Information quality refers to the degree to which information represents reality.
Virtual training is a training process that goes beyond the boundaries and structure of
traditional training.
After actual performance has been measured and compared with established
performance standards, the next step in the controlling process is to take corrective
action if necessary.
The fixed-position layout is one in which the resources are stationary while the products
flow from one resource to another.
Organizing is also commonly referred to as motivating, leading, directing, or actuating.
Planning for plant facilities and human resources are instances of ________.
A) process planning
B) input planning
C) community planning
D) environmental planning
E) system planning
When a company provides an expatriate with information on how to survive the
difficulties of adjusting to a new culture, the company is providing training in
________.
A) logistic information
B) cultural application
C) cultural adaptation
D) cultural profiling
E) repatriation
Organization members should be obligated to perform only those activities that lead to
________.
A) job enlargement
B) overlapping responsibilities
C) more accountability
D) job enrichment
E) goal attainment
One of the primary advantages of management by objectives (MBO) is that ________.
A) it saves time
B) it is an easy process
C) it gains employee commitment
D) it reduces the volume of paper work in the organization
E) it places the responsibility for goal attainment solely on managers
According to McClelland’s acquired needs theory, a manager who has a cooperative,
team-centered management style, who prefers to influence subordinates to complete
tasks through team efforts, probably has a high need for ________.
A) achievement
B) power
C) affiliation
D) control
E) efficiency
When an individual leaves an organization to start up a company because the former did
not provide room for the growth or development of his potential, Maslow’s theory
would predict that the individual is being motivated by ________.
A) self-actualization needs
B) esteem needs
C) social needs
D) security needs
E) physiological needs
NTS Publishing, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, publishes print and electronic
products that provide content and digital solutions to customers worldwide. The
company decides to make use of virtual teams. Which of the following could be a
possible advantage of this?
A) Use of virtual teams would help them reduce the costs
B) This would help the company enhance its corporate culture.
C) Virtual teams would help them enhance management control.
D) The organization can reduce the dependence on technology by doing this.
E) The company can improve its employee socialization process.
The first step of strategic management is designed to ________.
A) establish an organizational direction
B) formulate strategy
C) study the organizational environment
D) advise managers to commit funds for planning
E) control the environment
Which of the following statements best corresponds to the developing step of the
innovation process?
A) Google decides to create Buzz in response to competition from Facebook and other
social networking sites.
B) Google’s team creates APIs for third-party applications.
C) Google releases the beta-version of Buzz for usability testing.
D) Google rolls out final code complete version of Buzz for users, rid of bugs and
defects.
E) Google continues to add newer features and widgets to the Buzz platform and
addresses user concerns.
A team of experts at Cicada Inc. were asked to join hands to find ways of resolving an
issue threatening to derail a key project. They have successfully worked together in the
past. However, this time around, the solution they proposed was found to be less than
satisfactory during implementation. Which of the following, if true, would best explain
this disconnect?
A) The team members were also part of an informal group with common recreational
interests.
B) The team members considered all aspects of the problem, including financial
implications and time taken for implementation, while coming up with the solution.
C) The team consisted of members belonging to different age groups.
D) The team members were overly concerned about being too harsh in judging one
another’s ideas.
E) The team members spent a considerable amount of time asking and receiving
suggestions and opinions from one another.
Briefly explain the concept of strategies, systems, and processes.
What can managers do to ensure that management action taken across national borders
is ethical?
Managers should prevent the flow of grapevine. Do you think this argument is valid?
Explain your answer.
What is the BCG Growth-Share Matrix?Explain what stars, question marks, cash cows,
and dogs are. According to the BCG Growth-Share Matrix, what should managers do
with each of these?
S. Prakash Sethi has presented three important management approaches to meeting
social obligations. Briefly explain these approaches.
An organization wants to involve all company employees in quality control. Can you
suggest a technique to help the organization?
How is the contingency approach different from the behavioral science approach? Why
is perceiving organizational situations as they actually exist a challenge while using the
contingency approach?