Principles of Management Midterm

Which of the following is NOT a trend predicted by the 2018 annual Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) in the external environment?

Denuclearization

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 handler

_____ refers to our beliefs about what is right vs. wrong, good vs. evil, virtuous vs. corrupt.

Ethics and morals

when leaders believe they can do no wrong because of who they are, it refers to which of these symptoms of the failure of ethical leadership

ethical complacency

When a leader is not able to see inconsistencies among values he say he follows, it refers to which of these symptoms of the failure of ethical leadership

ethical incoherence

which of the following is an element of sociocultural forces

ethics

The WTO's most important functions are all of these except:

financing the infrastructure development projects in less developed countries

An organization's external environment is also referred to as the

general environment

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 to or react to in order to maintain its flow of operations?

general environment

Which of the following profile of an organization emphasizes efficiency, process and cost control, organizational improvement, technical expertise, precision, problem-solving, elimination of errors, logic, caution, and conservative, management and operational analysis, and careful decision-making?

hierarchy culture

Which of the following region has seen growth rates of the internet more than 8000% increase from 200 to 2017?

Africa

Which of the following describes a steadfast devotion to improving the welfare of others?

Altruism

While resource allocator is a type of _____ role, disseminator is a(n) _____ role.

Decisional, informational

Which of the following describes controlling activity?

As a production manager, Jason evaluates and takes corrective action concerning the allocation and use of human, financial, and material resources at SBA Systems, Inc.

Which of the following describes community relations activity?

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

The Hawthorne studies showed that

Attitudes do not play a major role in determining workplace outcomes

which of the following leadership profile describes degree to which the leader reflects independent and individualistic leadership, according to the GLOBE project?

Autonomous

Which of the following describes virtual structures?

Boundaryless

According to the environment-industry-organizational fir model, industries and firms such as computers, aerospace, airlines, and telecommunications firms would operate more effectively in which of these cells?

Cell 4

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 describes 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

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

Cultural stereotyping

According to Mintzberg, which of the following are decisional roles?

Entrepreneur, disturbance handler, and negotiator.

Which of the following describes an approach to decision-making that states that managers should systematically collect the best indications available to help them make effective decisions?

Evidence-based

Which of the following describes a shortcoming of Taylor's work?

He thought of workers as machine tools to be manipulated rather than as human beings

Which term describes insights from an understanding of culture may not necessarily coincide with reality in that culture?

Individualism

Which of the following describes environmental scanning activity?

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

According to Mintzberg, which of the following are interpersonal roles?

Leader, liaison, and figurehead

Which term best describes mental shortcuts?

Reflective

_____ is a contractual agreement whereby, in exchange for a royalty or fee, a company gives the right to another company to use a trademark, know-how, or other proprietary technology

Licensing

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

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

Monitor

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

Moral Judgment

Which term best describes decisions that are novel, unstructured, and generally based on criteria that are not well-defined?

Nonprogrammed decision

According to Hofstede, the degree to which members of a society accept differences in power and authority refers to which of these?

Power distance

Which of the following describes conflict about the best way to do something that can actually lead to improved performance?

Process

Which term best describes decisions that are repeated over time and for which an existing set of rules can be developed to guide the process?

Programmed

Ordering office supplies can be described as which of these?

Programmed decision

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

Rational championing

Which of the following represents the first step in the decision-making process?

Recognize that a decision needs to be made

The role of _____, according to Mintzberg, involves managers making decisions about who gets what, how much, when, and why.

Resource allocator

Raine always has the tendency to select the first acceptable solution without engaging in additional effort to identify the best solution. Raine's tendency describes which of the following?

Satisficing

At ABC Accounting, Inc., Margo is interested in improving the quality of as well as reducing bias when making nonprogrammed decisions. Which of the following should she focus on?

Talking to other people

Which of the following saw the reintroduction of classical knowledge and the emergence of new knowledge and learning, much of which has economic and business implications?

The Italian Renaissance

What made a high level of trade and economic activity possible for the ancient Sumerians?

The introduction of writing

According to Chester Barnard, _____ is one that inspires "cooperative personal decisions by creating faith in common understanding, faith in the probability of success, faith in the ultimate satisfaction of personal motives, and faith in the integrity of common purpose

Values-based leadership

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

a scheduling system

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

clan culture

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, Cell 2 represents which of these environments?

complex-stable environment

_____ is related to influencing behaviors to act in accordance to the law or face consequences

compliance

The interactive nature of management means that most management work is

conversational

which of the following describe the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact inside and organization and also handle outside business transactions?

corporate culture

Sun Tzu is considered an early contributor to the managment thought in which of the following the areas?

division of labor, communication and coordination

_____ structures are, in effect, many functional departments grouped under a division head.

divisional structure

The great Greek philosopher Socrates stressed the development of managerial skills such as creating an atmosphere of

information sharing and analysis

The major overview of the systems theorists was that firms were an open system, that is, a system that

interacts with its environment

All individuals should be treated equally is a basic tenet of which principle?

justice

When Elizabeth is representing management side and is dealing with union representatives and labor agreements and settling terms of employees contracts and salary increases, Elizabeth is engaging in the role of a

negotiator

Buying a house can be described as which of these?

nonprogrammed decision

_____ refers to the field of ethics concerned with our asking how should and ought we live and act

normative ethics

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

Which of the following leadership profile describe degree to which the leader is self-centered and uses a face-saving approach?

self-protective

Which of these environmental forces include different generations' values, beliefs, attitudes, customs and traditions, habits, and lifestyles?

sociocultural

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

soldiering

Which of these were Adman Smith's major contributions to management thought?

specialization and division of labor

The Romans' contribution to management was

standardization

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 is an element of government and political forces

taxation

_____ are desired goals, objectives, or end states that individuals wish to pursue.

terminal values

According to the authors of the 2018 annual Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS), which of these requires organizations to proactively change or it will end up being changed by external circumstances?

transformative resilience

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

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

virtue ethics