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Mentoring is a relatively new idea.
Bold, discontinuous advances that bring about dramatic transformations in
organizational strategies and structure is called:
a. revolutionary change.
b. decentralization.
c. evolutionary change.
d. conflict.
Controls can generate:
a. antagonism.
b. creativity.
c. support.
d. none of the answers are correct.
Which of the following is not one of the primary functions of the operations
management team?
a. Strategic planning
b. Aggregate planning
c. Master scheduling
d. Structuring for operations
The ____________ level of management provides the primary framework for an
organization's culture.
a. lower
b. middle
c. supervisory
d. top
Which of the following is not a decisional management role?
a. entrepreneur
b. disturbance handler
c. investigator
d. resource allocator
Which of the following is not true?
a. Informal power is given/granted by others.
b. Informal power does not follow formal channels.
c. Informal power is far less stable than formal authority.
d. Informal power is assigned by the organization to managers.
The just-in-time inventory system is also known as the
a. kanban system.
b. stockless system.
c. zero-inventory system.
d. all of these answers.
A thorough understanding of how a total system works requires an understanding of
how:
a. to use statistics.
b. costs affect production.
c. to maximize profits.
d. component parts are interrelated.
While ____________ are broad, general guidelines; ____________ are much more
specific and control the do's and don'ts of employees.
a. policies; programs
b. rules; plans
c. policies; plans
d. policies; rules
When a person carries out his or her work duties "because" of "the duty," they are
practicing the ethical theory of ____________ behavior.
a. compliance
b. social
c. non consequential
d. contributory
Regular, reoccurring, and routine tasks are often everyday expectations of managers'
workloads.
The communication message and the medium are essentially the same.
The Mandatory Retirement Act of 1987 prohibits discrimination on the basis of
physical or mental handicap.
Empowerment is managing as an entrepreneur.
The rational decision model is more methodical than the intuitive model.
Controls can create general support as well as general hostility.
The progression of questions and answers in a decision tree should "pictorially" paint a
decision.
Organizing must follow planning to be effective.
