For what does the ‘McDonaldisation of society’ most closely refer to?
a. the need for franchising business
b. being ahead of the competition
c. follow-on sales to increase customer sales – ‘go large with that?’
d. efficiency, consistency, quantification and control principles are then transferred to other industries
d. efficiency, consistency, quantification and control principles are then transferred to other industries
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Planning concerned with long-range decisions such as defining the scope of the business is referred to as:
A. master planning. B. strategic planning. C. operations budgeting. D. capital budgeting.
A company's production department was experiencing a high defect rate on the assembly line, which was slowing down production and causing a higher waste of valuable direct materials. The production manager decided to purchase a higher grade of materials that would be more reliable. This would produce a(n) ________.
A) unfavorable direct materials cost variance B) favorable direct labor cost variance C) favorable direct labor efficiency variance D) unfavorable direct materials efficiency variance
You are the leader of a group project for a class in which you previously have successfully used coaching style. Now the group members seem very insecure about whether they can complete the project, but it is apparent that they have learned a lot about how to do the project and are now quite competent to do a good job. You decide to switch to a supporting style. Why did you make this switch?
A. the followers moved up in competence B. supportive behaviors always help followers C. the followers’ competence and commitment are about equal D. the followers have moderate level of commitment
As production workers become better organized and more familiar with equipment, the average cost per unit decreases. This is called the ________
A) demand curve B) experience curve C) skimming cost D) penetration cost E) marginal utility