Sirius Corp, an Automobile Manufacturer from Texas, Has a Number

question 24

Multiple Choice

Sirius Corp, an automobile manufacturer from Texas, has a number of vacancies at lower management levels and wants to fill the positions from within the company itself rather than recruit externally. The company plans to e-mail the job specifications to all employees and post the jobs on the company Web site.
-Which of the following, if true, will strengthen the company's decision?

• A) A majority of the company's employees are reaching the age of retirement.
• B) A top recruitment agency recently sent the company details of prospective college candidates.
• C) The company recently instituted a technical skills improvement program for shop floor employees.
• D) Several top performing entry level employees have received offers from rival companies.
• E) The majority of the company employees have only a basic level of education.

Comprehend the nature and importance of leader-follower relationships and the leader-member exchange theory.

Recognize the significance of power distance and its orientation in leadership and organizational behavior.

Identify and explain the process and impact of upward leadership within organizations.

Understand the dynamics of idiosyncrasy credits and their relevance to leadership and organizational norms.

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Definitions:

Eka-Aluminum

A historical name for gallium, predicted by Mendeleev using his periodic table before it was discovered, exhibiting similar properties to aluminum.

Gallium

A soft, silvery metal that is used in electronics, such as semiconductors, due to its unique melting properties.

Eka-Silicon

Historically used term to describe an element predicted to exist by Mendeleev's periodic table and later identified as Germanium (Ge).

Germanium

A chemical element with the symbol Ge, used as a semiconductor in electronic devices.