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Attitudes are evaluative statements concerning objects, people, or events.
The contingency approach to management states that there is a single best way to
manage all organizations.
Buying a competitor's product for evaluation is a form of environmental scanning.
Goals are documents that outline how plans are to be carried out.
According to Hofstede, countries such as Singapore and Japan are more collectivist
than the United States.
Change is something that managers strive to eliminate completely.
A major strength of formal planning is that it reinforces past successes and incorporates
them into the future.
A good example of social responsiveness is a company whose managers conduct
business in an ethical way and strictly follows all local laws.
Research indicates that organizations that don't use formal planning always outperform
organizations that do use formal planning.
The advantage of work specialization is that it always results in high employee
motivation and high productivity.
In the economic order quantity (EOQ) model, decreasing the order size will increase
carrying costs.
When an auto industry manager raves about plans for a new car design and fails to see
the flaws in the model, he is engaging in this.
A) selective perception
B) filtering
C) emotion
D) information overload
Decision trees show the profit outcomes for the plans for two doughnut stores in two
different locations in a strong and a weak economy for the future. If the investor
interested in building a store is pessimistic, in which location should she build?
A) She should build Store 2, because it has a greater minimum profit.
B) She should build Store 2, because it has a greater maximum profit.
C) She should build Store 1, because it has a greater maximum profit.
D) She should build Store 1, because it has a greater minimum profit.
Which of the following nations is likely to experience the greatest population increase
in the years to come?
A) Canada
B) Spain
C) Russia
D) Nigeria
Which of the following is NOT a function of planning?
A) defining goals
B) identifying a strategy for attaining goals
C) settling disputes between employees
D) coordinating organizational activities
Teams composed of individuals from the same department or functional area and are
involved in efforts to improve work activities are called ________.
A) cross-functional teams
B) self-managed work teams
C) problem-solving teams
D) virtual teams
Organizational learning can't take place without ________.
A) complete privacy for employees
B) a clear chain of command
C) a shared vision of the future
D) a stable structure or hierarchy
During a recent meeting, a shouting match arose between a design manager and a
marketing representative about a marketing plan for a new product. This team seems to
be at the ________ stage of group development.
A) conflict
B) forming
C) norming
D) storming
A theory that suggests that employees compare their inputs and outputs from a job to
the ratio of relevant others is known as ________.
A) action motivation
B) goal setting
C) reinforcement theory
D) equity theory
The shipbuilding facility in fifteenth-century Venice resembled ________.
A) an auto assembly line
B) how Silicon Valley workers design new software
C) how handmade sweaters are knitted
D) how a chef makes a superb pasta dish
In any given week, about ________ workers are attacked by coworkers or former
coworkers and seriously injured.
A) 1 percent of all
B) 10
C) 25
D) 100
Industrial Revolution factories needed accurate demand forecasts to avoid making
________ products.
A) too few
B) too many
C) too many or too few
D) too large or too small
Why are individuals with a high nAch not the most successful managers?
A) They are concerned more about effectiveness than efficiency.
B) They are more focused on organizational goals than their own desires for promotion.
C) They focus too much on their own goals than the goals of others.
D) They can easily be distracted by trying to build a better mousetrap.
Today's managers expect employees to ________.
A) ignore rules for the most part
B) use discretion when it comes to following rules
C) faithfully follow rules even when it may harm the organization
D) make their own rules
This is typically the second step in the initial (pre-planning) phase of the entrepreneurial
process.
A) researching the venture's feasibility
B) identifying potential opportunities
C) exploring finance options
D) pinpointing potential competitive advantages
When a company does the minimum that the law requires, it is meeting its ________.
A) social responsiveness goal
B) economic responsibility
C) ethical responsibility
D) social obligation
________ is a measure of an organization's ability to meet its current debt obligations.
A) Profitability
B) Liquidity
C) Activity
D) Leverage
It is against the law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation ________.
A) in all 50 states
B) only in California
C) nowhere in the United States
D) in many states
In a short essay, discuss the cost leadership strategy according to Michael Porter.
In a short essay, discuss the value of Hofstede's values study to managers.
In a short essay, explain why customer satisfaction is becoming increasingly important
in today's business world.
In a short essay, list and discuss the decisional managerial roles developed by
Mintzberg. Include specific examples of each role.
In a short essay, list and explain the four basic functions of management.
In a short essay, explain what a proactive personality is and what its connection is to
entrepreneurship.
In a short essay, describe the third step in the control process.
In a short essay, discuss the written test as a selection device for HRM.
In a short essay, explain what an entrepreneurial venture is and how it differs from a
small business.
