BADM 310 Vocab Exam Questions
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organizations - CORRECT ANSWER-collections of people who work together
and coordinate their actions to achieve a variety of goals or desired future
outcomes
management - CORRECT ANSWER-the planning, organizing, leading, and
controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently
and effectively
organizational performance - CORRECT ANSWER-a measure of how effectively
and efficiently managers use available resources to satisfy customers and achieve
organizational goals
efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER-how productively resources are used to achieve
a goal
effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER-a measure of the appropriateness of the
goals that managers have selected for the organizations to pursue and the degree to
which the organization achieves those goals
,planning - CORRECT ANSWER-identifying & selecting appropriate goals
organizing - CORRECT ANSWER-structuring working relationships in a way that
allows organizational members to work together to achieve organizational goals
organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER-a formal system of task and
reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates organizational members so
they work together in order to achieve organizational goals
leading - CORRECT ANSWER-articulating a clear vision and energizing and
enabling organizational members so they understand the part they play in achieving
organizational goals
controlling - CORRECT ANSWER-evaluating how well an organization is
achieving its goals and taking action to maintain or improve performance
first-line managers - CORRECT ANSWER-a manager who is responsible for the
daily supervision of non-managerial employees
middle managers - CORRECT ANSWER-a manager who supervises first-line
managers and is responsible for finding the best ways to use resources to achieve
organizational goals
top managers - CORRECT ANSWER-a manager who establishes organizational
goals, decides how departments should interact, and monitors the performance of
middle manager
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,conceptual skills - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to analyze and diagnose a
situation and to distinguish between cause and effect
human skills - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to understand, alter, lead, and
control the behavior of other individuals and groups
technical skills - CORRECT ANSWER-job-specific knowledge and techniques
required to perform an organizational role
core competencies - CORRECT ANSWER-the specific set of departmental skills,
knowledge, and experience that allows one organization to outperform another
(competitive advantage)
restructuring - CORRECT ANSWER-downsizing an organization by eliminating
the jobs of large numbers of top, middle, and first-line managers and non-
managerial employees
outsourcing - CORRECT ANSWER-contracting with another company, usually
abroad, to have it perform an activity the organization previously performed itself
empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER-the expansion of employee's knowledge,
tasks, and decision-making responsibilities
self-managed work team - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of employees who
assume responsibility for organizing, controlling, and supervising their own
activities and monitoring of goods and services they provide
, global organizations - CORRECT ANSWER-organizations that operate and
compete in more than one country
competitive advantage - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability of one organization to
outperform other organizations because it produces desired goods or services
more efficiently and effectively than they do
turnaround management - CORRECT ANSWER-the creation of a new vision for
a struggling company based on a new approach to planning and organizing to
make better use of a company's resources and allow it to survive and prosper
Your company faced a challenge when a natural disaster closed two warehouses
and stopped all shipments. What is considered a natural disaster? - CORRECT
ANSWER-earthquake
Parul's job is to use planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources to
achieve the goals of her company. Parul is performing the four essential _______
tasks - CORRECT ANSWER-management
What is a characteristic of first-line managers? - CORRECT ANSWER-They are
responsible for daily supervision of the nonmanagerial employees
A car parts company decides to discontinue the production of its lowest-selling
products and instead focuses on its areas of expertise. The company innovated a
new automobile product with unique value. This is an example of using its -
CORRECT ANSWER-core competency
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organizations - CORRECT ANSWER-collections of people who work together
and coordinate their actions to achieve a variety of goals or desired future
outcomes
management - CORRECT ANSWER-the planning, organizing, leading, and
controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently
and effectively
organizational performance - CORRECT ANSWER-a measure of how effectively
and efficiently managers use available resources to satisfy customers and achieve
organizational goals
efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER-how productively resources are used to achieve
a goal
effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER-a measure of the appropriateness of the
goals that managers have selected for the organizations to pursue and the degree to
which the organization achieves those goals
,planning - CORRECT ANSWER-identifying & selecting appropriate goals
organizing - CORRECT ANSWER-structuring working relationships in a way that
allows organizational members to work together to achieve organizational goals
organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER-a formal system of task and
reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates organizational members so
they work together in order to achieve organizational goals
leading - CORRECT ANSWER-articulating a clear vision and energizing and
enabling organizational members so they understand the part they play in achieving
organizational goals
controlling - CORRECT ANSWER-evaluating how well an organization is
achieving its goals and taking action to maintain or improve performance
first-line managers - CORRECT ANSWER-a manager who is responsible for the
daily supervision of non-managerial employees
middle managers - CORRECT ANSWER-a manager who supervises first-line
managers and is responsible for finding the best ways to use resources to achieve
organizational goals
top managers - CORRECT ANSWER-a manager who establishes organizational
goals, decides how departments should interact, and monitors the performance of
middle manager
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protected by copyright law
,conceptual skills - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to analyze and diagnose a
situation and to distinguish between cause and effect
human skills - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to understand, alter, lead, and
control the behavior of other individuals and groups
technical skills - CORRECT ANSWER-job-specific knowledge and techniques
required to perform an organizational role
core competencies - CORRECT ANSWER-the specific set of departmental skills,
knowledge, and experience that allows one organization to outperform another
(competitive advantage)
restructuring - CORRECT ANSWER-downsizing an organization by eliminating
the jobs of large numbers of top, middle, and first-line managers and non-
managerial employees
outsourcing - CORRECT ANSWER-contracting with another company, usually
abroad, to have it perform an activity the organization previously performed itself
empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER-the expansion of employee's knowledge,
tasks, and decision-making responsibilities
self-managed work team - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of employees who
assume responsibility for organizing, controlling, and supervising their own
activities and monitoring of goods and services they provide
, global organizations - CORRECT ANSWER-organizations that operate and
compete in more than one country
competitive advantage - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability of one organization to
outperform other organizations because it produces desired goods or services
more efficiently and effectively than they do
turnaround management - CORRECT ANSWER-the creation of a new vision for
a struggling company based on a new approach to planning and organizing to
make better use of a company's resources and allow it to survive and prosper
Your company faced a challenge when a natural disaster closed two warehouses
and stopped all shipments. What is considered a natural disaster? - CORRECT
ANSWER-earthquake
Parul's job is to use planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources to
achieve the goals of her company. Parul is performing the four essential _______
tasks - CORRECT ANSWER-management
What is a characteristic of first-line managers? - CORRECT ANSWER-They are
responsible for daily supervision of the nonmanagerial employees
A car parts company decides to discontinue the production of its lowest-selling
products and instead focuses on its areas of expertise. The company innovated a
new automobile product with unique value. This is an example of using its -
CORRECT ANSWER-core competency
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