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Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
b b b b
Management,b9eb(Kinicki)
Chapterb2 ManagementbTheory:bEssentialbBackgroundbforbthebSuccessfulbManager
1) JeffreybPfefferbandbRobertbSuttonbbelievedbthatbevidence-
basedbmanagementbisbfoundedbonbthebbeliefbthatbfacingbthebhardbfactsbaboutbwhatbworksbandbacceptin
gbthebnonsensebthatbpassesbforbsoundbadvicebwillbhelpborganizationsbperformbbetter.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b b StanfordbbusinessbscholarsbJeffreybPfefferbandbRobertbSuttonbstatedbthat
evidence-
basedbmanagementbisbfoundedbonbthebbeliefbthatb"facingbthebhardbfactsbaboutbwhatbworksbandbwhatbd
oesn't,bunderstandingbthebdangerousbhalf-
truthsbthatbconstitutebsobmuchbconventionalbwisdombaboutbmanagement,bandbrejectingb(notbaccepti
ng)bthebtotalbnonsensebthatbtooboftenbpassesbforbsoundbadvicebwillbhelpborganizationsbperformbbetter
."
Difficulty:b1bEasy
Topic:b b ContingencybApproach
LearningbObjective:b 02-
06bExplainbwhybtherebisbnobonebbestbwaybtobmanagebinballbsituations.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
2) PeterbDruckerbwasbab20th-
centurybsocialist,bopposedbcapitalismbandbbelievedbthatbmanagersbwerebmorebofbabhindrancebthanbabh
elpbtobmostborganizations.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b PeterbDruckerb"wasbthebcreatorbandbinventorbofbmodernbmanagement,"bsaysbmanagement
bgurubTombPeters.bInb1954,bDruckerbpublishedbhis bfamousbtext,bThebPracticebofbManagement.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTo
pic:b Management
LearningbObjective:b 02-
01bDescribebthebdevelopmentbofbcurrentbperspectivesbonbmanagement.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b AnalyticalbThinkingbAccessibility
:b KeyboardbNavigation
3) Ron,babplantbmanager,bwantsbtobinstitutebabcompensationbsystembinbwhichbmorebefficientbworkersbe
arnbhigherbwages.bRonbisbproposingbtobinstitutebabdifferentialbratebsystem.
Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b FrederickbTaylorbsuggestedbemployersbinstitutebabdifferentialbratebsystem,binbwhichbm
orebefficientbworkersbearnbhigherbwages.
Difficulty:b2bMedium
Topic:b b ScientificbManagement
LearningbObjective:b 02-
02bDiscussbthebinsightsbofbthebclassicalbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Understand
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
1
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ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
2
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Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
b b b b
4) BoltzbManufacturing,babpartsbsupplierbtobthebautobindustry,bhasbbeenbusingbthebbehavioralbapproa
chbtobmanagementbforboverb100byears.bHowever,bsincebthatbmethodbofbmanagementbisbtoobsimplisti
cbforbpracticalbuse,bBoltzbshouldbbeginbimplementingbthebnewerbandbmorebsophisticatedbhumanbrelat
ionsbmovementbapproachbtobmanagement,bwhichbisbthebmostbcontemporarybapproachbtobmanagement
.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Thebhumanbrelationsbmovementbwasbabnecessarybcorrectionbtobthebsterilebapproachbus
edbwithinbscientificbmanagement,bbutbitsboptimismbcamebtobbebconsideredbtoobsimplisticbforbpractic
albuse.bMorebrecently,bthebhumanbrelationsbviewbhasbbeenbsupersededbbybthebbehavioralbsciencebapp
roachbtobmanagement.
Difficulty:b2bMedium
Topic:b b BehavioralbManagement
LearningbObjective:b 02-
03bDescribebthebprinciplesbofbthebbehavioralbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Understand
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
5) Thebideabthatbtwoborbmorebforcesbcombinedbcreatebanbeffectbthatbisbgreaterbthanbthebsumbofbtheirbin
dividualbeffectsbisbcalledbsyncretism.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Synergybisbthebideabthatbtwoborbmorebforcesbcombinedbcreatebanbeffectbthatbisbgreaterbt
hanbthebsumbofbtheirbindividualbeffects.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTo
pic:b Management
LearningbObjective:b 02-
05bIdentifybtakeawaysbfrombthebsystemsbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
3
Copyrightb2020b©bMcGraw-
HillbEducation.bAllbrightsbreserved.bNobreproductionborbdistributionbwithoutbthebpriorbwrittenbconsentbofbMcGraw-
HillbEducation.
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b b b b b b b
Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
b b b b
6) ThebBestbFitbOfficebSupplierbcontinuallybtalksbwithbcustomersbafterbtheybpurchasebtheirbproducts,ba
ndbThebBestbFitbmanagersbregularlybvisitbcustomersbtobgatherbfeedbackbonbnewbproducts,bproductbi
mprovements,bandbhowbThebBestbFitbcanbbetterbservebitsbcustomers.bThisbisbanbexamplebofbanbopenbsy
stem.
Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b Anbopenbsystembcontinuallybinteractsbwithbitsbenvironment,bgettingbfeedbackbfrombth
eboutside.bAbclosedbsystembhasblittlebinteractionbwithbitsbenvironment,bgettingblittlebfeedbackbfrombthe
boutside.
Difficulty:b2bMediumb
Topic:b b OpenbSystem
LearningbObjective:b 02-
05bIdentifybtakeawaysbfrombthebsystemsbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Understand
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
7) WhenbMr.bAnderson,bthebownerbofbablocalbhardwarebstore,basksbonebofbhisbpaintbsuppliersbaboutbt
hebtotalbabilitybofbtheirbproductbtobmeetbcustomerbneeds,bhebisbquestioningbthebqualitybofbthatbpaint.
Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b Qualitybrefersbtobthebtotalbabilitybofbabproductborbservicebtobmeetbcustomerbneeds.bDiffi
culty:b1bEasy
Topic:b b Quality
LearningbObjective:b 02-07bDiscussbthebcontributionsbofbthebquality-
managementbview.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
8) DesignerbManufacturingbhasbabpolicybofbusingbstatisticalbsamplingbtoblocateberrorsbbybtestingbjustbs
omeb(ratherbthanball)bofbthebitemsbinbabparticularbproductionbrun.bThisbstrategybofbminimizingberrorsbisb
knownbasbsynergy.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Qualitybcontrolbisbabstrategybforbminimizingberrorsbbybmanagingbeachbstatebofbproduc
tion.bStatisticalbsamplingbcanblocateberrorsbbybtestingbjustbsomeb(ratherbthanball)bofbthebitemsbinbabpart
icularbproductionbrun.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTop
ic:b Quality
LearningbObjective:b 02-07bDiscussbthebcontributionsbofbthebquality-
managementbview.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
4
Copyrightb2020b©bMcGraw-
HillbEducation.bAllbrightsbreserved.bNobreproductionborbdistributionbwithoutbthebpriorbwrittenbconsentbofbMcGraw-
HillbEducation.
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b b b b b b b
Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
b b b b
Management,b9eb(Kinicki)
Chapterb2 ManagementbTheory:bEssentialbBackgroundbforbthebSuccessfulbManager
1) JeffreybPfefferbandbRobertbSuttonbbelievedbthatbevidence-
basedbmanagementbisbfoundedbonbthebbeliefbthatbfacingbthebhardbfactsbaboutbwhatbworksbandbacceptin
gbthebnonsensebthatbpassesbforbsoundbadvicebwillbhelpborganizationsbperformbbetter.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b b StanfordbbusinessbscholarsbJeffreybPfefferbandbRobertbSuttonbstatedbthat
evidence-
basedbmanagementbisbfoundedbonbthebbeliefbthatb"facingbthebhardbfactsbaboutbwhatbworksbandbwhatbd
oesn't,bunderstandingbthebdangerousbhalf-
truthsbthatbconstitutebsobmuchbconventionalbwisdombaboutbmanagement,bandbrejectingb(notbaccepti
ng)bthebtotalbnonsensebthatbtooboftenbpassesbforbsoundbadvicebwillbhelpborganizationsbperformbbetter
."
Difficulty:b1bEasy
Topic:b b ContingencybApproach
LearningbObjective:b 02-
06bExplainbwhybtherebisbnobonebbestbwaybtobmanagebinballbsituations.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
2) PeterbDruckerbwasbab20th-
centurybsocialist,bopposedbcapitalismbandbbelievedbthatbmanagersbwerebmorebofbabhindrancebthanbabh
elpbtobmostborganizations.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b PeterbDruckerb"wasbthebcreatorbandbinventorbofbmodernbmanagement,"bsaysbmanagement
bgurubTombPeters.bInb1954,bDruckerbpublishedbhis bfamousbtext,bThebPracticebofbManagement.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTo
pic:b Management
LearningbObjective:b 02-
01bDescribebthebdevelopmentbofbcurrentbperspectivesbonbmanagement.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b AnalyticalbThinkingbAccessibility
:b KeyboardbNavigation
3) Ron,babplantbmanager,bwantsbtobinstitutebabcompensationbsystembinbwhichbmorebefficientbworkersbe
arnbhigherbwages.bRonbisbproposingbtobinstitutebabdifferentialbratebsystem.
Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b FrederickbTaylorbsuggestedbemployersbinstitutebabdifferentialbratebsystem,binbwhichbm
orebefficientbworkersbearnbhigherbwages.
Difficulty:b2bMedium
Topic:b b ScientificbManagement
LearningbObjective:b 02-
02bDiscussbthebinsightsbofbthebclassicalbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Understand
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
1
Copyrightb2020b©bMcGraw-
HillbEducation.bAllbrightsbreserved.bNobreproductionborbdistributionbwithoutbthebpriorbwrittenbconsentbofbMcGraw-
HillbEducation.
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b b b b b b b
Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
b b b b
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
2
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HillbEducation.bAllbrightsbreserved.bNobreproductionborbdistributionbwithoutbthebpriorbwrittenbconsentbofbMcGraw-
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b b b b b b b
Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
b b b b
4) BoltzbManufacturing,babpartsbsupplierbtobthebautobindustry,bhasbbeenbusingbthebbehavioralbapproa
chbtobmanagementbforboverb100byears.bHowever,bsincebthatbmethodbofbmanagementbisbtoobsimplisti
cbforbpracticalbuse,bBoltzbshouldbbeginbimplementingbthebnewerbandbmorebsophisticatedbhumanbrelat
ionsbmovementbapproachbtobmanagement,bwhichbisbthebmostbcontemporarybapproachbtobmanagement
.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Thebhumanbrelationsbmovementbwasbabnecessarybcorrectionbtobthebsterilebapproachbus
edbwithinbscientificbmanagement,bbutbitsboptimismbcamebtobbebconsideredbtoobsimplisticbforbpractic
albuse.bMorebrecently,bthebhumanbrelationsbviewbhasbbeenbsupersededbbybthebbehavioralbsciencebapp
roachbtobmanagement.
Difficulty:b2bMedium
Topic:b b BehavioralbManagement
LearningbObjective:b 02-
03bDescribebthebprinciplesbofbthebbehavioralbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Understand
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
5) Thebideabthatbtwoborbmorebforcesbcombinedbcreatebanbeffectbthatbisbgreaterbthanbthebsumbofbtheirbin
dividualbeffectsbisbcalledbsyncretism.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Synergybisbthebideabthatbtwoborbmorebforcesbcombinedbcreatebanbeffectbthatbisbgreaterbt
hanbthebsumbofbtheirbindividualbeffects.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTo
pic:b Management
LearningbObjective:b 02-
05bIdentifybtakeawaysbfrombthebsystemsbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
3
Copyrightb2020b©bMcGraw-
HillbEducation.bAllbrightsbreserved.bNobreproductionborbdistributionbwithoutbthebpriorbwrittenbconsentbofbMcGraw-
HillbEducation.
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b b b b b b b
Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
b b b b
6) ThebBestbFitbOfficebSupplierbcontinuallybtalksbwithbcustomersbafterbtheybpurchasebtheirbproducts,ba
ndbThebBestbFitbmanagersbregularlybvisitbcustomersbtobgatherbfeedbackbonbnewbproducts,bproductbi
mprovements,bandbhowbThebBestbFitbcanbbetterbservebitsbcustomers.bThisbisbanbexamplebofbanbopenbsy
stem.
Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b Anbopenbsystembcontinuallybinteractsbwithbitsbenvironment,bgettingbfeedbackbfrombth
eboutside.bAbclosedbsystembhasblittlebinteractionbwithbitsbenvironment,bgettingblittlebfeedbackbfrombthe
boutside.
Difficulty:b2bMediumb
Topic:b b OpenbSystem
LearningbObjective:b 02-
05bIdentifybtakeawaysbfrombthebsystemsbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Understand
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
7) WhenbMr.bAnderson,bthebownerbofbablocalbhardwarebstore,basksbonebofbhisbpaintbsuppliersbaboutbt
hebtotalbabilitybofbtheirbproductbtobmeetbcustomerbneeds,bhebisbquestioningbthebqualitybofbthatbpaint.
Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b Qualitybrefersbtobthebtotalbabilitybofbabproductborbservicebtobmeetbcustomerbneeds.bDiffi
culty:b1bEasy
Topic:b b Quality
LearningbObjective:b 02-07bDiscussbthebcontributionsbofbthebquality-
managementbview.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
8) DesignerbManufacturingbhasbabpolicybofbusingbstatisticalbsamplingbtoblocateberrorsbbybtestingbjustbs
omeb(ratherbthanball)bofbthebitemsbinbabparticularbproductionbrun.bThisbstrategybofbminimizingberrorsbisb
knownbasbsynergy.
Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Qualitybcontrolbisbabstrategybforbminimizingberrorsbbybmanagingbeachbstatebofbproduc
tion.bStatisticalbsamplingbcanblocateberrorsbbybtestingbjustbsomeb(ratherbthanball)bofbthebitemsbinbabpart
icularbproductionbrun.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTop
ic:b Quality
LearningbObjective:b 02-07bDiscussbthebcontributionsbofbthebquality-
managementbview.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation
4
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HillbEducation.bAllbrightsbreserved.bNobreproductionborbdistributionbwithoutbthebpriorbwrittenbconsentbofbMcGraw-
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