IS 4410 EXAM 2 (CH 7 - 12) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
When your team begins planning how to accomplish the IS 4410 group project, you
notice that everyone seems to be agreeing with each other. Instead of being excited that
the group is so cohesive, you recognize that _______ may be occurring which will
damage the quality of your project in the future.
-negative collaboration
-groupthink
-reputation
-negative feedback - answer groupthink
T/F: One outcome of successful collaboration is that the team becomes more efficient as
they work together more often. This is an example of "successful outcome" criteria for
judging team success out of the three criteria: successful outcome, growth in team
capability, and meaningful and satisfying experience. - answer False
(Successful outcome: Did we finish in time and within the budget?)
A manager at Tesla who decides which invoices need to be paid for Model S
components is making a(n) _______ decision.
-Unstructured
-Operational
-Strategic
-Managerial - answer Operational
T/F: Bob has been having trouble getting everyone to respond to his messages about a
new tech idea for the IT company he works at. He worries that his idea isn't respected
by his peers! Rather than wait any longer, he requests a face-to-face meeting with all the
senior executives. Bob has switched from asynchronous to synchronous
communication. - answer True
When Bob shows that his idea isn't crazy to the senior executives, they ask him to show
how feasible the project is. Bob begins researching worker's schedules and budgets to
determine if there are resources necessary to begin his product right away. Bob is
using ______ to determine how feasible his idea is.
-outlined
, -noniterative data
-project data
-project metadata - answer project metadata
Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation?
-People should work together to cooperate, whereas they need not work together to
collaborate.
-Cooperation requires people to have a common goal, whereas collaboration occurs
even without a common goal.
-Unlike cooperation, collaboration occurs when a job has to be accomplished.
-Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback. - answer Unlike
cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback.
When evaluating which manager you want to work under for the next year, you begin to
study the most important characteristics of an effective collaborator. Which skill is the
most important that a manager should have if you choose to work with them?
-known for following through on commitments
-open minded and curious
-perceptive listener
-previous experience as a collaborator - answer open minded and curious
T/F: The company you work for tasks you with developing a formula for the number of
phones each warehouse manufactures each week. This is an example of a structured
decision. - answer True
Identify a key difference between managerial decisions and operational decisions.
-Managerial decisions are corporate decisions, whereas operational decisions concern
the utilization of resources.
-Managerial decisions concern the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern day-to-day activities.
-Managerial decisions deal with the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern broad-scope, organizational issues.
-Operational decisions have broad scope, whereas the scope of managerial decisions is
limited to day-to-day activities. - answer Managerial decisions concern the allocation of
resources, whereas operational decisions concern day-to-day activities.
An organization establishes team roles, responsibilities, and authorities for the project
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
When your team begins planning how to accomplish the IS 4410 group project, you
notice that everyone seems to be agreeing with each other. Instead of being excited that
the group is so cohesive, you recognize that _______ may be occurring which will
damage the quality of your project in the future.
-negative collaboration
-groupthink
-reputation
-negative feedback - answer groupthink
T/F: One outcome of successful collaboration is that the team becomes more efficient as
they work together more often. This is an example of "successful outcome" criteria for
judging team success out of the three criteria: successful outcome, growth in team
capability, and meaningful and satisfying experience. - answer False
(Successful outcome: Did we finish in time and within the budget?)
A manager at Tesla who decides which invoices need to be paid for Model S
components is making a(n) _______ decision.
-Unstructured
-Operational
-Strategic
-Managerial - answer Operational
T/F: Bob has been having trouble getting everyone to respond to his messages about a
new tech idea for the IT company he works at. He worries that his idea isn't respected
by his peers! Rather than wait any longer, he requests a face-to-face meeting with all the
senior executives. Bob has switched from asynchronous to synchronous
communication. - answer True
When Bob shows that his idea isn't crazy to the senior executives, they ask him to show
how feasible the project is. Bob begins researching worker's schedules and budgets to
determine if there are resources necessary to begin his product right away. Bob is
using ______ to determine how feasible his idea is.
-outlined
, -noniterative data
-project data
-project metadata - answer project metadata
Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation?
-People should work together to cooperate, whereas they need not work together to
collaborate.
-Cooperation requires people to have a common goal, whereas collaboration occurs
even without a common goal.
-Unlike cooperation, collaboration occurs when a job has to be accomplished.
-Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback. - answer Unlike
cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback.
When evaluating which manager you want to work under for the next year, you begin to
study the most important characteristics of an effective collaborator. Which skill is the
most important that a manager should have if you choose to work with them?
-known for following through on commitments
-open minded and curious
-perceptive listener
-previous experience as a collaborator - answer open minded and curious
T/F: The company you work for tasks you with developing a formula for the number of
phones each warehouse manufactures each week. This is an example of a structured
decision. - answer True
Identify a key difference between managerial decisions and operational decisions.
-Managerial decisions are corporate decisions, whereas operational decisions concern
the utilization of resources.
-Managerial decisions concern the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern day-to-day activities.
-Managerial decisions deal with the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern broad-scope, organizational issues.
-Operational decisions have broad scope, whereas the scope of managerial decisions is
limited to day-to-day activities. - answer Managerial decisions concern the allocation of
resources, whereas operational decisions concern day-to-day activities.
An organization establishes team roles, responsibilities, and authorities for the project
