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Divisional managers' decisions pertaining to divisions' long-term goals, overall strategy,
and structure is called an organization's _____ plan.
A. business-level
B. corporate-level
C. functional-level
D. departmental-level
E. global-level
The divisional head of an organization decides to set up the division's technical support
center in another country in order to lower costs. This is an example of a
functional-level strategy.
A. True
B. False
Typically ______-level goals and strategies require intermediate- and short-term plans.
A. functional
B. business
C. divisional
D. corporate
E. global
Societies that have a nurturing orientation, according to Hofstede, value personal
relationships highly.
A. True
B. False
Steve believes that Bill is more responsible and capable than Gus because Bill is from
the management team while Gus is the maintenance supervisor. This type of bias known
as:
A. the glass ceiling effect.
B. the salience effect.
C. the stereotyping effect.
D. the similar-to-me effect.
E. the social-status effect.
Julia perceives that she is working harder than a number of her coworkers and being
paid less when compared to them. Julia is likely to be motivated to:
A. improve her work attendance.
B. increase her working hours.
C. lower her work inputs. Author: Answer was incorrect. See feedback
D. ask for more work.
E. decline a promotion.
Which of the following is true of managers who are high on extraversion?
A. They have a less optimistic outlook on life.
B. They tend to feel good about themselves and other people.
C. They are socially inept and avoid interacting with other people.
D. They are ineffective in situations which call for high levels of social interaction.
E. They tend to be less outgoing and friendly than other people.
According to Hofstede, in low-power-distance countries, the government uses taxation
and social welfare programs to reduce inequality and improve the welfare of the least
fortunate.
A. True
B. False
Norms are written instructions about how to perform a certain aspect of a task.
A. True
B. False
Economic forces are outcomes of changes in, or changing attitudes toward, the
characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, ethnic origin, race, sexual
orientation, and social class.
A. True
B. False
Which of the following is a potential outcome when organizations offer a very high
level of responsiveness to customers?
A. Quality of products will become low.
B. Customer satisfaction will decrease.
C. Company costs will become too high.
D. Customer relationship will not improve.
E. Production costs will decrease.
An organization's resources include assets such as people and their skills, know-how,
and experience.
A. True
B. False
In performing a SWOT analysis, a furniture companyrealized that the number of
competing firms in its industry was increasing. The companywould classify this as a(n)
_____.
A. strength
B. weakness
C. opportunity
D. threat
E. advantage
