Question

1.Which description best fits to describe consensus organizations? A. There is a clear division of labor and maximum specialization B. Professionalism is equated with being impersonal; relationships are role-based C. Leadership positions are rotated among members D. Rules are fixed and put in writing, with emphasis on conformity 2. T/F: The Human Relations theory (Mayo) assumes workers prefer to be challenged. True False

3. ________ describes a practice in institutions where residents receive minimal custodial care and little or no treatment.

A.	De-institutionalization

B.	Warehousing

C.	Minimization

D.	Transinstitutionalization

Answer 1

1.Rules are fixed and put in writing, with emphasis on conformity;Consensus decision making is a creative and dynamic way of reaching agreement between all members of a group. Instead of simply voting for an item and having the majority of the group getting their way, a group using consensus is committed to finding solutions that everyone actively supports, or at least can live with.

2.False,Human Relations supporters thus replace the mechanistic perspective on management with a people-oriented perspective.Attention, respect, interest shown and social/ interpersonal relationships are just as important. These kind of human interactions trigger an emotional sense in employees, which is often referred to as a person’s soft side.A sense of belongingness is what employees need.

3.De-institutionalization;is often attributed to decreased need for hospital care and to the advent of new psychiatric medicines.Deinstitutionalization has been described as the transportation of several mentally ill people from a mental institution into semi-normal living areas such as a halfway house or family housing with relatives and permanently closing the institution for reasons such as lack of funding, unmet quotas etc.