MAN3025 TEST BANK 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Wal-Mart may have supported stockholder interests at the expense of what other
stakeholder group? - Answer-C. Employees
2. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that a company's chief executive officer
and chief financial officer must comply with which of the following? - Answer-E.
Personally certify financial reports
3. Which of the following statements about the mass media is true? - Answer-C. In a
crisis, the media should be used to communicate frequently and honestly with the
public.
4. The idea that the work process should be under the control of workers with the
relevant knowledge, rather than of managers, who should act as facilitators, was
developed by - Answer-B. Mary Parker Follet
5. The concept of a "flat" world means - Answer-D. globalization has leveled the playing
field for emerging economies.
6. Behavioral science research suggests that which of the following doesn't necessarily
promote achievement, and actually can make people hostile? - Answer-B. Competition
7. Elian, a manager at a busy restaurant, was very careful about how he scheduled his
personnel, making sure everyone was busy during work, and he carefully watched his
other costs too, getting competitive bids from suppliers on a regular basis. Elian would
best be described as a(n) _____ manager. - Answer-A. efficient
8. Amanda was a tough manager, and made it a regular practice to check up on her
staff, looking for cheating on timesheets and people coming back late from lunch. She
was not at all surprised to find rule-breakers with regularity, but she may have been
falling into what management trap? - Answer-A. Self-fulfilling prophecy
9. The trend of the world economy toward becoming a more interdependent system is
called - Answer-B. globalization.
10. Which of the following is the most likely payoff of studying management as a
discipline? - Answer-B. You will understand how to relate to and interact with your
supervisors and co-workers.
11. Which of the following is a major trading bloc? - Answer-C. ASEAN
, 12. Only about a fifth of American managers reach which stage of personal moral
development? - Answer-B. Postconventional
13. An optimistic view of workers that envisions them as capable of accepting
responsibility and working in a self-directed manner is representative of - Answer-D.
Theory Y.
14. According to management recruiters, ______ demonstrates independence,
resourcefulness, and entrepreneurship to potential employers. - Answer-B. foreign work
experience
15. The __________ is designed to monitor and enforce trade agreements. - Answer-B.
WTO
16. When administrators of a college are determining whether to hire more full-time
instructors or possibly more part-time ones, they are engaged in - Answer-A. planning.
17. Monitoring performance and taking corrective action as needed is called - Answer-
E. controlling.
18. Because the various groups that help a manager reach company goals often have
different needs and wants, resolving conflicts is an essential part of which management
function? - Answer-E. Leading
19. Which of the following is a reason that some women face a glass ceiling? - Answer-
D. Lack of mentors
20. Google made a pledge to investors when it went public to reserve 1% of its profit
and equity to "make the world a better place." This is an example of corporate - Answer-
D. philanthropy.
21. Leah runs a small handmade custom card business, and has recently put up a
website. What advantage does - Answer-D. It can change direction quicker.
22. Which of the following is a way to become a world citizen? - Answer-C. Be and think
globally.
23. After the disastrous oil spill in the gulf, many consumers decided to avoid BP
products, many even joining a popular "Boycott BP" Facebook page. Stuart runs an
independent BP gas station in Louisiana and his business suffered from this consumer
response. In this instance, boycotters would be considered a _____, part of the gas
station's ______ environment. - Answer-B. local community; task
24. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth identified 17 basic units of _____, each of which they
called a "therblig". - Answer-E. motion
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Wal-Mart may have supported stockholder interests at the expense of what other
stakeholder group? - Answer-C. Employees
2. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that a company's chief executive officer
and chief financial officer must comply with which of the following? - Answer-E.
Personally certify financial reports
3. Which of the following statements about the mass media is true? - Answer-C. In a
crisis, the media should be used to communicate frequently and honestly with the
public.
4. The idea that the work process should be under the control of workers with the
relevant knowledge, rather than of managers, who should act as facilitators, was
developed by - Answer-B. Mary Parker Follet
5. The concept of a "flat" world means - Answer-D. globalization has leveled the playing
field for emerging economies.
6. Behavioral science research suggests that which of the following doesn't necessarily
promote achievement, and actually can make people hostile? - Answer-B. Competition
7. Elian, a manager at a busy restaurant, was very careful about how he scheduled his
personnel, making sure everyone was busy during work, and he carefully watched his
other costs too, getting competitive bids from suppliers on a regular basis. Elian would
best be described as a(n) _____ manager. - Answer-A. efficient
8. Amanda was a tough manager, and made it a regular practice to check up on her
staff, looking for cheating on timesheets and people coming back late from lunch. She
was not at all surprised to find rule-breakers with regularity, but she may have been
falling into what management trap? - Answer-A. Self-fulfilling prophecy
9. The trend of the world economy toward becoming a more interdependent system is
called - Answer-B. globalization.
10. Which of the following is the most likely payoff of studying management as a
discipline? - Answer-B. You will understand how to relate to and interact with your
supervisors and co-workers.
11. Which of the following is a major trading bloc? - Answer-C. ASEAN
, 12. Only about a fifth of American managers reach which stage of personal moral
development? - Answer-B. Postconventional
13. An optimistic view of workers that envisions them as capable of accepting
responsibility and working in a self-directed manner is representative of - Answer-D.
Theory Y.
14. According to management recruiters, ______ demonstrates independence,
resourcefulness, and entrepreneurship to potential employers. - Answer-B. foreign work
experience
15. The __________ is designed to monitor and enforce trade agreements. - Answer-B.
WTO
16. When administrators of a college are determining whether to hire more full-time
instructors or possibly more part-time ones, they are engaged in - Answer-A. planning.
17. Monitoring performance and taking corrective action as needed is called - Answer-
E. controlling.
18. Because the various groups that help a manager reach company goals often have
different needs and wants, resolving conflicts is an essential part of which management
function? - Answer-E. Leading
19. Which of the following is a reason that some women face a glass ceiling? - Answer-
D. Lack of mentors
20. Google made a pledge to investors when it went public to reserve 1% of its profit
and equity to "make the world a better place." This is an example of corporate - Answer-
D. philanthropy.
21. Leah runs a small handmade custom card business, and has recently put up a
website. What advantage does - Answer-D. It can change direction quicker.
22. Which of the following is a way to become a world citizen? - Answer-C. Be and think
globally.
23. After the disastrous oil spill in the gulf, many consumers decided to avoid BP
products, many even joining a popular "Boycott BP" Facebook page. Stuart runs an
independent BP gas station in Louisiana and his business suffered from this consumer
response. In this instance, boycotters would be considered a _____, part of the gas
station's ______ environment. - Answer-B. local community; task
24. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth identified 17 basic units of _____, each of which they
called a "therblig". - Answer-E. motion
