Organization members who are citizens of one country and work in another country for
an organization headquartered in still another country are known as ________.
A) expatriates
B) host-country nationals
C) third-country nationals
D) repatriates
E) naturalized citizens
Martha has recently created a Facebook account. She also understands that she can
utilize this to advertise her growing recycling business. This is an example of
________.
A) information symmetry
B) market research
C) information asset
D) entrepreneurial alertness
E) entrepreneurial risk
Which of the following is one of the major reasons to establish a committee?
A) to obtain status and social satisfaction that people might not enjoy without group
membership
B) to perpetuate social and cultural values that group members consider important
C) to encourage groupthink
D) to handle routine organizational activities
E) to develop new ideas for solving existing organizational problems
A certain IT company has a legal services department which is responsible for
providing timely assistance and advice on matters relating to contracts, liability,
governance, and regulations. What type of authority do the legal advisors within this
organization possess?
A) line authority
B) functional authority
C) staff authority
D) traditional authority
E) informal authority
HomeTurf is a retailer of wooden furniture. The firm currently has three stores and has
plans to set up two more within the next eight months. This is an example of a(n)
________ objective.
A) intermediate-term
B) short-sighted
C) long-term
D) short-term
E) suboptimal
Which of the following is the primary function of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission?
A) It ensures that employers holding federal contracts grant equal employment
opportunity to people regardless of their race or sex.
B) It strives to reduce consumer misunderstanding of manufacturers’ product design,
labeling, and so on, by promoting clarity of these messages.
C) It formulates and enforces environmental standards in such areas as water, air, and
noise pollution.
D) It regulates safety and health conditions in nongovernment workplaces.
E) It investigates and conciliates employment discrimination complaints that are based
on race, sex, or creed.
Management skill is ________.
A) the specialized knowledge employees require to complete their tasks
B) the ability to carry out the process of reaching organizational goals by working with
and through people and other organizational resources
C) the method by which managers plan for unforseen projects
D) the efficiency and effectiveness with which managers interact with the environment
outside the company
E) a product of the culture of a certain country that is limited to managers of that culture
The managerial grid proposes that various managerial styles can be described by a
manager’s concern for ________.
A) quantity and quality
B) production and people
C) power and acceptance
D) profit maximization and revenue maximization
E) customers and company
At which stage of the formal group development process do members become more
involved in group activities and cooperate, rather than compete, with one another?
A) decision-making
B) communication
C) acceptance
D) groupthink
E) group solidarity
A(n) ________ is a dimension of an organization that helps to describe and reinforce
the beliefs, values, and norms in which an artifact exists.
A) archaeological artifact
B) cultural artifact
C) mentifact
D) family artifact
E) biofact
Sarah’s team is relatively new and inexperienced. As the manager, she needs to motivate
the team and encourage them to cooperate with each other to perform better. According
to Katz, this involves using ________ skills.
A) technical
B) moral
C) conceptual
D) human
E) technological
A standing plan that designates specific required action, indicates what organizational
members should or should not do, and allows no room for interpretation is known as a
________.
A) budget
B) rule
C) procedure
D) policy
E) program
Among the sample variables considered in analyzing motions, as pioneered by the
Gilbreths, the environmental variables include ________.
A) anatomy
B) habits
C) health
D) brawn
E) work clothes
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the following needs includes the
need for water, food, rest, sex, and air?
A) social need
B) physiological need
C) security need
D) psychological need
E) esteem need
Which of the following is an example of a topic technology ideas encompass in the
invention stage of the innovation process?
A) promoting products in the market
B) redesigning organizational structure
C) employing barcoding to better manage inventory
D) redesigning workstations to make employees more productive
E) improving human resource management
A toy manufacturing company providing its employees working on the shop floor with
security, health insurance, and retirement benefits is concerned about the ________
needs of its employees.
A) esteem
B) safety
C) physiological
D) social
E) self-actualization
Which of the following is an error managers make during the planning stage of
management?
A) not establishing departments appropriately
B) not emphasizing coordination of organization members
C) not exploring enough viable alternatives for reaching objectives
D) not monitoring progress in carrying out plans
E) not taking the time to communicate properly with organization members
During the ________ stage of team development, there is an agreement among team
members on role, rules and acceptable behavior.
A) forming
B) norming
C) storming
D) learning
E) acceptance