BCOR 370 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Japan tends to be _____ oriented; Sweden tends to be ____ -oriented. -
✔✔achievement; nurturing
✔✔A phone call to a government official by an employee of the Enron Corporation
disclosed the deception and dishonesty of the firm's accounting records. This employee
played the role of a(n): - ✔✔whistleblower
✔✔McDonald's developed a fat-fryer machine that reduced the amount of oil used to
cook French fries by 30 percent over its current cookers. This is an example of an
attempt to improve the organization's _________. - ✔✔Efficiency
✔✔The justice rule states that an ethical decision: - ✔✔distributes benefits and harms in
a fair way.
✔✔The U.S. government imposes a 25 percent tax on the selling price of any four-
wheel SUV that is brought into the U.S. by a foreign car manufacturer to be sold in the
U.S. What type of tax does this action represent? - ✔✔an import tariff
✔✔If a society values the group more than the individual and believes that people
should be judged by the quality of their contribution to the group instead of their
individual achievement, then the society is said to value: - ✔✔collectivism
✔✔Which of the following results due to differences in personalities, values, and
attitudes? - ✔✔Individual ethics
✔✔Companies from the nation of Atlantis are more efficient in the production of certain
types of apparel, while U.S. companies are more efficient in the production of certain
types of computers. Which economic theory predicts that the production of these types
of apparel would shift to Atlantis and the production of these types of computers would
shift to the U.S.? - ✔✔free-trade doctrine
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a political and legal force in the environment
that a company must consider in going global? - ✔✔deregulation
privatization
emphasis on environmental protection
emphasis on safety on the job
-->ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔According to the viewpoint of Managerial Capitalism, businesses can best meet their
responsibility to society by: - ✔✔creating wealth for their stockholders
,✔✔Which of the following people would be MOST in favor of CSR? - ✔✔Bill Gates
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is by far the nation's largest philanthropic
foundation, with assets of approximately $30 billion. While Adam Smith believed that
self-interested pursuit of profit was wrong, and that benevolence was the highest virtue,
Bill Gates has demonstrated CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) with his very real
contribution to social responsibility in the world.
✔✔Managers can abuse their responsibilities in many ways including: - ✔✔improper
financial management
check kiting
insider trading
A&B
-->ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔What economic community was ratified in 1993 and went into effect January 1, 1994
to include the countries of Canada, U.S., and Mexico? - ✔✔NAFTA
✔✔The flow of jobs, flow of money, and flow of knowledge all fall under which
dimension of the international environment? - ✔✔Economic-Technological
✔✔When a company and a foreign partner combine resources and capital to begin a
new business, this is a _______________. - ✔✔strategic alliance
✔✔From the History of Management video shown in class, who had a classical
viewpoint of management and defined the 4 principles of management - planning,
leading, organizing, & controlling? - ✔✔Henri Fayol
✔✔This famous study conducted by Elton Mayo & Fritz Roethlisberger studied whether
increased lighting would increase productivity. The results marked a change in
management theory. What is the name of this study? - ✔✔The hawthorne effect
✔✔According to Douglas McGregor's research on Theory X and Theory Y managers, a
Theory X manager is likely to _____________. - ✔✔highly structure the jobs
use threats
incorporate many SOPs
-->ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔A(n) ________________ system view emphasizes an organization's larger
environment and synergy between systems. - ✔✔open
, ✔✔During the period of Controlling: The Values & Beliefs Era (1970-1990), certain
practices or rules becoming valued in and of themselves even though they may no
longer be useful for an organization is known as ____________. - ✔✔Institutionalization
✔✔From the video on History of Management and as discussed in class, what is Max
Weber's iron cage? - ✔✔It is the way of the institution, where we do not have choice
anymore.
✔✔Planning emphasizes and reinforces ___________ thinking, whereas a Multistream
approach employs ________ thinking. - ✔✔convergent; divergent
✔✔Multistream decision making emphasizes more _________ and less
_______________. - ✔✔participation; individualism
✔✔Which of the following is NOT something frequently mentioned in a mission
statement? - ✔✔Threats & weaknesses
(Organizational philosophy
Customers
Employees are, though)
✔✔When managers discuss how they will respond to possible future events that could
disrupt existing plans, such as natural disaster or a major recession, they are
developing what? - ✔✔Contingency plans
✔✔With results-based mainstream goals, it is important to - ✔✔focus on specific
outcomes, not on activities.
reward employees for achieving desired results.
have safeguards in place so that employees don't cheat.
make sure quality isn't ignored.
--> ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔Who is known for implementing stretch goals at GE? - ✔✔Jack Welch
✔✔Which goal is most consistent with Mainstream management values? -
✔✔Maximizing productivity and profits
✔✔Entrepreneurs tend to have - ✔✔high energy levels.
tolerance for ambiguity.
an internal locus of control.
an action orientation.
-->ALL OF THESE
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Japan tends to be _____ oriented; Sweden tends to be ____ -oriented. -
✔✔achievement; nurturing
✔✔A phone call to a government official by an employee of the Enron Corporation
disclosed the deception and dishonesty of the firm's accounting records. This employee
played the role of a(n): - ✔✔whistleblower
✔✔McDonald's developed a fat-fryer machine that reduced the amount of oil used to
cook French fries by 30 percent over its current cookers. This is an example of an
attempt to improve the organization's _________. - ✔✔Efficiency
✔✔The justice rule states that an ethical decision: - ✔✔distributes benefits and harms in
a fair way.
✔✔The U.S. government imposes a 25 percent tax on the selling price of any four-
wheel SUV that is brought into the U.S. by a foreign car manufacturer to be sold in the
U.S. What type of tax does this action represent? - ✔✔an import tariff
✔✔If a society values the group more than the individual and believes that people
should be judged by the quality of their contribution to the group instead of their
individual achievement, then the society is said to value: - ✔✔collectivism
✔✔Which of the following results due to differences in personalities, values, and
attitudes? - ✔✔Individual ethics
✔✔Companies from the nation of Atlantis are more efficient in the production of certain
types of apparel, while U.S. companies are more efficient in the production of certain
types of computers. Which economic theory predicts that the production of these types
of apparel would shift to Atlantis and the production of these types of computers would
shift to the U.S.? - ✔✔free-trade doctrine
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a political and legal force in the environment
that a company must consider in going global? - ✔✔deregulation
privatization
emphasis on environmental protection
emphasis on safety on the job
-->ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔According to the viewpoint of Managerial Capitalism, businesses can best meet their
responsibility to society by: - ✔✔creating wealth for their stockholders
,✔✔Which of the following people would be MOST in favor of CSR? - ✔✔Bill Gates
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is by far the nation's largest philanthropic
foundation, with assets of approximately $30 billion. While Adam Smith believed that
self-interested pursuit of profit was wrong, and that benevolence was the highest virtue,
Bill Gates has demonstrated CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) with his very real
contribution to social responsibility in the world.
✔✔Managers can abuse their responsibilities in many ways including: - ✔✔improper
financial management
check kiting
insider trading
A&B
-->ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔What economic community was ratified in 1993 and went into effect January 1, 1994
to include the countries of Canada, U.S., and Mexico? - ✔✔NAFTA
✔✔The flow of jobs, flow of money, and flow of knowledge all fall under which
dimension of the international environment? - ✔✔Economic-Technological
✔✔When a company and a foreign partner combine resources and capital to begin a
new business, this is a _______________. - ✔✔strategic alliance
✔✔From the History of Management video shown in class, who had a classical
viewpoint of management and defined the 4 principles of management - planning,
leading, organizing, & controlling? - ✔✔Henri Fayol
✔✔This famous study conducted by Elton Mayo & Fritz Roethlisberger studied whether
increased lighting would increase productivity. The results marked a change in
management theory. What is the name of this study? - ✔✔The hawthorne effect
✔✔According to Douglas McGregor's research on Theory X and Theory Y managers, a
Theory X manager is likely to _____________. - ✔✔highly structure the jobs
use threats
incorporate many SOPs
-->ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔A(n) ________________ system view emphasizes an organization's larger
environment and synergy between systems. - ✔✔open
, ✔✔During the period of Controlling: The Values & Beliefs Era (1970-1990), certain
practices or rules becoming valued in and of themselves even though they may no
longer be useful for an organization is known as ____________. - ✔✔Institutionalization
✔✔From the video on History of Management and as discussed in class, what is Max
Weber's iron cage? - ✔✔It is the way of the institution, where we do not have choice
anymore.
✔✔Planning emphasizes and reinforces ___________ thinking, whereas a Multistream
approach employs ________ thinking. - ✔✔convergent; divergent
✔✔Multistream decision making emphasizes more _________ and less
_______________. - ✔✔participation; individualism
✔✔Which of the following is NOT something frequently mentioned in a mission
statement? - ✔✔Threats & weaknesses
(Organizational philosophy
Customers
Employees are, though)
✔✔When managers discuss how they will respond to possible future events that could
disrupt existing plans, such as natural disaster or a major recession, they are
developing what? - ✔✔Contingency plans
✔✔With results-based mainstream goals, it is important to - ✔✔focus on specific
outcomes, not on activities.
reward employees for achieving desired results.
have safeguards in place so that employees don't cheat.
make sure quality isn't ignored.
--> ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔Who is known for implementing stretch goals at GE? - ✔✔Jack Welch
✔✔Which goal is most consistent with Mainstream management values? -
✔✔Maximizing productivity and profits
✔✔Entrepreneurs tend to have - ✔✔high energy levels.
tolerance for ambiguity.
an internal locus of control.
an action orientation.
-->ALL OF THESE
