Matt has developed a mathematical model for the film distribution company that employs him. The model will help in determining release dates and the desirable number of screens for new movies. This model is an application of
A. scientific management.
B. behavioral science.
C. management science.
D. contingency management.
E. administrative management.
C. management science.
Management science stresses the use of rational, science-based techniques and mathematical models to improve decision making and strategic planning.
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1. A unique factor of responsibility accounting performance reports is the focus on responsibility and controllability. 2. Because profit centers are only responsible for controlling costs, their performance reports include only information on actual costs versus budgeted costs. 3. Noncontrollable costs are the costs that can be influenced by the decisions of a manager. 4. All costs are ultimately controllable at the upper levels of management. 5. Management by exception directs management's attention to important differences between the actual and the budgeted amounts.
How many stages are there in the conventional morality level of Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6
The mission of a company
A. is used for the systematic monitoring of its external opportunities. B. is the basic purpose of the company. C. is the strong enduring belief used by the company to make decisions. D. provides a perspective on where the company is headed.
Which data warehouse architecture uses metadata from existing data warehouses to create a hybrid logical data warehouse comprised of data from the other warehouses?
A) independent data marts architecture B) centralized data warehouse architecture C) hub-and-spoke data warehouse architecture D) federated architecture