Who are the two Scottish researchers who argued organizations are variable structures which are primarily contingent upon their environment?

a. McDonald and McShane
b. Burns and Stalker
c. Burns and Smithers
d. Walker and Bells


b. Burns and Stalker

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Matt is a successful senior employee at Tech Nation. He has five years of experience in the company and is well recognized for his contributions. The vice president of human resources tells Matt about Taylor, an employee Tech Nation hired for her keen intelligence. According to the vice president, Taylor is struggling to make an impact because she does not speak up assertively or understand who to talk to when she has questions. The vice president asks Matt to serve as a mentor to Taylor. What would this role involve doing?

A. assigning several protégés to help Taylor B. promoting Taylor to better jobs and giving her raises C. administering 360-degree feedback D. developing Taylor through coaching, sponsorship, and challenging assignments E. implementing a formal mentoring program

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It is important to evaluate a corporate manager's financial decision by measuring the effect the

decision should have on the corporation's stock price if everything else were held constant. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Kahneman and Tversky (1973) reported that people give __________ weight to recent experience compared to prior beliefs when making forecasts. This is referred to as ____________.

A. too little; hyper rationality B. too little; conservatism C. too much; framing D. too much; memory bias

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