents and abilities. D) Learning better human relations skills is a cure-all.
18)
_____ can be classified as internal customers.
A) Competitors B) Traditional customers C) Employees of a department D) Online customers
19) Which of the following is a reason for the widespread anti-American sentiment in the global marketplace?
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A) Americans appear to use poor human relations skills while engaging in business with other cultures. B) Americans emphasize the process more than the product in the workplace. C) Countries like China, India, and Japan have been unable to make a major impact on world markets compared with the United States. D) Americans assume that having a college degree is no longer a ticket to a meaningful career.
20)
The study of human relations is important because
A) it emphasizes the knowledge of computers and technology. B) it reduces diversity in the workplace. C) it renews emphasis on working groups. D) it stresses the importance of laying emphasis on the product rather than the process.
21)
Which of the following is a result of employee engagement?
A) decreased productivity B) decreased profitability C) reduced job satisfaction D) reduced turnover
22)
The generation of Americans born between 1965 and 1980 is referred to as
A) the Baby Boomer generation. B) Generation X. C) Generation Y. D) the Millennial Generation.
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Which of the following statements is true of the members of Generation Y?
A) They see workers mostly as people who need wages and disregard the complex needs of workers. B) They feel that finding good, sustainable-wage jobs is hard and that advancement is very difficult. C) They develop poor human relations with subordinates as they are influenced by hippie culture. D) They see workers as lacking ambition, disliking work, and wanting security above all else.
24)
The generation of Americans born between 1946 and 1964 is referred to as
A) Generation X. B) the Millennials. C) Generation Z. D) the Baby Boomers.
25)
Which of the following statements is true of competition in the workplace?
A) The increasing number of people doing business on the Internet has resulted in a decline in competition among businesses. B) Competitiveness is yet to reach rural areas where small businesses still don't feel the pressure. C) Because of increased competition, having a college degree is no longer a ticket to a meaningful career. D) Countries such as China, India, and other Asian nations are yet to create an impact on the world markets.
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26)
Which of the following statements is true of current challenges in human relations?
A) Generation Y tends to find sustainable-wage jobs easy to come by but advancement a very difficult task. B) Additional financial pressures in dual-career families cause workplace stress and difficulties for everyone involved. C) Having a college degree guarantees a ticket to a meaningful career but seldom a well-paying job. D) Small businesses seldom feel pressure to meet the high international standards of the foreign market and of the huge multinational companies that dominate the economy.
27)
People who belong to the sandwich generation
A) are currently entering the job market. B) are mostly in management positions. C) find themselves squeezed for time and finances. D) see workers as lacking ambition and disliking work.
28)
Which of the following is not a characteristic of human relations?
A) Good human relations means being honest. B) Human relations includes a desire to understand others. C) Human relations skills must be developed throughout one's life. D) Human relations is just common sense.
29) _____ and achievement of an organization's objectives are the two goals of the study of human relations.
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