MAN 3025 Exam 1
The board of directors is part of an organization's _____ .
a.task environment
b.internal environment
c.general environment
d.economic environment - Answer-b. internal environment
Logan Chemicals has a long history of dumping waste in a local stream. Recently, it has made major
efforts to reduce pollution in order to help clean up the environment. Logan Chemicals is responding to
which contemporary management challenge?
a.Globalization
b.Social responsibility
c.Quality
d.Ethics - Answer-b. Social responsibility
,Once an alternative has passed the test of feasibility, what must be considered as it relates to that
alternative?
a.Whether there will be resistance to change
b.Whether there are constraints that limit the alternatives
c.Whether the problem has been precisely defined
d.Whether the alternative satisfies the conditions of the decision situation - Answer-d. Whether the
alternative satisfies the conditions of the decision situation
As the plant manager, Eli is concerned with having enough employees to meet production needs and
managing cash flow for a specific product. Which stage of the product life cycle is Eli likely managing?
a.Introduction
b.Growth
c.Maturity
d.Decline - Answer-a. Introduction
Which type of business buys products from manufacturers or other producers and then sells them to
retailers?
a.Finance
b.Wholesale
c.Service
d.Transportation - Answer-b. Wholesale
Manoj is considering the acquisition and conversion of a nearby production facility to increase output of
his company. This decision is an uncommon one for Manoj to make, and he does not have a formula to
follow for making this decision. Which type of decision does Manoj need to make?
, a.Nonprogrammed
b.Classical decision model
c.State of uncertainty
d.Programmed - Answer-a. nonprogramed
Geert runs a medium-size agricultural company and is facing conditions of rapid growth and labor supply
shortages. If Geert adopts the principles of behavioral management theory, he is most likely to address
his immediate concerns using _____.
a.job redesign
b.organizational restructuring
c.industrial psychology
d.mathematical models - Answer-c.industrial psychology
Kamiya plans to open a business writing software. While researching her strategy, Kamiya discovered a
profitable niche in children's educational software. How will pursuing this niche help Kamiya outperform
her competitors?
a.It will provide her with a specialized business plan.
b.It will give her a distinctive competency.
c.It will shift the economies-of-scale curve.
d.It will create an entirely new industry. - Answer-b.It will give her a distinctive competency.
If a company creates a committee to review its guidelines concerning selection and promotion, it is
attempting to manage social responsibility through what?
a.Legal compliance
The board of directors is part of an organization's _____ .
a.task environment
b.internal environment
c.general environment
d.economic environment - Answer-b. internal environment
Logan Chemicals has a long history of dumping waste in a local stream. Recently, it has made major
efforts to reduce pollution in order to help clean up the environment. Logan Chemicals is responding to
which contemporary management challenge?
a.Globalization
b.Social responsibility
c.Quality
d.Ethics - Answer-b. Social responsibility
,Once an alternative has passed the test of feasibility, what must be considered as it relates to that
alternative?
a.Whether there will be resistance to change
b.Whether there are constraints that limit the alternatives
c.Whether the problem has been precisely defined
d.Whether the alternative satisfies the conditions of the decision situation - Answer-d. Whether the
alternative satisfies the conditions of the decision situation
As the plant manager, Eli is concerned with having enough employees to meet production needs and
managing cash flow for a specific product. Which stage of the product life cycle is Eli likely managing?
a.Introduction
b.Growth
c.Maturity
d.Decline - Answer-a. Introduction
Which type of business buys products from manufacturers or other producers and then sells them to
retailers?
a.Finance
b.Wholesale
c.Service
d.Transportation - Answer-b. Wholesale
Manoj is considering the acquisition and conversion of a nearby production facility to increase output of
his company. This decision is an uncommon one for Manoj to make, and he does not have a formula to
follow for making this decision. Which type of decision does Manoj need to make?
, a.Nonprogrammed
b.Classical decision model
c.State of uncertainty
d.Programmed - Answer-a. nonprogramed
Geert runs a medium-size agricultural company and is facing conditions of rapid growth and labor supply
shortages. If Geert adopts the principles of behavioral management theory, he is most likely to address
his immediate concerns using _____.
a.job redesign
b.organizational restructuring
c.industrial psychology
d.mathematical models - Answer-c.industrial psychology
Kamiya plans to open a business writing software. While researching her strategy, Kamiya discovered a
profitable niche in children's educational software. How will pursuing this niche help Kamiya outperform
her competitors?
a.It will provide her with a specialized business plan.
b.It will give her a distinctive competency.
c.It will shift the economies-of-scale curve.
d.It will create an entirely new industry. - Answer-b.It will give her a distinctive competency.
If a company creates a committee to review its guidelines concerning selection and promotion, it is
attempting to manage social responsibility through what?
a.Legal compliance
