Quiz 3 Version-A

The assumption that "If it's not illegal, it must be ethical" ignores which of the following domains? a. Codified law b. Ethics c. Free choice d. Discretionary responsibility e. Symbolism

Ethics

govern behaviors with respect to what is right and wrong? a. Social responsibility b. Free domain c. Ethics d. Codified law e. Discretionary responsibility

Ethics

1. The nature of management is to control and dictate others in an organization.

False

15. The term "top of the pyramid" refers to the more than 4 billion people who earn the least, as defined by per capita income.

False

2. Recognizing the value of employees involves the organizing role of management.

False

20. Free choice lies between the domains of codified law and ethics.

False

21. If something is ethical, it must not be illegal.

False

A historical perspective provides a narrower way of thinking, a way of searching for patterns and determining whether they recur across time periods.

False

The outer layer, the general environment, is widely dispersed and affects organizations directly.

False

14. Large international firms typically are called multinational corporations.

True

19. Ethics, found between the domains of law and free choice, is the code of moral principles that governs any individual or groups.

True

A bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 from the current federal hourly rate of $7.25 has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.

True

Business has become a unified, global field, and events and ideas that influence organizations in one country are likely to influence organizations in other countries as well.

True

Social forces refer to those aspects of a culture that guide and influence relationships among people.

True

The concept that proposes that corporations can alleviate poverty and other social ills by selling to the world's poorest people is known as a. cream of the crop. b. skimming the barrel. c. bottom of the pyramid. d. top of the peak. e. base hierarchy.

bottom of the pyramid.

An organization's decision to produce a new product is in the domain of a. codified law. b. free choice. c. ethics. d. compensatory justice. e. social responsibility.

free choice.

The extent to which trade and investments, information, social and cultural ideas, and political cooperation flow between countries is called a. standardization. b. industrialization. c. globalization. d. internationalism. e. linguistic pluralism.

globalization.

Individualism is most closely related to: a. social responsibility. b. free choice. c. economic responsibility. d. codified law. e. togetherness.

social responsibility.

A manager who focuses on one part of the organization, such as production, without considering the impact on marketing or sales does not understand a. management science. b. decentralization. c. big data analytics. d. systems thinking. e. the contingency view.

systems thinking.

Which type of perspective provides a broader way of thinking, a way of searching for patterns, and determining whether they recur across time periods? a. Analytical b. Futuristic c. Systematic d. Methodical e. Historical

Historical

Which environment includes all elements existing outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect the organization? a. Organizational environment b. Internal environment c. Task environment d. General environment e. Technological environment

Organizational environment

Today's companies compete in a a. growingly domestic culture. b. low-context culture. c. high-context culture. d. joint economy. e. borderless world.

borderless world.

4. Success in the new workplace depends on the strength and quality of a. individual workers. b. independent teams. c. followers. d. collaborative relationships. e. vendors.

collaborative relationships.

3. The nature of management is to motivate and coordinate others to cope with _____ and far-reaching challenges. a. simple b. planned c. diverse d. organized e. controlled

diverse

All of these are a part of an organization's task environment except a. customers. b. labor markets. c. competitors. d. employers. e. suppliers.

employers.