BUSI-1002L-1/BUSI-1002-1-Intro to Mgmt and Leadership2017 Summer PT3..QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BUSI_1002_Week6_Final_Exam Course BUSI-1002L-1/BUSI-1002-1-Intro to Mgmt and Leadership2017 Summer PT3 Test BUSI_1002_Week6_Final_Exam Status Completed Attempt Score 150 out of 150 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 16 minutes out of 2 hours and 30 minutes Results Submitted Answers, Correct Answers Question 1 6 out of 6 points Brennan Manufacturing monitors the number of customer returns for each product model to attempt to track when the organization is producing a large number of defective products. This is an example of: Selected Answer: D. feedback control. Correct Answer: D. feedback control. Question 2 6 out of 6 points When there is high conformity and low deviance in a group, the group's performance is likely to be: Selected Answer: C. low because the group fails to change dysfunctional norms. Correct Answer: C. low because the group fails to change dysfunctional norms. Question 3 6 out of 6 points his study source was dowAnldoaivdiesdiobyn1m00a00n0a8g42e7r89is88g1ivfreomn CaonurosepHmg obnu0d4g-1e4t-2o0f22$025.:201m:56illGioMnTfo-0r5:t0h0e coming year and is evaluated on the basis of the amount of output the division can produce based on that budget. This type of budget is called: Selected Answer: C. an expense budget approach. Correct Answer: C. an expense budget approach. Question 4 6 out of 6 points Which of the following is the best appraisal for a job where the focus is on results? Selected Answer: E. Last month, you processed 170 claims. Correct Answer: E. Last month, you processed 170 claims. Question 5 6 out of 6 points A process layout provides the flexibility needed to change the product. Such flexibility, however, often reduces efficiency because: Selected Answer: C. it is expensive, Correct Answer: C. it is expensive, Question 6 6 out of 6 points Supermarket managers who use scanners on the checkout counters to track inventory levels of their products are using a (n): Selected Answer: E. transaction-processing system. Correct Answer: E. transaction-processing system. Question 7 6 out of 6 points Which of the following should managers do to take advantage of the potential for synergy in groups? Selected Answer: E. Appoint members with complementary skills Correct Answer: E. Appoint members with complementary skills Question 8 6 out of 6 points Which type of control do managers typically use in the input stage of the process of transforming raw materials into finished goods? Selected Answer: A. Feedforward control Correct Answer: A. Feedforward control his study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :01:56 GMT -05:00 Question 9 6 out of 6 points A chart of the organization's net income after taxes over the past five years is an example of: Selected Answer: B. information. Correct Answer: B. information. Question 10 6 out of 6 points To encourage group cohesiveness, managers should: Selected Answer: E. promote inter-group competition. Correct Answer: E. promote inter-group competition. Question 11 6 out of 6 points Mr. Pierson, an economics lecturer, reads an article in the newspaper which says that Roland, one of his students, has been appointed the CEO of a multinational corporation. At this moment, Mr. Pierson would have the highest of which of the following characteristics? Selected Answer: C. Task significance Correct Answer: C. Task significance Question 12 6 out of 6 points Which of the following is the most commonly used financial performance measure when evaluating an organization's performance? Selected Answer: E. Return on investment Correct Answer: E. Return on investment Question 13 6 out of 6 points The greater the level of uncertainty in the organization's environment,: Selected Answer: B. the more highly qualified and skilled its workforce. Correct Answer: B. the more highly qualified and skilled its workforce. Question 14 6 out of 6 points Vicky is an employee of a consulting firm and works from her own office at home. Which of the following best describes Vicky? Selected Answer: C. Telecommuter Correct Answer: C. Telecommuter his study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :01:56 GMT -05:00 Question 15 6 out of 6 points In a meeting about a manual-dexterity test that has been used to select automobile assembly-line workers, an HR manager asks, "Does this test predict on-the-job performance for these types of workers?" On which aspect of the HRM process is this manager focusing? Selected Answer: C. Validity Correct Answer: C. Validity Question 16 6 out of 6 points In measuring the total factor productivity of an organization, which of the following is a measure of the amount of energy consumed in output production? Selected Answer: D. The number of kilowatt-hours consumed Correct Answer: D. The number of kilowatt-hours consumed Question 17 6 out of 6 points A software firm as an opening for a software programmer. The HR manager of the firm is trying to list all the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that make up a software programmers job. He then lists the knowledge, skills, and abilities that a candidate should posses in order for him/her to perform the job. Which of the following best describes what the HR manager is doing? Selected Answer: E. Job analysis Correct Answer: E. Job analysis Question 18 6 out of 6 points Ford Motor Co. brings together senior managers from marketing, R&D, manufacturing, accounting, and finance to work together on a project team to design a new type of sport utility vehicle. This is an example of: Selected Answer: A. a cross-functional team. Correct Answer: A. a cross-functional team. Question 19 6 out of 6 points Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, has a great deal of experience in software programming design. He advises an R&D manager about how to design a new type of software for personal computers. In this situation, which of the following best describes Bill Gates power? Selected Answer: e. Expert power Correct Answer: e. Expert power