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Downward communication includes all of the following except:  

92. Examples of ______________ power in an organization are termination, demotion, revoking privileges, or suspension. The use of coercive power seems to be a bit extreme, but in some cases it may be necessary.

30. Anxiety that occurs when there is conflict between an individual’s beliefs and reality.  

76. _______________ is also known as situational approach, is a concept in management stating that there is no one universally applicable set of management principles by which to manage organizations.

63. A method of job analysis that focuses on specific activities, machines, methods, and required output.  

Bob has been nagging his work crew all day, trying to get them to meet a critical production quota. Now that the quota has been met, Bob has retreated to his office and closed the door. This is an example of ____________________.  

36. Number of tasks a person is expected to perform while doing a job.    

53.  Matrix organizations achieve the desired balance by overlaying a horizontal structure of ____________________ on the vertical structure.  

Achieving unity of effort among different organizational units and individuals through rules, planning, and leadership.  

84. Edwin A. Locke developed this theory in 1986