Before the fall term began, professors at Hillview College were required to fill out numerous forms, including performance objectives, surveys, and lists of their summer contacts with prospective students. Many professors complained that their time would be better spent preparing for their courses. This situation is an example of which barrier to successful control?
A. overemphasis on paperwork
B. overemphasis on one instead of multiple approaches
C. too much control
D. overemphasis on means instead of ends
E. too much flexibility
A. overemphasis on paperwork
One barrier to successful control systems is overemphasis on paperwork. A specific kind of misdirection of effort is management emphasis on getting reports done, to the exclusion of other performance activity. Reports are not the be-all and end-all. Undue emphasis on reports can lead to too much focus on quantification of results and even to falsification of data.
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The close of a report
A) requests a decision. B) reviews the reader benefits. C) spells out exactly what should happen next. D) summarizes the merits of your approach. E) restates your qualifications.
In terms of the hierarchy of effects model, cognitive message strategies would be most closely tied to which stage(s)?
A) awareness and knowledge B) liking, preference, and conviction C) actual purchase D) knowledge and preference
Ford Motor Co invested more than $1 billion on a radical new 2004 model called the X-Trainer, which combined the attributes of an SUV, a minivan, and a station wagon
To communicate its unique position — and to avoid association with its Explorer and Country Squire models — the vehicle, eventually called Freestyle, was designated a "sports wagon." According to the given scenario, Ford Motor Co conveyed their brand's category membership by ________. A) announcing category benefits B) identifying counter examples C) relying on the product descriptor D) focusing on reliability E) comparing to exemplars
The strategic profit model decomposes ROA into two components
A. net sales and average organizational turnover. B. gross sales and average employee productivity. C. operating profit margin percentage and asset turnover. D. average number of employees and average productivity. E. total number of employees and total sales volume.