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The management function of __________ is being activated when a bookstore manager
measures daily sales in the magazine section and compares them with daily sales targets. -
correct answer ✔✔controlling
When a manager denies promotion to a qualified worker simply because of a personal dislike
for the fact that she is Hispanic, this is an example of ________. - correct answer
✔✔discrimination
A company buys cloth in one country, has designs made in another country, sews the garments
in another country, and sells the finished product in yet other countries. This firm is actively
engaging in the practice of __________. - correct answer ✔✔global outsourcing
When a team leader clarifies desired work targets and deadline for a work team, he or she is
fulfilling the management function of __________. - correct answer ✔✔planning
The assumption that people are complex with widely varying needs is most associated with the
_________ management approaches. - correct answer ✔✔behavioral
A business owner makes a decision to reduce a plant's workforce by 10% in order to cut costs
and be able to save jobs for the other 90% of employees. This decision could be justified as
ethical using the __________ approach to moral reasoning. - correct answer ✔✔utilitarian
According to research on ethics in the workplace, ________ is/are often a major and frequent
source of pressures that create ethical dilemmas for people in their jobs. - correct answer
✔✔requests or demands from bosses
, Someone who expects the ethical misdeeds of others in an organization is usually called a/an
_____________. - correct answer ✔✔whistleblower
Things such as family influences, religious beliefs, and personal values can be the source of
strong __________ that can help individuals better deal with the ethical dilemmas they
encounter at work. - correct answer ✔✔ethical frameworks
In respect to the link between bad management and ethical behavior, research shows that
______________. - correct answer ✔✔unrealistic goals can cause unethical behavior
An amoral manager ____________. - correct answer ✔✔acts unethically but unintentionally
A manager supports an organization's attempts at self-governance when he or she always tried
to achieve performance objectives in ways that are ________. - correct answer ✔✔ethical and
socially responsible
Planning is best described as the process of ____________ and __________. - correct answer
✔✔setting objectives/deciding how to accomplish them
The first step in the planning process is to ____________. - correct answer ✔✔define your
objectives
The planning process isn't complete until _________. - correct answer ✔✔plans are
implemented and results evaluated
What does it mean to be a manager? - correct answer ✔✔-accountable
-help others achieve performance and satisfaction
-must meet multiple and changing expectations
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The management function of __________ is being activated when a bookstore manager
measures daily sales in the magazine section and compares them with daily sales targets. -
correct answer ✔✔controlling
When a manager denies promotion to a qualified worker simply because of a personal dislike
for the fact that she is Hispanic, this is an example of ________. - correct answer
✔✔discrimination
A company buys cloth in one country, has designs made in another country, sews the garments
in another country, and sells the finished product in yet other countries. This firm is actively
engaging in the practice of __________. - correct answer ✔✔global outsourcing
When a team leader clarifies desired work targets and deadline for a work team, he or she is
fulfilling the management function of __________. - correct answer ✔✔planning
The assumption that people are complex with widely varying needs is most associated with the
_________ management approaches. - correct answer ✔✔behavioral
A business owner makes a decision to reduce a plant's workforce by 10% in order to cut costs
and be able to save jobs for the other 90% of employees. This decision could be justified as
ethical using the __________ approach to moral reasoning. - correct answer ✔✔utilitarian
According to research on ethics in the workplace, ________ is/are often a major and frequent
source of pressures that create ethical dilemmas for people in their jobs. - correct answer
✔✔requests or demands from bosses
, Someone who expects the ethical misdeeds of others in an organization is usually called a/an
_____________. - correct answer ✔✔whistleblower
Things such as family influences, religious beliefs, and personal values can be the source of
strong __________ that can help individuals better deal with the ethical dilemmas they
encounter at work. - correct answer ✔✔ethical frameworks
In respect to the link between bad management and ethical behavior, research shows that
______________. - correct answer ✔✔unrealistic goals can cause unethical behavior
An amoral manager ____________. - correct answer ✔✔acts unethically but unintentionally
A manager supports an organization's attempts at self-governance when he or she always tried
to achieve performance objectives in ways that are ________. - correct answer ✔✔ethical and
socially responsible
Planning is best described as the process of ____________ and __________. - correct answer
✔✔setting objectives/deciding how to accomplish them
The first step in the planning process is to ____________. - correct answer ✔✔define your
objectives
The planning process isn't complete until _________. - correct answer ✔✔plans are
implemented and results evaluated
What does it mean to be a manager? - correct answer ✔✔-accountable
-help others achieve performance and satisfaction
-must meet multiple and changing expectations
