Centralization and short time horizon are primarily used by creative organizations.
a. True
b. False
Social entrepreneurs are leaders who are committed to both good business and ensuring
high profitability.
a. True
b. False
Therole involves resolving conflicts among subordinates between the managers
department and other departments.
a. resource allocator
b. entrepreneur
c. negotiator
d. liaison
e. disturbance handler
Because the chain of command converges at the top, the functional structure provides a
way to decentralize decision making and provide unified direction from all managers.
a. True
b. False
______ means creating a climate in which the potential advantages of diversity for
organizational or group performance are maximized while the potential disadvantages
are minimized.
a. Managing diversity
b. Maxi-Min approach
c. Managing differentiation
d. Advantageous approach
e. Maximum benefit approach
Once some teams have evolved to thestage of team development, task performance is
no longer the top priority.
a. performing
b. storming
c. adjourning
d. norming
e. achieving
The process of initiating a business venture, gathering and organizing the appropriate
resources, and assuming the associated risks and rewards refers to entrepreneurship.
a. True
b. False
Managers confront a decision requirement in the form of either a problem or an
opportunity.
a. True
b. False
The task environmental dimension includes all elements that occur naturally on earth,
including plants, animals, rocks, and natural resources such as air, water, and climate.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following factors is NOT associated with larger span of control?
a. Work performed by subordinates is stable and routine.
b. Subordinates perform similar work tasks.
c. Subordinates are located at various different locations.
d. Subordinates are highly trained and need little direction.
e. Rules and procedures defining task activities are available.
Managers facilitate strategic conversations by using open communication, actively
listening to others, applying the practice of dialogue, and using feedback for learning
and change.
a. True
b. False
Fred has been assigned to conduct a SWOT analysis for his organization, Acme, Inc. As
part of this assignment, Fred will:
a. conduct an external wage survey.
b. search for the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that impact his firm.
c. choose a grand strategy for his firm.
d. do a cost/benefit analysis.
e. develop a mission.
The______ delineates the chain of command, indicates departmental tasks and how
they fit together, and provides order and logic for the organization.
a. management chart
b. employee directory
c. structural table
d. administrative chart
e. organizational chart
Josephine would like to become part of an elite manager network at her company so she
can get access to general and line management experience to help her succeed within
the company. However, she learns that the manager network is made up exclusively of
men. This demonstrates which factor affecting women’s careers?
a. Female advantage
b. Opt-out trend
c. Glass ceiling
d. Glass wall
e. Opaque ceiling
A situation that arises when all alternative choices or behaviors have been deemed
undesirable because of the potentially negative ethical consequences, making it difficult
to distinguish right from wrong, is considered:
a. a moral agent.
b. a social responsibility.
c. an ethical dilemma.
d. an ethical standard.
e. discretionary responsibility.
Human resource specialists, with the matching model, exploit the newly hired
employees.
a. True
b. False
Jamila is a successful artist and entrepreneur who makes all of her work out of recycled
goods because she believes in sustainability. She can be described as a social
entrepreneur that is committed to:
a. international human rights.
b. environmental protection.
c. children’s rights.
d. industrial protectionism.
e. consumerism.
________ (objects, taboos, holidays) is a sociocultural factor in the international
environment.
The antagonistic interaction in which one party attempts to thwart the intentions or
goals of another is known as
_____.
_______ collect and manage large amounts of data about customers and make them
available to employees, enabling better decision making and superior customer service.
Discuss the relationship between external environmental characteristics and uncertainty.
Discuss the evolution of the balanced scorecard from a system that places equal
emphasis on performance management categories to one that emphasizes cause and
effect.
The delegation of power and authority to subordinates is called_______.
The ideal size of work teams is often thought to be ______.