ARE 112 Midterm 2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
The willingness of a person or a group to have confidence in the goodwill and competency of
another person or organization even though this willingness puts them at risk is - Trust
When we combine at TPS and an operation information system we get a(n) - ERP
The star is found in the - BCG grow-share matrix
As a staff member in an organization your have two bosses in - a matrix management structure
Core competencies and outsourcing are topics from - the component business model
From our discussion in class such as the Baxter case, the ideas of tiers such as "Tier 3" or "Tier
2" was that the tiers were - part of the supply chain
In the HBR article "Sometimes it Takes a Revolution" the author stated that "...women were
evaluated on their ______________; men were evaluated on their ______________ -
performance; potential
The "decision making process" from class includes - two of the answer are correct
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In the IBM book when Lou reduced the price of some of the major IBM products, we could say
he was using the ______________ strategic lens - 4 P's
A difference between classical conditioning and operant learning is - in operant learning the
response time improves
Planning and scheduling work and assigning tasks and quality control are examples of - team
tasks
In the Deloitte case - "Sometimes it Takes a Revolution" we saw the change strategy(ies) of -
Rational Persuasion
Cash generation has to do, when we consider the strategic lenses, with - the BCG growth-share
matrix
The application or purpose of the ANOVA test is to analyze the ______________ of the
populations - mean
Which of the following is not part of the "patterns in the enterprise" business model - Managerial
Pattern
, The business process reengineering approach is best described as - operational
Impact of culture and loss of existing benefits and disturb existing social networks are examples
from class of - threats to the change process
Expected and observed are found in - Chi-square
The test of homogeneity is - two of the answers are correct
*********
In class we discussed the principal and agent theory and the potential for an expectation gap
between the two parties. We mentioned in class to resolve this potential problem, organizations -
use contracts to set expectations
The results of a probit analysis is to test for - a binary response
In the Deloitte case - "Sometimes it Takes a Revolution" - the author states the importance of the
change was supported by a - a clear business case
In the Duke Hospital case, the physician used - the balanced scorecard
When Walt Burdick in the IBM book had the AA carry around dimes and sharpen pencils, we
have an example of - suboptimization on a personal level
From class, resource acquisition and allocation are topic related to - the substance of decisions
Even though Lou was not from the IT industry, those at IBM could ______________ him
because of his reputation - his first approach to management was to "manage by principle." -
Trust
In the beginning of the Duke Hospital case we saw the physician and the patient's parent exhibit
______________ as a reason change occurs when the child was having difficulty breathing -
Dissatisfaction with the present situation
When you "make what you sell" you are using the - Demand chain
In a value chain analysis we see the staff functions in the ______________ and the line functions
in the ______________ - supporting activities; primary activities
The four types of ethics are - Societal
Occupational
Organizational
Individual
The willingness of a person or a group to have confidence in the goodwill and competency of
another person or organization even though this willingness puts them at risk is - Trust
When we combine at TPS and an operation information system we get a(n) - ERP
The star is found in the - BCG grow-share matrix
As a staff member in an organization your have two bosses in - a matrix management structure
Core competencies and outsourcing are topics from - the component business model
From our discussion in class such as the Baxter case, the ideas of tiers such as "Tier 3" or "Tier
2" was that the tiers were - part of the supply chain
In the HBR article "Sometimes it Takes a Revolution" the author stated that "...women were
evaluated on their ______________; men were evaluated on their ______________ -
performance; potential
The "decision making process" from class includes - two of the answer are correct
************
In the IBM book when Lou reduced the price of some of the major IBM products, we could say
he was using the ______________ strategic lens - 4 P's
A difference between classical conditioning and operant learning is - in operant learning the
response time improves
Planning and scheduling work and assigning tasks and quality control are examples of - team
tasks
In the Deloitte case - "Sometimes it Takes a Revolution" we saw the change strategy(ies) of -
Rational Persuasion
Cash generation has to do, when we consider the strategic lenses, with - the BCG growth-share
matrix
The application or purpose of the ANOVA test is to analyze the ______________ of the
populations - mean
Which of the following is not part of the "patterns in the enterprise" business model - Managerial
Pattern
, The business process reengineering approach is best described as - operational
Impact of culture and loss of existing benefits and disturb existing social networks are examples
from class of - threats to the change process
Expected and observed are found in - Chi-square
The test of homogeneity is - two of the answers are correct
*********
In class we discussed the principal and agent theory and the potential for an expectation gap
between the two parties. We mentioned in class to resolve this potential problem, organizations -
use contracts to set expectations
The results of a probit analysis is to test for - a binary response
In the Deloitte case - "Sometimes it Takes a Revolution" - the author states the importance of the
change was supported by a - a clear business case
In the Duke Hospital case, the physician used - the balanced scorecard
When Walt Burdick in the IBM book had the AA carry around dimes and sharpen pencils, we
have an example of - suboptimization on a personal level
From class, resource acquisition and allocation are topic related to - the substance of decisions
Even though Lou was not from the IT industry, those at IBM could ______________ him
because of his reputation - his first approach to management was to "manage by principle." -
Trust
In the beginning of the Duke Hospital case we saw the physician and the patient's parent exhibit
______________ as a reason change occurs when the child was having difficulty breathing -
Dissatisfaction with the present situation
When you "make what you sell" you are using the - Demand chain
In a value chain analysis we see the staff functions in the ______________ and the line functions
in the ______________ - supporting activities; primary activities
The four types of ethics are - Societal
Occupational
Organizational
Individual
