1. (TCO1) When the dean of the college of business downsized the college from five departments to four departments, the dean primarily was performing the ____ function of management. a)organizing b)controlling c)coordinating d)leading e)planning and decision making 2. (TCO 2) For more than a century, Americans moved from rural to metropolitan areas. Then in the 1950s, Americans made a mass exit from the city to the suburbs. Now many of these suburb dwellers are moving back to the rural areas. They are developing micropolitan areas, which offer many of the advantages of the metropolitan areas, but without the population crush, the traffic jams, and the high crime rates. This trend affects the location of many businesses and is part of the ____ dimension in which they operate. a)internal b)political-legal c)task d)sociocultural e)economic 3. (TCO 2) The expiration of a pharmaceutical drug patent allows generic drug makers to introduce the same chemical compound under a different name and at lower prices. This is an example of ____ for the developer of the original drug. a) organizational weakness b)strategic limitation c)entropy d)organizational threat e)organizational opportunity 4. (TCO3) New York passed a law requiring no smoking in bars and restaurants. Owners who pressure bartenders and waiters to sell to people who are smoking in order to keep profits high are taking a(n)____ stance toward social responsibility. a)reactive b)obstructionist c)proactive d)accommodative e)participative 5. (TCO4) As a manufacturing firm builds a plant in Bolivia, it also has to build an airstrip so that it can get the building supplies and the component parts it needs for operation to the Bolivian facility. The building of the airstrip was necessary because Bolivia has (Points: 2) limited natural resources. an underdeveloped infrastructure. too many competing airports. no international trade incentives. None of these choices 6. (TCO4) Princeton High School requires all written information sent to parents to be in English and Spanish. This is ____ that organizations can use to demonstrate understanding of the different needs of stakeholders. a)an organizational policy b)diversity training c)selective recruitment d)supportive organization culture d)organizational practice 7. (TCO5) The tactical plan was to increase sales of King bread mixes through the use of sales promotions. The ____ plan done by a marketing manager low in the management hierarchy included the development of a 50-cents-off coupon to go on the outside of each bread mix box. a)strategic b)standing c)contingency d)single-use e)operational 8. (TCO5) GE competes in industries ranging from medical devices to appliances to television networks. GE's mixed strategy is an example of ____ strategy. a)corporate-level b)long-term c)business-level d)functional e)short-term 9. (TCO6) If you desired to become an entrepreneur, which of the following is the first step in planning of your business? a)Forecast sales revenues b)Develop an organizational plan c)Choose a business location d)Develop an organizational chart e)Engage in self-analysis 10. (TCO7) Workers in a McDonald's are trained to cook, clean, fill drinks, take orders, and fill orders. During a shift they work each job for one hour. This is an example of job a)specialization. b)rotation. c)delegation. d)enlargement. e)enrichment. 11. (TCO7) Desiree is reluctant to take a promotion because it involves moving. She knows little about the area she would be living in. According to the text, the most likely reason for such employee resistance to change is. a)uncertainty. b)threatened self-interests. c)different perceptions. d)feelings of loss. e)facilitation. 12. (TCO8) A manager has been told that she will get a $50,000 bonus if her team meets its quota. She has also been informed that she will be fired if she does not get her team above last year's total. Which motivation theory is her boss most likely using? a)Equity theory b)Maslow's needs hierarchy c)Herzberg's two-factor theory d)Expectancy theory e)ERG theory 13. (TCO8) Jack has an electrical engineering degree and has worked with automated control systems for over 10 years. His coworkers who design heating and cooling systems are typically influenced by any design suggestions that he makes. Jack has ____ power. a)legitimate b)technological c)expert d)referent e)coercive 14. (TCO9) You are a manager who has been assigned to a work team that is composed of various functional managers. Which of the following forms of communication would your work team tend to use? a)Horizontal communication b)Professional jargon c)Downward communication d)Effective communication e)A managerial grapevine 15. (TCO10) Marion Laboratories runs chemical analyses of materials to be used in the production process before those materials leave the receiving area of the warehouse. What kind of operations control is this? a)Preliminary b) Feedback c)Concurrent d)Scre
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1. (TCO1) When the dean of the college of business downsized the college from five departments to four departments, the dean primarily was performing the ____ function of management. organizing controlling coordinating leading planning and decision making 2. (TCO 2) For more than a century, Americans moved from rural to metropolitan areas. Then in the 1950s, Americans made a mass exit from the city to the suburbs. Now many of these suburb dwellers are moving back to the rural areas. They are developing micropolitan areas, which offer many of the advantages of the metropolitan areas, but without the population crush, the traffic jams, and the high crime rates. This trend affects the location of many businesses and is part of the ____ dimension in which they operate. internal political-legal task sociocultural economic 3. (TCO 2) The expiration of a pharmaceutical drug patent allows generic drug makers to introduce the same chemical compound under a different name and at lower prices. This is an example of ____ for the developer of the original drug. organizational weakness strategic limitation entropy organizational threat organizational opportunity 4. (TCO3) New York passed a law requiring no smoking in bars and restaurants. Owners who pressure bartenders and waiters to sell to people who are smoking in order to keep profits high are taking a(n)____ stance toward social responsibility. reactive obstructionist proactive accommodative participative 5. (TCO4) As a manufacturing firm builds a plant in Bolivia, it also has to build an airstrip so that it can get the building supplies and the component parts it needs for operation to the Bolivian facility. The building of the airstrip was necessary because Bolivia has limited natural resources. an underdeveloped infrastructure. too many competing airports. no international trade incentives. None of these choices 6. (TCO4) Princeton High School requires all written information sent to parents to be in English and Spanish. This is ____ that organizations can use to demonstrate understanding of the different needs of stakeholders. an organizational policy diversity training selective recruitment a supportive organization culture an organizational practice 7. (TCO5) The tactical plan was to increase sales of King bread mixes through the use of sales promotions. The ____ plan done by a marketing manager low in the management hierarchy included the development of a 50-cents-off coupon to go on the outside of each bread mix box. strategic standing contingency single-use operational 8. (TCO5) GE competes in industries ranging from medical devices to appliances to television networks. GE's mixed strategy is an example of ____ strategy. corporate-level long-term business-level functional short-term 9. (TCO6) If you desired to become an entrepreneur, which of the following is the first step in planning of your business? Forecast sales revenues Develop an organizational plan Choose a business location Develop an organizational chart Engage in self-analysis 10. (TCO7) Workers in a McDonald's are trained to cook, clean, fill drinks, take orders, and fill orders. During a shift they work each job for one hour. This is an example of job specialization. rotation. delegation. enlargement. enrichment. 11. (TCO7) Desiree is reluctant to take a promotion because it involves moving. She knows little about the area she would be living in. According to the text, the most likely reason for such employee resistance to change is uncertainty. threatened self-interests. different perceptions. feelings of loss. facilitation. 12. (TCO8) A manager has been told that she will get a $50,000 bonus if her team meets its quota. She has also been informed that she will be fired if she does not get her team above last year's total. Which motivation theory is her boss most likely using? Equity theory Maslow's needs hierarchy Herzberg's two-factor theory Expectancy theory ERG theory 13. (TCO8) Jack has an electrical engineering degree and has worked with automated control systems for over 10 years. His coworkers who design heating and cooling systems are typically influenced by any design suggestions that he makes. Jack has ____ power. legitimate technological expert referent coercive 14. (TCO9) You are a manager who has been assigned to a work team that is composed of various functional managers. Which of the following forms of communication would your work team tend to use? Horizontal communication Professional jargon Downward communication Effective communication A managerial grapevine 15. (TCO10) Marion Laboratories runs chemical analyses of materials to be used in the production process before those materials leave the receiving area of the warehouse. What kind of operations control is this? Preliminary Feedback Concurrent Screening Yes-no
1. TCO1) Henry Mintzberg identified three broad categories of roles that managers play. Briefly discuss the three broad categories. Give a workplace example of one of the roles contained in each category that a manager would perform.
2. (TCO2) Within an organization, who is responsible for the corporate governance? What role does the corporate governance play within the internal business environment?
3. (TCO3) Who are the important stakeholders of your college or university? What does each stakeholder group get from the school? What does each give to the school? (
4. (TCO4) You are a CEO of a mid-size manufacturing firm; the firm has recently become much more diverse. Describe the three strategies you can implement that your firm can use to manage diversity and multiculturalism.
5. (TCO5) Discuss short-range plans; include a brief description of the various types of short-range plans. Give a business example of each type of plan; do not use the examples in the text. 6. (TCO6) A new business can be started either from scratch or by buying an existing business. Which method seems best to you? Explain your answer.
7. TCO7) Briefly discuss two of the reasons for individual resistance to change and give a workplace example of each. 8. (TCO8) Describe the two perceptual processes, and explain how they affect behavior in organizations 9. (TCO9) List the individual barriers to communication. Discuss how can you overcome these barriers? 10. (TCO10) Would you rather work in a company with bureaucratic or decentralized control? Why?
1. (TCO2) Compare and contrast the sociocultural and the political-legal dimensions of the general environment, with particular attention to how forces in one could affect the other. 2. (TCO3) Where do organizational ethics come from? Describe the contributions made by the organization’s founder, managers, and workers as well as laws and social norms. Which do you think is most influential? Why? 3. (TCO4) The firm for which you work was recently acquired by a large multinational corporation. You were lucky that your job was spared, but your job responsibilities have changed greatly. Your new title is director of international marketing. What things must you now be concerned with that you did not think about when you were simply a regional marketing manager? 4. (TCO5) The CEO of your organization has developed two potential plans to help the organization cut costs. The CEO has asked you to form a group; the members of the group are to represent a cross-section of all the departments within the organization. The goal of the group is to discuss and decide which of the two proposed plans you should implement to cut costs. Discuss which type of group you would form and why. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the using groups to make decisions.
1. (TCO5) Assume that you are the manager of an organization that has a routine way of performing a task and now faces a major change in how it performs that task. Using Lewin’s model, tell what steps you would take to implement the change. Using the comprehensive approach, tell what steps you would take. For each step, give specific examples of actions you would take at that step
2. (TCO8) Phil W. supervises a group of very competent workers. These employees are involved in a routine task, and the company has written standard operating procedures to cover most of the operation. Phil is trying to decide what leadership style would be most effective in dealing with this group of employees. Discuss the path-goal theory and the substitutes for leadership approach. Which one would you recommend to Phil to use? Why?
3. (TCO9) It is April, and you are the plant manager at a unionized parts warehouse. You have been asked by top management to inform the line workers that the plant will be shut down during December due to excess parts supply and maintenance schedules. New contract negotiations with the union begin next month. How would you deliver the information?
Hi,I did not know there were more than 15 problems. I will have to opt out since I do not think I can meet the deadline. The questions are available for other experts to answer.
If you could do the essay portion of the question I would still pay the 50. It would be short answers and they are the questions after 15. Would you be willing to do it.