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Critics of the WTO claim that ________.
A) global trade destroys jobs and the natural environment
B) it favors third-world countries over developed countries
C) shifting jobs to developing countries harms the economies of member nations
D) has too little power to be effective
Stress symptoms are grouped under the categories of ________.
A) physical, economic, and legal
B) physical, psychological, and behavioral
C) physical, psychological, and cultural
D) physical, political, and social
The ________ view is that management's social responsibility goes beyond making
profits to include protecting and improving society's welfare.
A) sociotechnical
B) socioeconomic
C) sociocultural
D) sociopolitical
The commitment concept says that plans should ________.
A) extend far enough to meet those commitments made when the plans were developed
B) be done for as long a time period as possible
C) be done for as short a time period as possible
D) not commit to specifically meeting the goals made when the plans were developed
Juan is the person employees go to when knowledge of a topic was needed. Juan holds
________ power.
A) legitimate
B) reward
C) referent
D) expert
Operational plans are usually ________.
A) short term, directional, and standing
B) short term, specific, and standing
C) long term, directional, and single use
D) long term, specific, and standing
Connor interacts directly with the employees in the work area to identify problem areas.
He works with various departments to obtain a holistic idea of the business. This type of
direct supervision is an example of ________ control.
A) proactive
B) preventive
C) management by walking around
D) feedback
Mark recommends that the managers at Statco should identify how and why
performance has deviated beyond the acceptable range of variation, and then correct the
source of the deviation. Here, Mark is recommending ________.
A) feedforward control
B) immediate corrective action
C) basic corrective action
D) concurrent control
Employees at Ottobath Corporation are encouraged to submit their ideas for
improvements to processes and for new products. Ottobath likely possesses a high
degree of ________.
A) people orientation
B) team orientation
C) innovation and risk taking
D) aggressiveness
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective
bargaining are the Global Compact principles in the area of ________.
A) anti-corruption
B) human rights
C) labor standards
D) union representation
A ________ is an organizational design that groups similar or related occupational
specialties together.
A) matrix structure
B) functional structure
C) divisional structure
D) simple structure
According to the traditional view, managers could not - and should not - directly
supervise more than ________ subordinates.
A) four or five
B) five or six
C) ten or eleven
D) fifteen or sixteen
