MGT 201 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FINAL EXAM
◉ An expatriate is someone who: Answer: lives and works outside of
his or her own country
◉ An organization engaged in __________ is searching the environment
for important events or issues that might affect an organization.
Answer: environmental scanning
◉ At about the same time as management theorists were developing
scientific management principles in the United States, Max Weber
was in Europe developing: Answer: bureaucratic management
◉ Employees tend to feel a greater sense of ownership and
responsibility in companies with organizational cultures
characterized by: Answer: employee involvement
◉ Except for the core business activities that they can perform
better, faster, and cheaper than others, __________ outsource all
remaining business activities to outside companies, suppliers,
specialists, or consultants. Answer: modular organizations
,◉ Fiedler's contingency theory assumes: Answer: leaders are
effective when their work groups perform well
◉ Goal acceptance is most similar to the idea of: Answer: goal
commitment
◉ Hofstede's research has shown there are: Answer: five consistent
dimensions of cultural differences across countries
◉ How would you respond to the following statement? "Group
conflict is always bad." Answer: Cognitive conflict is strongly
associated with improvements in team performance.
◉ In a situational analysis, a strategic group is a group of __________
that top managers choose for comparing, evaluating, and
benchmarking their company's strategic threats and opportunities.
Answer: other firms within an industry
◉ In a(n) __________ reinforcement schedule, consequences follow a
behavior after different times, some shorter and some longer, that
vary around a specified average time. Answer: variable interval
◉ In terms of the basic methods of control, __________ control is an
improvement over __________ control because it attempts to eliminate
, or shorten the delay between performance and feedback about the
performance. Answer: concurrent; feedback
◉ In which of the following cases would written communication be
preferable to oral communication? Answer: when messages are very
simple
◉ Management by objectives (MBO) is a management technique
often used to develop and carry out_______plans. Answer: tactical
◉ Managers can use behavioral addition and behavioral substitution
to: Answer: modify corporate culture
◉ Managers who train and supervise the performance of
nonmanagerial employees, and who are directly responsible for
producing the company's products or services, are categorized as:
Answer: First-line Managers
◉ Nearly all organizations should be viewed as ______ that interact
with their environments and depend on them for survival. Answer:
open systems
◉ Normative controls should be used when: Answer: organizational
culture, values, and beliefs are strong
PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FINAL EXAM
◉ An expatriate is someone who: Answer: lives and works outside of
his or her own country
◉ An organization engaged in __________ is searching the environment
for important events or issues that might affect an organization.
Answer: environmental scanning
◉ At about the same time as management theorists were developing
scientific management principles in the United States, Max Weber
was in Europe developing: Answer: bureaucratic management
◉ Employees tend to feel a greater sense of ownership and
responsibility in companies with organizational cultures
characterized by: Answer: employee involvement
◉ Except for the core business activities that they can perform
better, faster, and cheaper than others, __________ outsource all
remaining business activities to outside companies, suppliers,
specialists, or consultants. Answer: modular organizations
,◉ Fiedler's contingency theory assumes: Answer: leaders are
effective when their work groups perform well
◉ Goal acceptance is most similar to the idea of: Answer: goal
commitment
◉ Hofstede's research has shown there are: Answer: five consistent
dimensions of cultural differences across countries
◉ How would you respond to the following statement? "Group
conflict is always bad." Answer: Cognitive conflict is strongly
associated with improvements in team performance.
◉ In a situational analysis, a strategic group is a group of __________
that top managers choose for comparing, evaluating, and
benchmarking their company's strategic threats and opportunities.
Answer: other firms within an industry
◉ In a(n) __________ reinforcement schedule, consequences follow a
behavior after different times, some shorter and some longer, that
vary around a specified average time. Answer: variable interval
◉ In terms of the basic methods of control, __________ control is an
improvement over __________ control because it attempts to eliminate
, or shorten the delay between performance and feedback about the
performance. Answer: concurrent; feedback
◉ In which of the following cases would written communication be
preferable to oral communication? Answer: when messages are very
simple
◉ Management by objectives (MBO) is a management technique
often used to develop and carry out_______plans. Answer: tactical
◉ Managers can use behavioral addition and behavioral substitution
to: Answer: modify corporate culture
◉ Managers who train and supervise the performance of
nonmanagerial employees, and who are directly responsible for
producing the company's products or services, are categorized as:
Answer: First-line Managers
◉ Nearly all organizations should be viewed as ______ that interact
with their environments and depend on them for survival. Answer:
open systems
◉ Normative controls should be used when: Answer: organizational
culture, values, and beliefs are strong
