Quiz a lot 10- Business - Management

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According to the research organization Gallup, _____ of the U.S. employees are somewhere in the middle, not disengaged, but not engaged either

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Performance continues to increase as diversification increases from single business to unrelated diversification

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Records management is

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According to the value-added concept, wages paid to the employees should be equal to their contribution of labor to the final product

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In terms of financial management tasks that are key to MNE success, which of the following comes immediately after the task of raising funds for the firms?

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According to Everett Rogers, who among the following take longer to reach a decision to change, but are still ahead of the average?

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Crafting a strategy to compete in one or more foreign markets can be considered complex because

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Individuals in which of the following jobs are LEAST likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome?

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Sarah Parks is in the very early stages of putting together a business startup, and is thinking about writing a business plan to request funds to conduct a feasibility analysis and write a more complete business plan

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Juanita, a manager at a multinational organization, is trying to carefully scan and link the firm's internal environment to its external environment. The insights from this analysis will allow her to effectively leverage the company's internal strengths to exploit external opportunities, while mitigating internal weaknesses and external threats. In this scenario, which of the following managerial tools is Juanita employing?

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Matt refused to illegally download his favorite artist's new album even though his preordered copy was arriving late. He believes that he cannot support the artist and the music industry if he illegally downloads music. In the context of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, Matthew is at the _____ of moral development in this scenario

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While managing requires inspiring people to attain the vision; leadership goes beyond this by creating the vision.

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Lauren, a partner in Jales & Jales Bonding Company, manages its day-to-day operations. She is considered to be a _____ partner

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A worker who loses his or her job because of government regulation or public control of the materials the company sells or uses is normally eligible for SUB payments

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Managing supply chain visibility involves making sure that potential supply chain partners are aware of your organization's needs.

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The accommodating conflict style is appropriate to use when the conflict is trivial

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The system of rules that governs the ordering of values is called

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Morals are broadly applied social standards for what is right or wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards.

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What is an international management contract? Provide an example to illustrate your answer

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According to Fiedler's contingency theory, effective leadership depends on both the situation and

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Advantages of full truckload shipments are ______.

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What does it mean that an individual makes a 70 on a test and this score corresponds to the 50th percentile?

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In the Hersey/Blanchard approach, what two variables do follower readiness take into account?

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Which file provides information on machine capacity, machine time cost per unit, operation process time, and setup time?

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In Canada, where card checks are widely used, union membership is

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You can help an authorized person by fastening their lock to a disconnect switch.

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Which of the following online businesses uses the intermediary model of e-commerce?

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American Express established a consulting program that sent expert teams of employees into nonprofits to solve organizational problems. This can be considered an example of:

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In an inert organizational culture,

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What is a supply chain? How does a supply chain differ from materials management and logistics?

A company's supply chain encompasses the coordination of materials, information, and funds from the initial raw material supplier to the ultimate customer. Logistics (also called materials management) is an important dimension of the supply chain. Logistics is that part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements. Materials management is inbound logistics or the movement and management of materials and products from purchasing through production. The difference between supply chain management and logistics is one of degree. Logistics focuses much more on the transportation and storage of materials and final goods, whereas supply chain management extends beyond that to include the management of supplier and customer relations.

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The size of the market is one of the environmental problems a company can have

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Conflict and confrontation among a team can create better final products by promoting new ideas and avoiding groupthink.

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Calculating the acceptance rate helps identify how successful an organization is at hiring candidates.

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Personal constraints typically fall into three basic groups

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In the elaboration theory of training design, SCM refers to

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Transformational leaders tend to perform better and to report greater satisfaction than transactional leaders

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How do enabling technologies influence a firm's entry into the market?

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Disability benefits are payable to contributors who sustain a severe, prolonged mental or physical disability and are payable until age ________ when the retirement pension begins.

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Male traits of ___________ and __________ are often associated with leadership in many cultures.

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_______ are regulatory agencies, such as the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), that establish ground rules under which organizations may operate.

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A benefit of the lean philosophy is the flexibility to respond quickly to changing customer product preferences.

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Considerations for evaluation in force-field analysis are _____

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The general environment, or macroenvironment, includes six forces: economic, technological, sociocultural, demographic, political-legal, and international.