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WGU C483 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OA 2025/2026 2
VERSIONS NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|
An entrepreneurial alliance between a franchisor (an innovator
who has created at least one successful store and wants to grow)
and a franchisee (a partner who manages a new store of the
same type in a new location) -ANSWERS-Franchising
Lower-level managers who supervise the operational activities of
the organization -ANSWERS-Frontline managers
Departmentalization around specialized activities such as
production, marketing, and human resources -ANSWERS-
Functional organization
Strategies implemented by each functional area of the
organization to support the organization's business strategy -
ANSWERS-Functional strategies
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Model of organizational decision making depicting a chaotic
process and seemingly random decisions -ANSWERS-Garbage
can model
A team member who keeps abreast of current developments and
provides the team with relevant information -ANSWERS-
Gatekeeper
The ability to select multiple ideas simultaneously; opposite of
"Tyranny of the Or". -ANSWERS-Genius of the and;
organizational ambidexterity
An organizational model consisting of a company's overseas
subsidiaries and characterized by centralized decision making
and tight control by the parent company over most aspects of
worldwide operations; typically adopted by organizations that
base their global competitive strategy on cost considerations -
ANSWERS-Global model
A target or end that management desires to reach -ANSWERS-
Goal
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A decision-making group loses sight of its original goal and a new,
less important goal emerges -ANSWERS-Goal displacement
A motivation theory stating that people have conscious goals that
energize them and direct their thoughts and behaviors toward a
particular end -ANSWERS-Goal-setting theory
Informal communication network -ANSWERS-Grapevine
Actions taken to ensure the satisfaction of group members,
develop and maintain harmonious work relationships, and
preserve the social stability of the group -ANSWERS-Group
maintenance behaviors
A phenomenon that occurs in decision making when group
members avoid disagreement as they strive for consensus -
ANSWERS-Groupthink
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The degree to which individuals want personal and psychological
development -ANSWERS-Growth need strength
A life cycle theory of leadership postulating that a manager should
consider an employee's psychological and job maturity before
deciding whether task performance or maintenance behaviors are
more important -ANSWERS-Hersey and Blanchard's situational
theory
The authority levels of the organizational pyramid -ANSWERS-
Hierarchy
A type of organization in which top management ensures that
there is consensus about the direction in which the business is
heading -ANSWERS-High-involvement organization
Information shared among people on the same hierarchical level -
ANSWERS-Horizontal communication
WGU C483 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OA 2025/2026 2
VERSIONS NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|
An entrepreneurial alliance between a franchisor (an innovator
who has created at least one successful store and wants to grow)
and a franchisee (a partner who manages a new store of the
same type in a new location) -ANSWERS-Franchising
Lower-level managers who supervise the operational activities of
the organization -ANSWERS-Frontline managers
Departmentalization around specialized activities such as
production, marketing, and human resources -ANSWERS-
Functional organization
Strategies implemented by each functional area of the
organization to support the organization's business strategy -
ANSWERS-Functional strategies
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Model of organizational decision making depicting a chaotic
process and seemingly random decisions -ANSWERS-Garbage
can model
A team member who keeps abreast of current developments and
provides the team with relevant information -ANSWERS-
Gatekeeper
The ability to select multiple ideas simultaneously; opposite of
"Tyranny of the Or". -ANSWERS-Genius of the and;
organizational ambidexterity
An organizational model consisting of a company's overseas
subsidiaries and characterized by centralized decision making
and tight control by the parent company over most aspects of
worldwide operations; typically adopted by organizations that
base their global competitive strategy on cost considerations -
ANSWERS-Global model
A target or end that management desires to reach -ANSWERS-
Goal
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A decision-making group loses sight of its original goal and a new,
less important goal emerges -ANSWERS-Goal displacement
A motivation theory stating that people have conscious goals that
energize them and direct their thoughts and behaviors toward a
particular end -ANSWERS-Goal-setting theory
Informal communication network -ANSWERS-Grapevine
Actions taken to ensure the satisfaction of group members,
develop and maintain harmonious work relationships, and
preserve the social stability of the group -ANSWERS-Group
maintenance behaviors
A phenomenon that occurs in decision making when group
members avoid disagreement as they strive for consensus -
ANSWERS-Groupthink
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The degree to which individuals want personal and psychological
development -ANSWERS-Growth need strength
A life cycle theory of leadership postulating that a manager should
consider an employee's psychological and job maturity before
deciding whether task performance or maintenance behaviors are
more important -ANSWERS-Hersey and Blanchard's situational
theory
The authority levels of the organizational pyramid -ANSWERS-
Hierarchy
A type of organization in which top management ensures that
there is consensus about the direction in which the business is
heading -ANSWERS-High-involvement organization
Information shared among people on the same hierarchical level -
ANSWERS-Horizontal communication
