Question 36 Within a global context, ________ include the rules, policies

30 May Question 36 Within a global context, ________ include the rules, policies

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Question 36

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

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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–

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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++

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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

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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

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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++

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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

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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

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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++

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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

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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

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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