________ involves rethinking and radically Reengineering
redesigning business processes to achieve
dramatic improvements in performance,
such as cost, quality, service, or speed.
Which of the following is the first step in determining strategic vision
the strategic management process?
A ________ consists of two organizational matrix structure
structures superimposed on each other. As
a consequence, one person essentially
reports to two bosses.
A(n) ________ involves having to make a ethical dilemma
choice between two competing but
arguably valid options.
________ is a term that refers to the tool used Budget
to quantify and allocate resources to
specific activities.
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Corporations react to the various pressures Anticipators
and constituencies connected to the topic
of social responsibility in different ways.
________ tend to believe that they are
obligated to a variety of stakeholders not
to harm them independent of laws or
pressures that restrict or regulate their
actions.
A manager in the ________ role not only disseminator
receives information but also sends it.
Effective managers ________. use resources to maximize the achievement of the organization's goals
________ is the view that your perspective is Ethnocentricity
correct and the views of people in other
cultures are inferior.
The ________ consists of the unofficial but informal organization
influential means of communication,
decision making, and control that are part
of the habitual way things get done in an
organization.
________ involves estimating future conditions Planning
and circumstances and making decisions
based on these estimations.
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________ compensation is pay that varies At-risk
depending on specified conditions such as
the general profitability of the company,
revenue, or individual performance targets.
Ibiz is an ad agency that specializes in Employees have become complacent after a few successful campaigns, are hig
creating advertisements targeted at kids. demotivated and lack creativity.
After a dip in profits, managers are
planning to implement the SWOT analysis
approach to understand where they are
going wrong. Which of the following, if
true, would suggest that the company
should concentrate on its strengths?
A(n) ________ is an individual or group that has stakeholder
an interest in and is affected by the actions
of an organization.
________ focuses on the structuring or Job design
restructuring of key components of a job.
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Corporations react to the various pressures Accommodators
and constituencies connected to the topic
of social responsibility in different ways.
________ tend to obey the letter of the law but
do not make changes that might restrict
profits unless they are required to.
________ is the degree to which one unit, or Interdependence
one person, must use the work or
resources of another unit or person to
accomplish tasks.
Which of the following roles is a decisional negotiator
role?
In a product structure, each product is profit center
treated as a ________; that is, the expenses
related to a product are subtracted from
the revenues generated by selling it.
According to the social responsibility balance returns to shareholders against legitimate concerns of stakeholders
perspective, managers should ________.
Of the four major functions of a manager, organizing
the purpose of ________ at the most basic
level is the attempt to bring order to the
organization.