POST TEST Flashcards
(22 cards)
Leaders obtain necessary information from their subordinates and then make their own decision.
Autocratic II strategy
Leaders use available information to make a decision without consulting their subordinates.
Autocratic I strategy
Leaders share the problem on an individual basis with their subordinates and then make a decision that may or may not be consistent with the thinking of the group.
Consultative I strategy
Leaders share the problem with the group as a whole and then make a decision that may or may not be consistent with the thinking of the group.
Consultative II strategy
Leaders share the problem with the group and let the group reach a decision or solution.
Group I strategy
A chart made for each employee that shows what level of input the employee has for each task.
Empowerment chart
A work schedule that allows employees to choose their own work hours.
Flextime
The total number of potential work hours available each day.
Bandwidth
The hours in a flextime schedule during which every employee must work.
Core hours
The part of a flextime schedule in which employees may choose which hours to work.
Flexible hours
A flextime schedule in which employees can choose their own hours without any advance notice or scheduling.
Gliding time
A flextime schedule in which employees have flexibility in scheduling but must schedule their work hours at least a week in advance.
Flexitour
A flextime schedule in which employees have flexibility in scheduling but must schedule their work hours a day in advance.
Modified flexitour
Work schedules in which 40 hours are worked in less than the traditional five-day workweek.
Compressed workweeks
A scheduling practice in which employees work on an irregular or as-needed basis.
Casual work
A work schedule in which two employees share one job by splitting the work hours.
Job sharing
Working at home rather than at the office by communicating with managers and coworkers via phone, computer, fax machine, and other off-site media.
Telecommuting
Also called “temps”—employees hired through a temporary employment agency.
Temporary employees
The process of having certain organizational functions performed by an outside vendor rather than an employee in the organization.
Outsourcing
What is DAFA stage?
Denial, Anger, Fear, Acceptance Stage
Employees who lose their jobs due to a layoff.
Victims
Employees who retain their jobs following a downsizing.
Survivors
