WGU 072 Study guide exam (Fundamentals for Success in Business)

WGU 072 Study guide exam
(Fundamentals for Success in Business)
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An organization plans to close its local factory and shift manufacturing operations
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overseas. This brings opposition from employees. Which terms describes this Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`

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organizational move? - CORRECT ANSWER-legal-ethical
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Individual authors wrote books about the negative environmental impacts of some Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




industries, including the coal industry. Which benefit did the authors' work have on
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society? - CORRECT ANSWER-It drew the public's attention to the targeted issue.
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The accountant of a company was asked to change the current quarterly sales results by
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adding sales that were set to occur next quarter. Which stakeholder group is directly
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impacted by this action? - CORRECT ANSWER-shareholders
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A new manager in a restaurant decides to cut costs by purchasing sub-standard materials.
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What are the implications of this manager's actions? - CORRECT ANSWERThe customer
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base of the restaurant will decrease.
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A U.S. company hires a new employee from Germany. The new employee is being trained
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by other employees on the company's conflict resolution practices in alignment with the
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company's mission and ethical standards. As part of the training, the employee identifies
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how the ethical values of the company are consistent with the employee's values. Which
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aspect of the company is the employee learning? - CORRECT ANSWER-Organizational
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culture
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A senior manager asks an employee to omit a key section from a financial report to hide
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some distressing data. Which aspect of the organization is being violated by the
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manager's behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER-ethics
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An employee overhears an office manager telling a prospective client that the company
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does not work with people from a particular ethnicity even though the company has a
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nondiscrimination policy. Which element is violated by the actions of this office Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`

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manager? - CORRECT ANSWER-Employee handbook guidelines
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A young, unmarried employee who is an only child has a conversation with an older,
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married employee with siblings about the corporate decision to enter into a lucrative
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contract with a firm that legally supplies substandard medications to developing countries.
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The two employees disagree as to whether the company's decision was
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ethical. What is the primary demographic trait that influences the values of these
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employees? - CORRECT ANSWER-age
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A corporation's code of ethics endorses a green work place. Which employee activity
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models this code? - CORRECT ANSWER-Starting an office recycling program
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A company advertises that it uses environmentally safe practices in all business
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processes; however, the chief financial officer (CFO) has blocked the adoption of many
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environmentally safe practices because of the additional costs to the company .Which
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, controversial business practice is this company using? - CORRECT
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ANSWERgreenwashing
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Which organizational department is responsible for managing receivables and payables
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for a company? - CORRECT ANSWER-Accounting and finance
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Which function is performed by the information technology department of an
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organization? - CORRECT ANSWER-Computer installation
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Which organizational department is responsible for maintaining compliance with labor
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laws? - CORRECT ANSWER-Human resources
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A supervisor assigns an employee to work on a small project that is directly related to a
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corporate goal, and the employee's skill set makes them the ideal person to accomplish Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




the task. What is this employee's managerial designation? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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An employee is involved in providing vision and direction for an organization and
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developing broad goals designed to move the organization towards that vision. What is
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this employee's management role in the organization? - CORRECT ANSWER-top
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An employee is involved directly with each of the individuals tasked with working on
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actionable items designed to pursue goals that will move the organization towards its
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vision statement. What is this employee's management role in the organization? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-front line
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A meeting of the company's chief financial officer, chief information officer, and all three
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of the executive vice presidents must occur early next week. Which group of managers
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will be present at this meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER-top
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Which type of organizational culture in the Competing Values Framework focuses on
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accountability to shareholders, competitiveness, and productivity? - CORRECT Il` Il`

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Which pair of attributes captures the focus of an adhocracy culture within the competing
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values framework? - CORRECT ANSWER-Adjustable and entrepreneurial
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Which set of attributes reflects a hierarchy culture within the Competing Values
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Framework? - CORRECT ANSWER-Process-oriented and highly structured
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A nonprofit organization wants to fill an executive director position and is interested in
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seeking a candidate that is concerned about social welfare. Which criterion should the
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organization prioritize in making this decision? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dedication to
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community service
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An individual who values a team-oriented work environment and the individual's
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relationships with a large group of peers is seeking employment that will be a good fit.
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Which position should this individual pursue? - CORRECT ANSWER-A position that offers
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a friendly workplace
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An individual who is a great performer has been working in a department in a company
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for over ten years and is moved to a new department and given a new set of job
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responsibilities. The individual is unhappy in the new location and has started to Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`