The moral agent is an individual who must make an ethical choice in an organization.
a. True
b. False
The level of funds flowing through the organization and the nature of cash
disbursements is shown through the capital budget.
a. True
b. False
Which of these is a low-context culture?
a. German
b. Chinese
c. Korean
d. Arab
e. Japanese
Which of these are true about contingency plans?
a. They are developed to achieve a set of goals that are unlikely to be repeated in the
future.
b. They are used to provide guidance for tasks performed repeatedly within the
organization.
c. They define company responses to specific situations, such as emergencies or
setbacks.
d. They are most important in the organizations.
e. None of these
The imposition of unpleasant outcomes on an employee is avoidance learning.
a. True
b. False
All of the following are cognitive biases that can affect manager’s judgment except:
a. being influenced by initial impressions.
b. justifying past decisions.
c. seeing what you don’t want to see.
d. perpetuating the status quo.
e. overconfidence.
Top managers make the broad strategic plan and identify specific tactical plans.
a. True
b. False
In a recent survey, 37 percent of highly qualified women report that they voluntarily left
or “opted-out” of the workforce at some point in their careers.
a. True
b. False
The essence of formulating strategy is choosing how the organization will conform to
become like its key competitors in the industry.
a. True
b. False
Harvest International is anticipating changes in their production procedures. You have
been assigned to identify potential barriers to the change and suggest solutions to these
barriers. You would use:
a. force field analysis.
b. barrier analysis.
c. negotiation.
d. assessment of goals.
e. all of these.
Most ethical dilemmas in business involve a conflict between stakeholders and
shareholders.
a. True
b. False
In international operations, the economic environment includes:
a. shared knowledge, beliefs and values.
b. political risks.
c. social organizations.
d. infrastructure.
e. tariffs, quotas, and taxes.
The key problem, at the______stage of growth, is how to grow rapidly and finance that
growth.
a. existence
b. survival
c. takeoff
d. resource maturity
e. success
For companies to operate effectively, the amount of centralization or decentralization
should fit the firm’s strategy.
a. True
b. False
______ exist(s) when organizations do not provide adequate upward, downward and
horizontal communication.
a. Status and power differences
b. Differences across departments in terms of needs and goals
c. Absence of formal channels
d. Communication flow
e. Semantics
List the four types of reinforcement.
The key problem, at the______ stage of growth, is how to grow rapidly and finance that
growth.
Broad statements describing where the organization wants to be in the future are
called________.
______ means extending the search for and commercializing new ideas beyond the
boundaries of the organization and even beyond the boundaries of the industry.
The _______ is the single European currency that has replaced 12 national currencies.