You would expect an entrepreneur who has a grand vision for the future to be more of a
risk taker than an entrepreneur who is using his or her venture simply as a source of
income.
The behavioral approach to management focuses on motivating workers to work
productively.
Accountability for a work team is strictly on an individual basis.
Organizational consistency is one of the foundations of long-term success.
A rational decision will never fail to provide the best and most successful solution to a
problem.
Jargon never improves communication.
A company that is pursuing a cost leadership strategy would be most likely to have this
kind of structure.
A) mechanistic
B) virtual
C) team
D) matrix-project
A ________ would avoid publicly praising a productive employee.
A) Malaysian leader
B) Dutch leader
C) Japanese leader
D) German leader
Opposing Views of Social Responsibility (Scenario)
The board of directors of the Four Forks Generating Corporation is meeting to consider
the construction of a new electrical generation facility near the Four Forks River.
Director Appleton prefers a coal-burning plant because it promises to be the most
profitable alternative. Over the short term at least, a coal plant will be by far the least
expensive facility to build and operate. Coal is cheap and the considerable pollution
from the plant won’t affect anything within hundreds of miles from the plant.
Director Estrella wants a nuclear plant to be located 30 miles upriver from the biggest
city in the area. Nuclear power is cleaner than coal. Completely safeguarding the
community against accidents in the plant or the disposal of toxic waste could be very
expensive. However, Estrella has discovered that the job can be done much more
cheaply by cutting some corners – while still strictly following all laws – and creating
some additional risk for the community.
Director Jossleman supports the most expensive option of the three – she wants a wind
farm to be built along the banks of the river on top of a ridge. The wind turbines
produce absolutely no pollution and pose no threat to the community or the
environment. They are expensive to build and to operate at the current time because
they require elaborate back-up systems to function when the wind isn’t blowing.
Director Appleton exhibits which of the following social responsibility views?
A) social responsiveness
B) broad view of social responsibility
C) classical view of social responsibility
D) socioeconomic view of social responsibility
In attribution theory, if a person is conscientious in five separate tasks, but in the sixth
task fails to be conscientious, this task is said to have ________.
A) low distinctiveness
B) high distinctiveness
C) high consensus
D) low consensus
Formal planning typically leads to which of the following?
A) higher profits
B) lower productivity
C) higher sales, but lower profits
D) tension between different management levels
Who stands to benefit least from studying management?
A) a pro football coach
B) a pro football fan
C) a pro football owner
D) a pro football player
A well-run company that has well-thought-out plans, motivated and productive
workers, and an efficient organizational structure ________.
A) always attains its goals
B) may not always attain its goals
C) rarely attains its goals
D) has no reason to monitor its performance
A(n) ________ selection device shows a clear link between test performance and job
performance.
A) reliable
B) invalid
C) unreliable
D) valid
During an interview, an applicant for a managerial job is confronted with role players
who make the claim that they have been “harassed on the job.” The applicant is then
asked to deal with the complaints. What kind of selection device is being used?
A) performance-simulation test
B) structured interview
C) behavioral interview
D) high-stress interview
Value chain management is ________ oriented.
A) supplier
B) internally
C) manager
D) externally
Which leadership style works best with an R1 type of follower?
A) delegating
B) selling
C) telling
D) participating
Which of the following suggests that humans have an innate desire for friendly and
close interpersonal relationships?
A) need for achievement
B) need for power
C) need for fulfillment
D) need for affiliation
Employees at a company protest a change that allows an automatic answering system to
answer phone inquiries, claiming that the company is becoming “depersonalized.” They
are most likely resisting change due to ________.
A) uncertainty
B) habit
C) conflicts with company goals
D) fear of losing status
Rather than try to make employees happy, managers might do well to focus on making
work ________.
A) easy to accomplish
B) challenging and interesting
C) challenging and difficult
D) simple rather than complex