Once an innovation dimension is established, management can be assured that it will
continue to exist over time.
If a company’s employees consider an IS easy to use, that IS would be labeled a
high-quality IS.
Despite the cost advantages of using international workers, U.S. companies are cutting
down on the number of jobs outsourced to other countries.
The formal structure of an organization evolves naturally and tends to be molded by
individual norms and values and social relationships.
According to the concept of corporate social responsibility, managers should regard
societal goals as more important than organizational goals.
The final responsibility for organizational planning rests with the firm’s chief
executives.
Decision-makers who believe the source of all good is outside of themselves, and
therefore rely heavily on suggestions from others, are classified as having an
exploitative orientation.
The move from a boss-centered style to a subordinate-centered style means some loss
of certainty about how problems should be solved.
Which of the following is one of Sonnenfeld’s findings concerning older workers?
A) They tend to be low performers.
B) They are less likely to take risks.
C) They are more open to changes.
D) They are low-cost workers.
E) They are less cautious.
The last step in the strategic management process is ________.
A) establishment of an organizational direction
B) environmental analysis
C) strategy formulation
D) strategy implementation
E) strategic control
Which of the following grapevine patterns tends to distort messages the most?
A) gossip
B) probability
C) single-strand
D) cluster
E) group
Which of the following steps of the innovation process establishes a new idea that could
help the organization be more successful?
A) developing
B) diffusing
C) inventing
D) integrating
E) monitoring
Which of the following is true of the “golden rule” approach to promoting diversity?
A) It requires that people know the culture of the other person.
B) It emphasizes societal morality.
C) It is applied from an individual’s frame of reference.
D) It addresses past injustices experienced by a particular group.
E) It teaches employees the norms and practices of other cultures.
Judgment, intuition, and creativity would most likely be classified as ________.
A) modern decision-making techniques appropriate for programmed decisions
B) traditional decision-making techniques appropriate for nonprogrammed decisions
C) traditional decision-making techniques appropriate for programmed decisions
D) modern decision-making techniques appropriate for nonprogrammed decisions
E) techniques that can be used for programmed as well as nonprogrammed decisions
The most fundamental ingredient for an effective team is ________.
A) monetary compensation
B) self-management
C) common interests
D) trust
E) talent
A business strategy that is generally applied to star or question mark SBUs is ________.
A) stability
B) focus
C) retrenchment
D) growth
E) divestiture
Informal groups are divided into ________ and ________.
A) committees; work teams
B) friendship groups; task groups
C) command groups; task groups
D) committees; interest groups
E) interest groups; friendship groups
Managers can fulfill their social obligation towards consumers by ________.
A) abiding to the laws
B) providing safe working environments
C) repaying debts
D) increasing the value of the organization
E) providing safe products
Axiom Industries believes in promoting from within. If qualified applicants are
available internally, a job posting will be issued by the HR department providing the
necessary details about all vacancies. This is an example of a ________.
A) form
B) policy
C) process
D) rule
E) program
Albert, the operations manager of an FMCG company, wants to appoint an office
manager who will be in charge of the support staff. He believes leadership traits are
important to managers and decides to analyze the leadership skills of the individuals
who have applied for this position. He uses the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Leadership
continuum to assess their abilities.Which of the following leadership aspects would be
most significant when choosing the manager based on the Tannenbaum and Schmidt
Leadership Continuum?
A) employee motivation
B) communication
C) workforce controlling
D) decision making
E) employee training
Which of the following terms refers to the process of people change?
A) organizational planning
B) organizational communication
C) institutional design
D) resource mobilization
E) organization development
WePharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops targeted therapies for the
treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Mara Alarcon, the CEO of the company,
insists that employees communicate only through formal channels. Despite these
restrictions, she observes many informal networks within the organization. Which of the
following is the most likely reason for establishment of these informal networks?
A) WePharma takes employee suggestions very seriously.
B) WePharma lacks the necessary rules and regulations to control employees.
C) WePharma has a vertical organizational structure.
D) WePharma does not freely share information with its employees.
E) WePharma promotes an open-door policy.
The different types of organizations in ascending order of the extent of involvement in
the international arena are ________.
A) domestic, international, multinational, transnational
B) international, transnational, domestic, multinational
C) multinational, domestic, transnational, global
D) transnational, international, multinational, domestic
E) domestic, multinational, transnational, international
An organizational team established to help eliminate a specified issue within the
organization is a ________.
A) committee
B) virtual team
C) problem-solving team
D) cross-functional team
E) self-managed team
Which of the following demonstrates the correct sequence in the stages of
entrepreneurship?
A) opportunity identification, opportunity evaluation, opportunity exploitation
B) opportunity identification, opportunity exploitation, opportunity evaluation
C) opportunity evaluation, opportunity identification, opportunity exploitation
D) opportunity evaluation, opportunity exploitation, opportunity identification
E) opportunity exploitation, opportunity evaluation, opportunity identification