When two or more organizations combine to become one, it is referred to as a:
a. joint venture.
b. flexible structure.
c. mechanistic structure.
d. merger.
e. inorganic venture.
Genna is collecting data on how well the organization has done since their new strategy
was implemented. She is in what stage of the managerial decision making process?
a. The generation of alternatives
b. Implementation of the chosen alternative
c. Evaluation and feedback
d. Recognition of the decision requirement
e. Selection of desired alternative
Based on the notion that organizations are dealing with a very turbulent and uncertain
external environment, more organizations are requiring _____ to perform
boundary-spanning activities.
a. top leaders
b. middle managers
c. line managers
d. all employees
e. suppliers
Beth Brant, production supervisor at Trustworthy Tools Mfg., Inc. believes that her
employees dislike work, avoid responsibility, and therefore they need to be controlled
and directed. Beth is a:
a. theory X manager.
b. theory Y manager.
c. realistic manager.
d. theory Z manager.
e. theory J manager.
Beth’s Barnyard, Inc. has decided to restructure the entire organization. You hold a
meeting with your employees to notify them of the change. You do not give them any
detailed information. Which of the barriers to change would you expect your employees
to exhibit?
a. Disagreements about the benefits
b. Uncertainty about the future
c. A lack of trust
d. Fear of organizational loss
e. All of these
Selecting goals and ways to attain them refers to _____.
a. controlling
b. planning
c. organizing
d. staffing
e. leading
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
Which of the following refers to engaging in the international division of labor so as to
obtain the cheapest sources of labor and supplies regardless of country?
a. Franchising
b. Licensing
c. Market entry strategy
d. Outsourcing
e. Activity
Peter has the ability to convince others to work toward organizational objectives. This
ability is known as _____.
a. motivation
b. leadership
c. commitment
d. a conceptual skill
e. personal agenda
People who are entangled in a network of relationships have less power.
a. True
b. False
In training employees for the new positions, Gregory will apply which human resource
management goal?
Scenario – Gregory Trout
Gregory Trout has just received a memo explaining that because of his department’s
success with the newly developed Trout, Inc., that his request for three new employees
has been approved. Gregory now faces the challenge of working with the areas of
human resource management in recruiting, selecting, training and maintaining effective
employees.
a. Implementing strategies
b. Managing talent
c. Maintaining an effective workforce
d. Finding the right people
e. Controlling strategies
At FEI Industries, teams of product developers coordinate their work electronically at
the North American, European, and Asian sites to coincide with peak operating hours at
each location. Such teams are referred to as a _____.
a. project team
b. committee
c. focus group
d. global team
e. self-directed team
Which of these is the disclosure by an employee of an illegal activity?
a. Tattling
b.Whistle-blowing
c. Organizational communication
d.The filing of a disclosure statement
e. Snooping