MGMT 311 Final Exam Questions and
Answers8
As the hierarchy of an organization becomes taller, the organization may become less flexible. -
ANSWERS-True
In a flat, decentralized structure, people are unable be creative and courageous and take risks. -
ANSWERS-False
By decentralizing authority, employees are encouraged to be creative and innovative. -
ANSWERS-True
Managers are most likely to adopt a global geographic structure when they pursue a
multidomestic strategy. - ANSWERS-True
Incremental product innovation results in the development of new, often radically different,
kinds of goods and services because of fundamental shifts in technology brought about by
pioneering discoveries. - ANSWERS-False
An automobile manufacturer creating a new car to add to it's line up of trucks is an example of
quantum product innovation. - ANSWERS-True
Aidan is a software developer for TechControl, Inc. His manager encouraged him to enroll in a
course to develop some new skills. After Aidan completed the course, he worked with a
coworker and improved on of the company's new software applications. This is an example of -
ANSWERS-job enrichment.
, A company with a high level of efficiency and effectiveness is most likely to produce - ANSWERS-
a product that customers want at a quality and price they can afford.
Which of the following managerial tasks does a manager perform when he/she articulates a
clear organizational vision for the organization's members to accomplish? - ANSWERS-leading
Jim is frustrated with the production performance of his team, so he has decided to increase the
level of job specialization. This change will reduce efficiency, but it will lead to better
organizational performance. - ANSWERS-False
Anna has formal authority to make many of the organization's business decisions because her
father owns the company. This is consistent with Weber's principles of bureaucracy. - ANSWERS-
False
When managers rely too much on rules to solve problems, their behavior becomes inflexible. -
ANSWERS-True
According to Fayol's principles of management, workers should be given more job duties to
perform but encouraged to assume less responsibility for their work outcomes. - ANSWERS-
False
In a bureaucracy, a manager's formal authority derives from - ANSWERS-. the position he or she
holds in the organization.
Managers who accept the assumptions of Theory Y - ANSWERS-create a work setting that
encourages commitment.
Managers who accept the assumptions of Theory X - ANSWERS-counteract workers' natural
tendencies to avoid work.
Answers8
As the hierarchy of an organization becomes taller, the organization may become less flexible. -
ANSWERS-True
In a flat, decentralized structure, people are unable be creative and courageous and take risks. -
ANSWERS-False
By decentralizing authority, employees are encouraged to be creative and innovative. -
ANSWERS-True
Managers are most likely to adopt a global geographic structure when they pursue a
multidomestic strategy. - ANSWERS-True
Incremental product innovation results in the development of new, often radically different,
kinds of goods and services because of fundamental shifts in technology brought about by
pioneering discoveries. - ANSWERS-False
An automobile manufacturer creating a new car to add to it's line up of trucks is an example of
quantum product innovation. - ANSWERS-True
Aidan is a software developer for TechControl, Inc. His manager encouraged him to enroll in a
course to develop some new skills. After Aidan completed the course, he worked with a
coworker and improved on of the company's new software applications. This is an example of -
ANSWERS-job enrichment.
, A company with a high level of efficiency and effectiveness is most likely to produce - ANSWERS-
a product that customers want at a quality and price they can afford.
Which of the following managerial tasks does a manager perform when he/she articulates a
clear organizational vision for the organization's members to accomplish? - ANSWERS-leading
Jim is frustrated with the production performance of his team, so he has decided to increase the
level of job specialization. This change will reduce efficiency, but it will lead to better
organizational performance. - ANSWERS-False
Anna has formal authority to make many of the organization's business decisions because her
father owns the company. This is consistent with Weber's principles of bureaucracy. - ANSWERS-
False
When managers rely too much on rules to solve problems, their behavior becomes inflexible. -
ANSWERS-True
According to Fayol's principles of management, workers should be given more job duties to
perform but encouraged to assume less responsibility for their work outcomes. - ANSWERS-
False
In a bureaucracy, a manager's formal authority derives from - ANSWERS-. the position he or she
holds in the organization.
Managers who accept the assumptions of Theory Y - ANSWERS-create a work setting that
encourages commitment.
Managers who accept the assumptions of Theory X - ANSWERS-counteract workers' natural
tendencies to avoid work.
