FIU : MAN 3025 Final Exam

FIU : MAN 3025 Final Exam

Within a global context, ________ include the rules, policies, and enforcement processes that influence the behavior of individuals and organizations within a country.

Answer

		physical forces
		institutional forces++
		sociocultural forces
		geopolitical forces

1.67 points

Question 37

Effective managers ________.

Answer

		accept existing resource limits and coworkers’ levels of motivation
		use resources to maximize the achievement of the organization’s goals++
		prefer working alone rather than with groups or other individuals
		all of these–

1.67 points

Question 38

A supervisor lacks initiative in developing new programs. She is also a poor communicator who does little to inspire subordinates. This supervisor lacks ________.

Answer

		legitimate power
		position power
		personal power++
		coercive power

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Question 39

Strategic plans have ________.

Answer

		low levels of interdependence
		moderate interdependence and cross-functional relevance
		a narrow scope, a departmental focus, and a short time frame
		the potential to dramatically impact the survival and success of the organization++

1.67 points

Question 40

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs includes all of the following categories EXCEPT ________.

Answer

		safety
		Relatedness++
		physiological
		self actualization–

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Question 41

The term “bamboo ceiling” refers to ________.

Answer

		the exclusion of host nationals from strategic decision making in centrally controlled Japanese subsidiaries++
		the reluctance of Japanese managers to allow centralized decision making among their subordinates
		the lack of information flow from the Japanese-owned subsidiaries in foreign countries back to headquarters in Japan
		the tendency of Japanese firms to delegate decisions more frequently than European or American firms

1.67 points

Question 42

When companies reward employees who report valid claims of corporate unethical conduct, what are they clearly encouraging?

Answer

		moral intensity–
		whistle blowing++
		compensatory justice
		pay for performance

1.67 points

Question 43

What is meant by the term “unity of command”?

Answer

		the idea that the line of authority should be clear and direct
		the idea that interdependence within a firm should be kept to a minimum
		the idea that managers should have a limited span of control
		the idea that every employee should have one, and only one, boss++

1.67 points

Question 44

When managers decide that organizational change is needed, they can focus their change efforts on ________.

Answer

		structure
		technology
		shared values and culture
		all of these++

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Question 45

Japanese multinational firms tend to operate as ________, announcing decisions from home offices to subsidiaries. European multinational operations tend to operate as ________, pushing decision-making authority to the lowest possible level.

Answer

		centralized organizations; decentralized organizations++
		decentralized organizations; centralized organizations–
		functional organizations; geographic organizations
		geographic organizations; functional organizations

1.67 points

Question 46

Google’s purchase of YouTube exemplifies its ________ of the need to enhance its mission of organizing the world’s information and making it universally useful and accessible.

Answer

		proactive recognition++
		reactive recognition–
		cybernetic recognition
		retroactive recognition

1.67 points

Question 47

The term “manager” refers to anyone ________.

Answer

		who is not a member of a labor union
		who is a member of an organization
		who is involved in implementing the firm’s strategic plan–
		who has designated responsibilities for carrying out managerial activities++

1.67 points

Question 48

If Misha Kuryla-Gomez could start her business all over again, the one thing she might change is _____.

Answer

		Some of her personnel choices++
		The name of her company
		The location of her shop
		The price points of her cupcakes

1.67 points

Question 49

Culture has been defined as the part of the human repertoire which is _____ as opposed to ______ transmitted.

Answer

		genetically; cognitively
		covertly; overtly
		commonly; rarely
		socially; genetically ++

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Question 50

Within the context of the utilitarian approach to ethical decision making, why is it difficult to determine which action would result in the “greatest good”?

Answer

		some things are just “right” or “wrong,” independent of outcomes–
		all rights are based on freedom and autonomy, not “goodness” or “badness”
		the “goodness” or “badness” of an outcome is often subjective++
		whether an action is good or bad is superfluous to judging its effects

1.67 points

Question 51

ABC Enterprises plans to assign the duty of reviewing its quarterly budget to six of its employees. These employees will be members of a ________.

Answer