Quality circles are the most comprehensive specialized technique for group decision making because
a. they involve the largest number of group members.
b. they focus on relationships among group members.
c. they help build emotional trust.
d. they are concerned with every step in the decision-making process.
d
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Prior to being elected to the Brazilian presidency, Dilma Rousseff was
a. the Minister of Finance. b. the chief of staff of President Lula da Silva. c. a state governor. d. a member of the legislature. e. the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Which of the following conflicts was not caused by either an incident of genocide or terrorism?
a. Yugoslavian wars in the 1990s b. Armenia in 1915–1918 c. Basque operations in Spain d. Rwanda in 1994
Low levels of turnout in special elections __________
a. offer an opportunity for special interest groups to get favorable provisions approved with little public scrutiny b. are the result of most of these elections being held in conjunction with presidential elections c. result in most proposed constitutional amendments being rejected d. occur because voter eligibility requirements are more strict for these elections
Drawing on the insights from the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty game examined in Chapter 3, what can we infer when we see states ignoring the demands of their citizens? For example, if we know that the average North Korean citizen stays in North Korea and is badly treated by the government, and we also see the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il ignoring his citizens, then we can infer
A. That the citizens have no exit threat and that the state (Kim Jong-Il) depends on the citizens. B. That the citizens do have a credible exit threat and that the state depends on the citizens. C. That the citizens do have a credible exit threat and that the state is autonomous. D. We can’t assume anything about whether the citizens have a credible exit threat but we can assume that the state is autonomous. E. We can’t assume anything about whether the state is autonomous or dependent, but we can assume that the citizens do not have a credible exit threat.