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One major way that an organization can protect itself against sexual harassment cases is
to make sure that all employees are well educated on the topic.
Groups tend to be more efficient and less effective than individual decision making.
Prior to the recent recession that began in 2008, many businesses became highly
leveraged, which is another term for a company with a high debt-to-assets ratio.
Informal plans are not recognized to be an effective form of planning.
Cultures with a high assertiveness rating tend to have people who are timid and shy.
There is little evidence that managers of major organizations ever fail to act responsibly
and ethically.
A major argument against formal plans is that they can't replace intuition and creativity.
Partners in a value chain management system need to be able to both learn from and
educate other partners in the value chain.
All of the following are dangers of revising production goals downward EXCEPT
________.
A) it destroys incentive to work harder
B) it increases incentive to work harder
C) it gives employees an excuse to be less productive
D) it gives employees something to blame for their lack of effort
Maslow believes that higher-order needs ________.
A) are satisfied externally
B) are satisfied first
C) are satisfied internally
D) are satisfied most often
An innovative organization needs to tolerate risk because employees ________ the
creative process.
A) being in physical danger is part of
B) being in physical danger is not part of
C) making mistakes is not part of
D) making mistakes is part of
When Google purchased YouTube, a company that featured different, but related
products, Google was engaging in which of the following?
A) concentration
B) forward vertical integration
C) backward vertical integration
D) diversification
Mid-level managers in a country with low uncertainty avoidance are ________ than
managers from a high uncertainty avoidance country.
A) more likely to make risky decisions
B) less likely to make risky decisions
C) less likely to make foolish decisions
D) more likely to avoid making decisions
Studies show that ________ personalities show negative effects from stress.
A) Type A
B) Type B
C) neither Type A nor Type B
D) both Type A and Type B
Which view of management describes a situation in which managers are directly
responsible for a company's success or failure?
A) the structural view of management
B) the symbolic view of management
C) the omnipotent view of management
D) the realistic view of management
The CEO of a major corporation experiences emotional problems and makes an
appointment to see a psychiatrist. Which of the following has the LEAST legitimate
right to be informed about the situation?
A) the stockholders
B) the media
C) the CEO's colleagues
D) the employees of the CEO's company
In today's decentralized business world, ________ the most important strategic
decisions.
A) top managers still primarily make
B) middle managers make
C) lower-level managers
D) nonmanagerial employees
Stress symptoms can be grouped under any of the following three general categories
EXCEPT ________.
A) physical
B) cultural
C) psychological
D) behavioral
Asch was surprised most by finding that in some conditions, group members would
provide information that they knew to be ________.
A) slightly exaggerated
B) vague
C) wrong
D) not fully substantiated
This team leader role requires leaders to try to get the best out of their team.
A) coach
B) troubleshooter
C) liaison
D) conflict manager
A politician whose ultimate goal is to get elected is planning campaign ads for TV. In
planning the ads, the politician is functioning at a ________ level.
A) strategic
B) long-term
C) tactical
D) directional
Taking a job in a repressive country that you disapprove of politically might cause
discomfort from dissonance unless ________.
A) the job suits you well
B) the job offers enormous pay
C) the job offers little pay
D) the job does not suit you well
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations was first published in the same ________ as the
Declaration of Independence.
A) city
B) year
C) publishing house
D) country
