MGT 301 3 UK KIRN PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ competitive intelligence sources of information.
Answer: 1. public print and advertising2. investor information3. informal
sources
◍ SWOT analysis.
Answer: Strengths (inside matter)Weaknesses (inside matter) Opportunities
(outside matter) Threats (outside matter)
◍ Surface Acting.
Answer: Hiding inner feelings and forgoing emotional expressions in
response to display rules.
◍ common grand strategies.
Answer: 1. growth strategy 2. stability 3. defensive
◍ what managers need to know about groups and decision making.
Answer: -groups take longer to make decisions -their size affects decision
quality -optimal: 5-7 -odd group numbers are best-they may be too
confident-knowledge counts
◍ Q: John owns a piano sales and tuning store. he wants to be the biggest
retailer in the Midlands. adding salespeople would be part of his strategic a.
location b. execution c. efficacy d. efficiency.
Answer: execution
◍ Q: The Safety Committee, a temporary team at the Annapolis Tool & Die
Corporation, was established to make the factory floor a safer place.
Members of the committee still work in their departments full-time, but they
, meet twice a month for a few hours as a committee. The Safety Committee
is an example of a _________ within an organization a. modular design b.
horizontal design c. vertical design d. common purpose e. multipurpose
design.
Answer: horizontal design
◍ divisional structure *****.
Answer: people with diverse occupational specialties are put together in
formal groups by similar products, customers, or geographic regions
◍ Correlation.
Answer: A measure of the relationship between two variables. Note: High
correlation does not necessarily indicate that one variable causes the other.
◍ mutual- benefit organizations.
Answer: voluntary collectives whose purpose is to advance members'
interests -examples: unions, trade associations
◍ Social Loafing.
Answer: The tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working
collectively than when working individually.
◍ Q: Dave, a graphic designer with Development Advertising, enjoys working
for the company because of the flexibility of its management and its culture,
which encourages risk taking, innovation, and creativity. Dave gets quick
answers from his boss, which allows him and Development Advertising to
quickly respond to changes in the marketplace. Development Advertising is
an example of an adhocracy culture. T/F.
Answer: true
◍ simple structure.
Answer: -authority is centralized in a single person with few rules and low
work specialization -an owner & administrative assistant
◍ Groupshift.
Answer: A change between a group's decision and an individual decision
that a member within the group would make; the shift can be toward either
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ competitive intelligence sources of information.
Answer: 1. public print and advertising2. investor information3. informal
sources
◍ SWOT analysis.
Answer: Strengths (inside matter)Weaknesses (inside matter) Opportunities
(outside matter) Threats (outside matter)
◍ Surface Acting.
Answer: Hiding inner feelings and forgoing emotional expressions in
response to display rules.
◍ common grand strategies.
Answer: 1. growth strategy 2. stability 3. defensive
◍ what managers need to know about groups and decision making.
Answer: -groups take longer to make decisions -their size affects decision
quality -optimal: 5-7 -odd group numbers are best-they may be too
confident-knowledge counts
◍ Q: John owns a piano sales and tuning store. he wants to be the biggest
retailer in the Midlands. adding salespeople would be part of his strategic a.
location b. execution c. efficacy d. efficiency.
Answer: execution
◍ Q: The Safety Committee, a temporary team at the Annapolis Tool & Die
Corporation, was established to make the factory floor a safer place.
Members of the committee still work in their departments full-time, but they
, meet twice a month for a few hours as a committee. The Safety Committee
is an example of a _________ within an organization a. modular design b.
horizontal design c. vertical design d. common purpose e. multipurpose
design.
Answer: horizontal design
◍ divisional structure *****.
Answer: people with diverse occupational specialties are put together in
formal groups by similar products, customers, or geographic regions
◍ Correlation.
Answer: A measure of the relationship between two variables. Note: High
correlation does not necessarily indicate that one variable causes the other.
◍ mutual- benefit organizations.
Answer: voluntary collectives whose purpose is to advance members'
interests -examples: unions, trade associations
◍ Social Loafing.
Answer: The tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working
collectively than when working individually.
◍ Q: Dave, a graphic designer with Development Advertising, enjoys working
for the company because of the flexibility of its management and its culture,
which encourages risk taking, innovation, and creativity. Dave gets quick
answers from his boss, which allows him and Development Advertising to
quickly respond to changes in the marketplace. Development Advertising is
an example of an adhocracy culture. T/F.
Answer: true
◍ simple structure.
Answer: -authority is centralized in a single person with few rules and low
work specialization -an owner & administrative assistant
◍ Groupshift.
Answer: A change between a group's decision and an individual decision
that a member within the group would make; the shift can be toward either
