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Factories in the Industrial Revolution needed to forecast demand to make sure that
workers were paid fairly.
Personal observation as a form of control measurement requires little time.
Most of today's college graduates are saying that their number one concern in a job is
that it has the possibility for advancement.
A country with high uncertainty avoidance and high power distance is more likely to
engage in groupthink than a country with low uncertainty avoidance and low power
distance.
Trying to "protect" your career from outside harm is probably a silly idea because there
is no way to protect against changes in the environment.
Leadership identifies a process while leader identifies a person.
It is a good idea for an entrepreneur to develop a network of trusted friends and
advisors to help with problems and decisions.
Employers have the legal right to read personal email of employees if it is sent on a
company computer.
There are four basic elements in organizational structure.
Though many people think that "whom you know" is important for getting jobs, having
connections is highly overrated as a way to advance one's career.
Companies save money without suffering any negative consequences by using email to
replace large face-to-face meetings.
A key goal of compensation administration is to create a fair system that will provide
incentive for employees.
Which is the best summary of goal-setting theory?
A) Goals make no difference in performance.
B) Specific goals increase performance.
C) Always make your goals very difficult to reach.
D) Easy goals make for happier employees.
In a team structure, team members ________.
A) are subject to decisions made by their supervisors
B) can influence decisions made by top managers
C) make decisions and are accountable for their decisions
D) make decisions only after first checking with management
Some people believe that creativity is ________, while others think that creativity
________.
A) quickly and easily learned; is slowly learned
B) a genuine quality; does not really exist
C) inborn; can be learned
D) learned; is forgotten after childhood
The requirement for value chain management that is most closely associated with
defining and communicating expectations is ________.
A) coordination and collaboration
B) technology investment
C) organizational culture and attitudes
D) leadership
In traditional goal setting, these individuals set goals.
A) top managers
B) middle and low-level managers
C) middle managers
D) managers and employees
Trait theory helps explain why ________.
A) some people are leaders
B) some people are not leaders
C) successful leaders are effective
D) leadership involves extraversion
An entrepreneurial venture whose goal is to create humorous video games would be
likely to be ________.
A) very organic in structure
B) highly centralized
C) fairly mechanistic in structure
D) very mechanist in structure
Which of the following is a drawback to seeking diverse views in decision making?
A) less reliable decision
B) easier decision-making process
C) more time consuming
D) less time consuming
Which kind of resistance to change is most likely to be beneficial to a company?
A) conflict with company goals
B) uncertainty
C) habit
D) fear of losing status or possessions
The phrase "Play to your strengths" when applying for a job means ________.
A) don't show employers your weaknesses
B) be aggressive during job interviews
C) apply to only the most ambitious jobs
D) apply to jobs that suit your abilities
When a team is considering joining forces with another team in the organization, the
team leader takes on this role.
A) troubleshooter
B) conflict manager
C) coach
D) liaison
An "accidental entrepreneur" is someone who became an entrepreneur because he or
she ________.
A) always had a dream to start a company
B) lost his or her job
C) identified a great opportunity
D) quit his or her job
This regret matrix gives values for strategies S1, S2, and S3 for the Bigg Company and
competitive strategies CA1, CA2, and CA3 for the Large Company. A minimax Bigg
manager would choose S2 because it has the smallest maximum regret of 1.
Reading is an example of this communication step.
A) feedback
B) encoding
C) sending
D) decoding
________ assumes that employees have little ambition, dislike work, and avoid
responsibility.
A) Theory Y
B) Theory X
C) Self-actualization Need Theory
D) Belongingness Need Theory
What should a speaker do if her listener's feedback summary of her message is
incorrect?
A) The speaker should repeat the original message word for word.
B) The speaker should summarize the summary.
C) The speaker should summarize the original message.
D) The speaker should rephrase the message.
A corporate strategy focuses primarily on ________.
A) an organization's mission
B) an organization's strengths
C) an organization's weaknesses
D) an organization's people
