The highest level of worker performance and productivity is associated with the lowest
level of worker stress.
The primary function of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is to ensure
that employers holding federal contracts grant equal employment opportunity to people
regardless of their race or sex.
Although conceptually similar, performance and objectives should be distinct and
independent topics of discussion during performance appraisals.
Strategic renewal occurs when a firm proactively seeks to create a new product market
position that competitors have not recognized.
The second stage in career evolution is the establishment stage, during which
individuals about 25 to 45 years old start to become more productive, or higher
performers.
The primary function of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is the regulation of
safety and health conditions in nongovernment workplaces.
Responsible managers take complete charge of their work groups.
Alderfer’s ERG Theory categorizes three basic categories of needs as Existence,
Relatedness, and Goals.
A manager who has the tendency to ‘sell” his or her decisions is most likely to:
A) be on the right-hand side of the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Leadership Continuum
B) remain a follower-friendly and popular leader
C) give up his authority to increase effectiveness
D) identify the problem and make decisions independently
E) seek the opinion of employees before implementing decisions
Which of the following is the most complete description of organizational
effectiveness?
A) the extent to which an organization accomplishes its objectives
B) overall profitability of an organization or an organizational unit
C) ability of an organization to produce maximum output with a given input
D) the extent to which an organization’s actions benefit society
E) the extent to which an organization’s resources are used cost-effectively
A company investing in international operations is known as the ________.
A) quasi corporation
B) parent company
C) subsidiary company
D) holding company
E) host company
Which of the following is a characteristic of an organization with a clan culture?
A) strong external focus
B) autocratic leadership
C) emphasis on stability and control
D) cohesion among members
E) hard-driving leadership
Eli International has just begun a recruitment drive in colleges. Hoping to increase the
cultural diversity within the organization, recruiters are focusing on candidates from a
number of minority communities. The organization firmly believes that different
cultural viewpoints can contribute to innovation and customer insights. The company
must hold training sessions with existing employees to help them welcome and
understand their new colleagues. Which of the following approaches will best help the
company achieve all its goals?
A) assimilation approach
B) “golden rule” approach
C) multicultural approach
D) righting-the-wrongs approach
E) culture-specific approach
Which of the following is a traditional technique for solving a programmed decision?
A) judgment
B) rules of thumb
C) habit
D) intuition
E) training
Which of the following is the most frequently used type of corporate entrepreneurship?
A) sustained regeneration
B) organized rejuvenation
C) domain definition
D) strategic renewal
E) project hosting
With the GE Multifactor Portfolio Matrix, the businesses falling in the cells that form a
diagonal from lower left to upper right are ________.
A) the strongest and the ones the company should invest in and help grow
B) the strongest and the ones the company should sell
C) medium-strength and should be invested in only selectively
D) the lowest in strength and serious candidates for divestiture
E) the lowest in strength and serious candidates for retrenchment
Attitudes, leadership skills, and communication skills are ________.
A) structural factors
B) technological factors
C) communication factors
D) people factors
E) informative factors
An organization culture is said to be ________ if it does not facilitate the
accomplishment of the organization’s mission and objectives.
A) diverse
B) irrelevant
C) homogeneous
D) unhealthy
E) omnipresent
Discuss the five main steps in the organizing process.
What is the difference between an organizational objective and a statement of
organizational purpose?
Explain the evolutionary stages of a career. Do these stages appear in every employee’s
career and can an individual’s career continue even after the last stage? Explain you
answer.
Compare and contrast strategic and tactical planning.
List a few guidelines for making delegation effective in an organization.
Explain the concept of input planning.
Give a brief description of the sources of human resources inside an organization.
Explain the three basic managerial attitudes toward the operation of multinational
corporations. What are their advantages and disadvantages?
What is bounded rationality?
What is competitive dynamics? Briefly describe the factors that influence a firm’s
action or reaction?