MIS Exam 1

How does supply chain visibility provided by a supply chain management system reduce the bullwhip effect?

Accurately predicting how many units of an item are expected to sell allows manufacturers to accurately source for the correct amount of raw materials and avoid overreacting to fluctuations in consumer demand.

What is the best description of the relationship between "green computing" and MIS?

Advances in MIS technology will help make "green computing" easier and more widespread.

Theory X managers

Believe employees need to be watched and controlled

What is the driving principle behind McGregor's Theory Y?

Employees are capable of working without constant supervision

What was the driving principle behind McGregor's Theory X?

Employees need close supervision

According to Adam Smith, governments should try to control the business activities of individuals and companies because the nation's wealth depends on the wealth of these citizens. (T/F)

False

According to the observer effect, an employee whose work is monitored will become nervous as their manager focused attention on them and will therefore be less productive. (T/F)

False

Douglas McGregor believed that people who pursue careers in management are generally like-minded. (T/F)

False

In a business setting, personal computers are most often used by remote workers who travel or do not report to an office. (T/F)

False

Mainframe computers are known for their ability to handle numerous tasks involving application software. (T/F)

False

Payroll functionality was only added to human resource information systems once they became cloud-based. (T/F)

False

Theory Y managers

Feel employees should be trusted and empowered

Who is quoted as saying "Do what you do best and outsource the rest?"

Peter Drucker

What is a main proposition or argument of John Locke's labor theory of property?

Since people own their own labor, they naturally own the products of their labor.

What best explains why sleep is a factor in work-life balance?

Sleep is important to memory and brain health

What is a benefit a student gains by using an LMS?

Student performance is more easily tracked through the gradebook, giving a student a constantly updated view of what their grade will be.

What is one major distinction between telecommuting and flextime arrangements?

Telecommuters often must work during regular business hours.

Max Weber believed that organizations were best supported by which of the following strategies?

The use of specialization among employees.

According to John Locke, a person can collect spring water from public land and purify, bottle, and sell it because these improvements transform that natural resource into personal property. (T/F)

True

Advances in MIS technology can help tech-savvy small businesses lure ambitious managers away from larger, more established businesses that are slow to adopt new technology. (T/F)

True

Identifying logistical problems is an important function of data analytics. (T/F)

True

Using employee monitoring software, an administrator can view real-time, time-lapsed, or intermittent computer screenshots of a large group of employees. (T/F)

True

What is a reason why farmers frequently use a DSS to determine appropriate fertilization and irrigation?

Weather patterns frequently change and cannot he predicted in advance; therefore, the fertilization and irrigation needs are not consistent for a farmer's crops.

The first modern transaction processing system was

cash register

What type of system is used to assist with processes that rely on a large number of inputs that frequently change?

decision support system

Elton Mayo believed that...

employees needed to feel they were of significant economic value and emphasized the importance of interpersonal relationships and business

MIS for communication directly support organizational decision making by

helping managers communicate, obtain, discuss, and understand the information necessary for strategic decisions

John Locke's labor theory of property is applied to modern management theory because

it explains what motivates people: the desire to become personally wealthier

According to Frederick Taylor, the purpose of management is to

make the business as prosperous as possible

Employee monitoring software

observes computer use of all employees from a central location.

The bullwhip effect

occurs when small errors in forecasting results in big errors in inventory and production

Fayol's principles for structuring organizational roles and authority emphasize

order and unity, so that employees understand their roles and report to only one person

Remote desktop software

provides access to all networked devices from a separate computer.

Which system is able to purchase orders, manage inventory, and forecast future inventory needs?

supply chain management system

In theories of management, Peter Drucker placed special emphasis on

the importance of involving employees in the goal-setting process

The main function of executive support systems (ESSs) is to

turn data into information to support high-level decision making

Cloud computing can best be described as

using the Internet to store and access resources

Adam Smith argued for the division of labor because he believed that

workers who specialize in a task perform it more efficiently and can help identify ways to mechanize it.

Data analytics clearly would be efficient and practical in these situations.

1) A farm equipment manufacturer is producing a new line of machines in three separate plants and it needs to test, troubleshoot, and coordinate production processes before opening the factory lines. 2) Several new drugs have been FDA approved and a regional healthcare network must finalize its decision making concerning best practices for treatment options.

Advancements made in POS software in the 1990s, in addition to in-store sales and tax tracking.

1) Across-chain sales and inventory tracking 2) Stronger connection with customers 3) Immediate communication with internal financial teams

Describe the benefits of cloud computing.

1) Affordability for business use 2) Access to applications software 3) Flexibility of user devices

Providing distribution managers with real-time information about where products are in the logistics process is one of the ways a supply chain management system maximizes efficiency. (T/F)

True

Observer Effect

Workers will become more productive when they know that someone is observing their work.

In what ways did Henri Fayol's guiding principles of management address the welfare of employees?

1) By requiring that all employees be fairly compensated. 2) By requiring clear lines of authority and communication. 3) By requiring managers to be fair and kind to employees. 4) By requiring managers to encourage people to take initiative.

What are example of an MKIS being used to evaluate industry trends within a market?

1) Determine if a decrease in sales of frozen food product is unique to the company or is occurring at all companies that sell that type of frozen food. 2) Determine if a decrease in sales of a frozen food product is unique to the company or is occurring at all companies that sell that type of frozen food.

How can working with MIS affect work-life balance?

1) a steady flow of business information and the need to respond can encroach on personal time 2) the temptation to work overtime or without breaks can lead to competition and stress

What are all the ways in which MIS have changed the management of organizations?

1) Managers (and employees) can communication different types of information in a greater variety of ways. 2) Managers can have more information and data about the organization to help them make smarter decisions.

Who might use mainframe computers?

1) an airplane taking reservations 2) a warehouse restocking a recently published book 3) a company seeking better operation efficiency

Business practices that are both "green" or environmentally responsible and sustainable in terms of a business's current and long-term success and the environment.

1) encouraging employees to telecommute 2) using teleconferencing for meetings 2) shifting to a shorter, four-day workweek

John Locke's Labor Theory of Property

asserts that changing natural resources through one's labor makes the improved resource or product one's personal property

Frederick Taylor used time-and-motion studies to....

break down work tasks to find ways to improve them