Principle of management Midterm

According to Hofstede, which of the following is an implication of low power distance?

Dispersed authority

According to Mintzberg, which of the following role is decisional?

Disturbance handle

James is the owner of a small toy manufacturing company. James primarily focuses on buying and selling of products using the Internet. Which of the following best describes James' business practice?

E-commerce

Which of these holds that people set their own moral standards for judging their actions, based on self-interest?

Ethical relativism

Which of the following is an element of natural disaster and human induced environmental problems?

Health, food, stress

As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Organic Foods International, Rebecca signs major contracts with various food suppliers as well as many legal documents. Rebecca is playing the role of a

figurehead.

The major difference between scientific management and human relations theory was that

human relations theory recognized that social factors were a source of power in the workplace.

Which of the following region has seen growth rates of the Internet more than 8000% increase from 2000 to 2017?

Africa

Which of the following describes the action or process of thinking through possible options and selecting one?

Decision-making

Which of the following is based on the assumption that the world is extremely interconnected, and that patterns of consumption and production are fairly homogeneous worldwide?

A global strategy

Which of the following strategy is one in which the company decides that it makes sense to organize its functional activities, such as marketing, finance, etc., around geographical regions that play a critical role in terms of?

A regional strategy

Katherine, a production manager at ABC Products, is interested in monitoring how projects were progressing, take steps to see if they were on time, and keep an eye on budget concerns. Which of the following can Katherine use?

A scheduling system

Which of the following describe coordinating activity?

As a manager at CBA Rides, Mason's primary responsibility is to bring together the work of others both inside his work unit and out.

Which of the following describe community relations activity?

As a vice-president of regional engagement, Tom's primary responsibility is to cultivate and maintain contacts with representatives from various constituencies outside the company, including state and federal agencies, and local civic groups.

Which of the following describe supervision activity?

As the consumer division head of JNJ Systems, Riya continually oversees the work of her subordinates.

Which of the following term illustrate that decision making process is limited with incomplete information as well as our capacity to process all the information?

Bounded rationality

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, industries such as universities, appliance manufacturers, chemical companies, and insurances companies would generally prosper in which of these cells?

Cell 2

Which of the following profile of an organization focuses on relationships, team building, commitment, empowering human development, engagement, mentoring, and coaching?

Clan Culture

Which dimension of cultural intelligence focuses on the individual's knowledge of values and practices inherent in the new culture acquired through education and personal experiences?

Cognitive dimension

Which of the following is an element of economic forces?

Competitors and supply chain

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, Cell 4 represents which of these environments?

Complex-unstable environment

Which of the following describe conditions when we tend to pay more attention to information that agrees with our existing beliefs and less attention to information that is contrary to our beliefs?

Confirmation bias

Which of these describes someone who creates a new ethical norm?

Corporate leader

Which of the following is a disciplined process of evaluating the quality of information, especially data collected from other sources and arguments made by other people, to determine whether the source should be trusted or whether the argument is valid?

Critical thinking

Which of the following is NOT and examples of high-rigor cross-cultural training?

Cross-cultural management courses

Which of the following refers to individuals' capabilities to function and manage effectively in culturally diverse settings?

Cultural intelligence

____ occurs when one assumes that all people within a culture act, think, and behave the same way.

Cultural stereotyping

______ is the ability to recognize, understand, pay attention to, and manage one's own emotions and the emotions of others.

Emotional intelligence

Michael is known for his ability to understand other peoples' emotions and he has a genuine interest in doing so. Michael can be rated high on which of these elements?

Empathy

According to Hofstede, which of the following is an implication of high individualism?

Employee-employer relationship based on the market

Which of the following describe the cohesion of workers in a given unit or department, to their commitment to their individual goals and to their coworkers even in the face of adversity, and to the pride that one feels by being a member of the organization?

Esprit de corps

When leaders are unable to act on their values from lack of knowledge or fear of the consequences of their actions, it refers to which of these symptoms of the failure of ethical leadership?

Ethical paralysis

Which of the following is an inclusive concept that involves all outside factors and influences that impact the operation of a business that an organization must respond or react to in order to maintain its flow of operations?

General environment

According to the authors of the 2018 annual Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS), which of the following category suggests that organizations must be part of and aware of their contexts: geographically and the health of "individuals, families, neighborhoods, cities, provinces, and countries" that are affected as well as rely on their social cohesion?

Integrative resilience

Which of the following describe environmental scanning activity?

Julie, a marketing manager at TTY Tools, continually watches for changes in the business environment and monitor business indicators such as economic indicators and business cycles.

According to Mintzberg, which of the following role is interpersonal?

Leader

Which of the following use teams to combine vertical with horizontal structures?

Matrix structure

Which of the following country cluster is low on charismatic leadership style, according to the GLOBE project?

Middle East

According to Mintzberg, which of the following role is informational?

Monitor

Determining which actions are right vs. wrong represents which element of James Rest's ethical decision-making model?

Moral judgment

Buying a house can be described as which of these?

Nonprogrammed decision

While _______ decisions will generally need to be processed via the ______ system in our brains in order for us to reach a good decision, with ______ decisions, heuristics can allow decision makers to switch to the quick, _____ system.

Nonprogrammed; reflective; programmed; reactive

Which of the following invention during the Italian Renaissance allowed the reintroduction of classical knowledge and the emergence of new knowledge and learning to spread throughout Europe?

Printing press

3BL relates to which of the 3-Ps?

Product, price, and place

Which term best describe decisions that are routine?

Programmed

Which of the following refers to the many differences that exist between countries because of language, cultural characteristics, social institutions, and business practices?

Psychic distance

Which system is quick, impulsive, and intuitive, relying on emotions or habits to provide cues for what to do next?

Reactive

When Jermain is facing novel and complex situations which decision making system would be better?

Reflective

Which system is logical, analytical, deliberate, and methodical?

Reflective

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, Cell 1 represents which of these environments?

Simple-stable environment

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, Cell 3 represents which of these environments?

Simple-unstable environment

Which of the following is NOT an element of McKinsey 7-S model?

Strengths

According to Hofstede, which of the following is an implication of low masculinity?

Successful managers are seen as possessing both male and female characteristics

Which of the following describe long-range planning activity?

Suzie occupying an executive position at ABC Manufacturing is frequently involved in strategic planning and development.

Which of the following is an element of government and political forces?

Taxation

Which of these describes when people trust online reviews of their companies more than what companies communicate?

The "Glassdoor" effect

Which country is credited for the birth of Management?

The United States

Which of the following is NOT true of the specialization of labor?

The span of control became very narrow with specialization.

Sylvia believes and tries to follow the principle that considers the welfare and risks of all parties when considering policy decisions and outcomes. She really tries incorporating a humane consideration of and for individuals and groups when deciding a course of action. Sylvia follows which of these ethical principles?

Universalism

James believes in the principle that an action is morally right if it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This represents which of these ethical principles?

Utilitarianism

Which of these principles is related to universalism?

Virtue Ethics

____ is based on character traits such as being truthful, practical wisdom, happiness, flourishing, and well-being.

Virtue Ethics

Which of the following is a characteristic of an organic organizational structure?

Wide span of control

According to Follett, in _______, neither side gets exactly everything it wants, and the best each side can do is obtain a result that each can agree too.

compromise

While entrepreneur is a type of _______ role, leader is a(n) ______ role.

decisional; interpersonal

As a production manager, Sylvia just received the report that the product output is 20 percent below the projected target. She immediately takes the corrective actions to remedy the crisis. Sylvia is engaging in the role of a

disturbance handle.

According to Follett, in _______, one party dictates the terms of the arrangement.

dominance

Examples of _______ are being helpful, honest, courageous, independent, and polite.

instrumental values

Principles of scientific management include all of these EXCEPT:

maintain a unity of command, which ensured that each supervisor would explain to each of the employees in his group or division what aspect of his job to focus on.

When Samantha, manager at ABC International, seeks and receives information from both web and industry journals, she is acting as a

monitor.

A deliberate reduction of productivity on the part of the worker is called

soldiering.

A(n) _____ is any group or individual who can affect or is affected by an organization's strategies, major transactions, and activities.

stakeholder

Egyptians found the ideal number of workers per supervisor to be _____.

ten

Rebecca has always touted social recognition, friendship, accomplishment, and comfort as her desired goals that she is working towards in life. These are examples of ______.

terminal values

The emergence of British power spawned the third major advance in management, _________.

the Industrial Revolution