Which of the following organizations have a flat structure compared to others?
a. Organization A with eleven hierarchical levels
b. Organization B with three hierarchical levels
c. Organization C with eight hierarchical levels
d. Organization D with six hierarchical levels
e. Organization E with seven hierarchical levels
Examples of nonprogrammed decisions would include the decision to:
a. reorder supplies.
b. develop a new product or service.
c. perform routine maintenance on one of the machines in manufacturing.
d. terminate an employee for violation of company rules.
e. fill a position.
In what stage of personal moral development is a person mostly concerned with
external rewards and personal consequences of an action?
a. Preconventional
b. Conventional
c. Principled
d. Discretionary
e. None of these
Culture change pertains to the whole organization.
a. True
b. False
The ability to motivate others is considered a technical management skill.
a. True
b. False
Large cost savings from reduced inventories and labor savings by needing fewer
workers to handle inventory can be driving forces associated with the implementation
of just-in-time inventory control systems.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following strategies refers to moving into a new business that is related to
the company’s existing business activities?
a. Horizontal integration
b. Vertical integration
c. Unrelated diversification
d. Related diversification
e. Strategic partnership
Threats are characteristics of the internal environment that may prevent the organization
from achieving its strategic goals.
a. True
b. False
Nordstrom Department store’s “No questions asked – Return’s Policy” is an example of
a(n):
a. programmed decision.
b. nonprogrammed decision.
c. novel decision.
d. poor management.
e. unstructured decision.
Compensatory justice argues that an employees compensation should be based on
individual performance.
a. True
b. False
The ultimate impact of goals depended on the extent to which goal achievement is
linked to:
a. rewards.
b. salary increases.
c. promotions.
d. all of these.
e. salary increases and promotions.
Briefly describe two personal challenges for global managers.
The _____ approach holds that moral decisions must be based on standards of equity,
fairness, and impartiality.
Entrepreneurs in the _____ category like the idea of working on something that is new,
creative, or personally meaningful.
_____ is the set of decisions and actions used to formulate and implement strategies
that will provide a competitively superior fit between the organization and its
environment so as to achieve organizational goals.
The _____ strategy involves an attempt to distinguish the firm’s products or services
from others in the industry.