Question Natural Sins co-founder Andres Dominguez currently produces h

30 May Question Natural Sins co-founder Andres Dominguez currently produces h

Question
Natural Sins co-founder Andres Dominguez currently produces his Kaki snack chips in all of the following flavors EXCEPT:

Answer

Banana++

Mango

Pineapple

Apple

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Question 2

________ is the extent to which a person’s identity is a function of the group(s) to which he or she belongs and the extent to which group members are expected to look after each other.

Answer

Individualism

Collectivism++

Power distance

Uncertainty avoidance

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Question 3

________ are cooperative arrangements between two firms in which they agree to share resources to accomplish a mutually desirable goal.

Answer

Strategic alliances++

Licensing arrangements–

Cross-border acquisitions

Wholly-owned subsidiaries

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Question 4

A Gantt chart can help managers devise an action plan in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________.

Answer

showing the sequence in which the actions will be completed

showing when actions will start and how long they will require for completion

showing any expected overlap in the timing of specific actions

showing the course of action to be taken if plans need to be changed during the course of their implementation++

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Question 5

________ exists when two or more groups depend on one another for inputs.

Answer

Task interdependence

Pooled interdependence–

Reciprocal interdependence++

Sequential interdependence

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Question 6

A ________ span of control throughout an organization will lead to a ________ organization structure with multiple reporting layers.

Answer

narrow; flat–

narrow; tall++

wide; tall

wide; flat

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Question 7

According to the job characteristics model, ________ is the degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives of other people.

Answer

autonomy

task identify

task significance++

feedback from the job

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Question 8

According to Frederick Herzberg, ________ are elements associated with conditions surrounding the job.

Answer

hygiene factors++

motivating factors

economic factors

environmental factors

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Question 9

According to your textbook, transactional leaders ________.

Answer

articulate a vision that will inspire their followers

motivate followers to work for the good of the organization

inspire followers to strive for higher levels of morality and motivation

motivate followers’ self-interests by exchanging rewards for their compliance++

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Question 10

According to Lewin, all of the following EXCEPT ________ are sources of resistance to the movement stage of the change process.

Answer

lack of clarity

lack of capabilities

lack of information++

lack of sufficient incentives–

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Question 11

In the basic communication model the sender ________ the message, and the receiver ________ the message.

Answer

decodes; encodes–

encodes; decodes++

decodes; interprets

interprets; encodes

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Question 12

________ asserts that individuals are likely to compare the ratios of inputs to outcomes they receive against the ratios of other people, such as colleagues or acquaintances.

Answer

Acquired needs theory

Equity theory++

Expectancy theory

Two-factor theory

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Question 13

Senior executives at NEC were unwilling to listen to younger scientists who said that LCD technology would appeal to customers who wanted computer monitors with high resolution and a smaller desktop footprint. According to Lewin’s theory of change, this scenario exemplifies problems at the ________ of the change process.

Answer

unfreezing stage++

movement stage

refreezing stage–

engagement stage

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Question 14

According to your textbook, ethical lapses involve ________.

Answer

the choice between two competing but arguably valid options

case histories that have been designed to help guide ethical choices

situations that played a significant role in the development of a person’s values–

decisions that are contrary to an individual’s stated beliefs and company policies++

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Question 15

What advantage do groups have over individuals when making decisions?

Answer

Groups have a narrower focus.

Groups have far less bias than an individual has.

Groups generally make decisions more quickly and authoritatively–.

Groups bring greater cumulative knowledge to problems.++

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Question 16

In most organizations, whether an employee tends to make programmed or nonprogrammed decisions usually depends on ________.

Answer

the employee’s place in the organizational hierarchy++

the number of decisions the employee makes

the capacity of the employee for intuitive decision making–

the dynamism of the employee’s workplace

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Question 17

According to the Hitt, Black, and Porter, ________ is perhaps the single best thing a sender can do to improve the effectiveness of a business message.

Answer

developing empathy

simplifying language use

understanding the audience++

organizing written communication

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Question 18

Which of the following communication media is the leanest?

Answer

group email++

teleconferencing

face-to-face conversation

cell phone conversation

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Question 19

________ interferes with the transmission or decoding of a message.

Answer

Noise++

Encoding

Cultural dissonance

Cognitive selection

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Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an external force for change?

Answer

economic conditions

technological advances

legal and political developments

visions, ideas, and actions of management++

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Question 21

Managers at ________ establish goals and formulate a strategy for the firm to achieve those goals.

Answer

the top of the organization++

all levels of the organization

operational levels of the organization–

functional levels of the organization

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Question 22

In order to determine what strategy to pursue, a company must analyze its ________.

Answer

internal capabilities

external environment

internal resources–

all of these++

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Question 23

Which of the following best defines “transformational changes”?

Answer

changes in shared values and strategy

long-term changes in technology and staff

dynamic changes in systems and structure

particularly complex and comprehensive changes++

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Question 24

According to the video interview with Misha Kuryla-Gomez, the hardest part of her business is:

Answer

Hiring good workers++

Marketing her product

Securing quality raw materials

Managing her finances

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Question 25

Which of the following is NOT one of the five key stages in a negotiation?

Answer

Collaboration++

persuasion attempts

relationship building

planning and preparation

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Question 26

Cost leadership and differentiation are ________.

Answer

focused strategies for management processes

targeted strategies for gaining market share

generic strategies for obtaining a competitive advantage++

strategic methods for integrating internal and external analyses

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Question 27

Research has shown that the ________ is one of the biggest determinants of resistance during the movement stage of the change process.

Answer

pull of past competencies

unreliability of workplace technology

level of uncertainty associated with the change++

inability of management to articulate the need for change

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Question 28

In large organizations, strategic plans are typically developed at the ________ level.

Answer

Corporate++

business

functional

none of these

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Question 29

A marketing group for an office supply company meets with their supervisor on the first Friday of every month to review advertising programs and create special promotional activities. This group is probably a ________.

Answer