Strategic plans are usually ________.
A) short term, directional, and standing
B) short term, specific, and standing
C) long term, directional, and single use
D) long term, specific, and standing
________ are a temporary involuntary termination that can last from a few weeks to
several years.
A) Layoffs
B) Attritions
C) Discharges
D) Retirements
The first phase of the human resource management process involves ________.
A) human resource planning, compensation, and benefits
B) human resource planning, selection, and performance management
C) human resource planning, recruitment and decruitment, and selection
D) human resource planning, recruitment and decruitment, and orientation
Which of the following is included in the class of contingency variables termed
“follower” by the path-goal theory?
A) locus of control
B) work group relationships
C) employee compensation
D) formal authority system
Which of the following represents one of the rewards of being a manager?
A) operating with limited resources
B) receiving recognition in the organization
C) motivating workers in chaotic situations
D) performing duties that are more clerical than managerial
Which of the following is a drawback of collaborative work?
A) It decreases communication and coordination among the participants.
B) It reduces the level of creativity and produces fewer ideas.
C) It can be effectively applied only to simple problems.
D) It is possible that participants may have opposing views and competing goals.
Managers must understand and manage both the power and the peril of social media.
Organizational change is any alteration of ________.
A) people, structure, or technology
B) structure, management, or goals
C) technology, goals, or management
D) rules, procedures, or management
Colin believes his organization could be more profitable if it could respond to
customers more quickly so he has decided to remove some management layers and
increase the remaining managers’ span of control. These would be considered changes
in ________.
A) structural design
B) structural process
C) degree of centralization
D) structural components
If Fiona accomplishes her projects with high-quality results, but takes more time than
other managers in the process, as a manager she is ________.
A) efficient, but ineffective
B) a leader, but not a top manager
C) project oriented, but not effective
D) effective, but inefficient
When an organization is analyzing its labor supply, it is studying its ________.
A) regulatory environment
B) internal environment
C) external environment
D) economic environment
McGregor’s Theory X assumes that employees ________.
A) need to be closely controlled to work effectively
B) enjoy work
C) seek out and accept responsibility
D) prefer autocratic supervisors
Which of the following is true for the communication process?
A) The decoding process takes place within the channel.
B) Noise cannot affect the encoding of the message.
C) Encoding takes place before the message reaches the medium.
D) The sender decodes the message and then transmits it.