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Systems: A Strategic Approach, 8th Edition by Keri
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E. Pearlson, Carol S. Saunders and Dennis F.
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All 13 Chapters
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Multiple Choice s1
1. What requires a unit of analysis, has been processed, and requires human mediation?
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a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Legacy
e) None of the above s1 s1 s1
Ans: b (Medium)
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2. Roles that managers fill, according to Mintzberg, include all of
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the following except:
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a) Figurehead
b) Disseminator
c) Disciplinarian
d) Entrepreneur
e) Resource Allocator s1
Ans: c (Hard)
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3. Which of the following is not a Decisional role?
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a) Entrepreneur
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d) Resource allocator s1
e) Spokesperson
Ans: e (Medium)
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4. What skills would be required to be a visionary manager?
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a) Communication and Information gathering s1 s1 s1
b) Flexibility and creativity s1 s1
c) Analytical and organizational s1 s1
d) All of the above s1 s1 s1
e) None of the above s1 s1 s1
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5. Define Wisdom: s1
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c) all forms of technology used to create data
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d) anything that makes a person clever s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
e) only d and b s1 s1 s1
Ans: a (Easy)
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s1 Response: See page 12 s1 s1 s1
6. Data is: s1
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b) set of specific objective facts or observations
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c) some information s1
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Systems: A Strategic Approach, 8th Edition by Keri
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E. Pearlson, Carol S. Saunders and Dennis F.
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All 13 Chapters
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, Chapter 0 (Introduction) s1 s1
Multiple Choice s1
1. What requires a unit of analysis, has been processed, and requires human mediation?
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a) Data
b) Information
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d) Legacy
e) None of the above s1 s1 s1
Ans: b (Medium)
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s1 Response: See page 11 s1 s1 s1
2. Roles that managers fill, according to Mintzberg, include all of
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the following except:
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a) Figurehead
b) Disseminator
c) Disciplinarian
d) Entrepreneur
e) Resource Allocator s1
Ans: c (Hard)
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s1 Response: See page 9 s1 s1 s1
3. Which of the following is not a Decisional role?
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a) Entrepreneur
b) Disturbance handler s1
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e) Spokesperson
Ans: e (Medium)
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s1 Response: See page 9 s1 s1 s1
4. What skills would be required to be a visionary manager?
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a) Communication and Information gathering s1 s1 s1
b) Flexibility and creativity s1 s1
c) Analytical and organizational s1 s1
d) All of the above s1 s1 s1
e) None of the above s1 s1 s1
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Response: See page 7 s1 s1 s1
5. Define Wisdom: s1
a) knowledge infused with intuition and judgment that facilitates the ability to
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b) a process s1
c) all forms of technology used to create data
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d) anything that makes a person clever s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
e) only d and b s1 s1 s1
Ans: a (Easy)
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s1 Response: See page 12 s1 s1 s1
6. Data is: s1
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b) set of specific objective facts or observations
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