The senior managers at Plartanium, Inc believe that their workers like their jobs and consider work to be as natural as play. In addition, the managers think that the employees are highly ambitious and prefer self-direction
Which school of organizational thought best describes the assumptions made by the senior managers at Plartanium, Inc?
a) Theory
b) Theory X
c) Participative management
d) Hawthorne effect
A
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a. Nonverbal communication is often ambiguous. b. Nonverbal communication may conflict with verbal communication. c. Nonverbal communication regulates conversation. d. Nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication.
Surveys can be administered most cost effectively by
a. phone b. mail c. Internet d. courier
In the early 1990s, David Koresh was the leader of a Branch Davidian religious sect, believing himself to be its final prophet. The U.S. government raided his compound in 1993, a move that ended in the death of Koresh and his followers. The fact that Koresh's followers believed him to be their prophet and were therefore willing to stand with him shows that power
A. is relative. B. is corruptive. C. is coercive. D. requires recognition.
A ________ is a statement expressing a specific idea or theme related to your speech topic.
A. pause B. signpost C. main point D. transition