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bachelor in business administration
Polytechnic State University Sanluis
Jan-2006 - Nov-2010
CPA
Polytechnic State University
Jan-2012 - Nov-2016
Professor
Harvard Square Academy (HS2)
Mar-2012 - Present
1. Building a dynamic organization is another way of describing which function of management?
a. Planning
b. Organizing
c. Leading
d. Controlling
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Objective: Explain how internal and external factors impact the four functions of management.
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2. Organizations that are affected by and that affect their environment are called __________.
a. inputs
b. outputs
c. open systems
d. macroenvironment
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3. Specific government organizations in a firm's immediate task environment are called __________.
a. substitutes
b. new entrants
c. regulators
d. economic indicators
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Objective: Explain how managers use delegation.
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4. The assignment of additional responsibilities to a subordinate is referred to as
a. pandering
b. centralization
c. delegation
d. span of control
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Week Two: Planning as a Management Function
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Objective: Evaluate the planning function of management.
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5. The targets or ends the manager wants to reach are called
a. goals
b. plans
c. mission statement
d. vision
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6. Which is the first step in the formal planning process?
a. Goal and plan evaluation
b. Situational analysis
c. Monitor and control
d. Implementation
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Objective: Analyze various factors that influence strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning.
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7. If expansion to Australia does not materialize, Widget, Inc.'s backup plan is to expand to Asia. This backup plan is an example of a
a. strategic plan
b. contingency plan
c. standing plan
d. single-use plan
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Objective: Analyze the impact that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have on management planning.
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8. A system of rules that governs the ordering of values is referred to as
a. ethics
b. corporate legitimacy
c. justice
d. legal system
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Week Three: Organizing as a Management Function
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Objective: Evaluate the organizing function of management as it relates to organizational resources.
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9. The final stage in the human resource planning process is to
a. evaluate the activities conducted to ensure they produce the desired results
b. discharge those employees determined to be ineffective at realizing organizational goals
c. restart the process
d. distribute compensation adjustments
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10. The programming stage of human resources management consists of
a. setting up employee files in the computer
b. evaluating employee performance levels
c. determining appropriate automation methods
d. implementing plans determined earlier
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11. Human resources planning has three stages. They are
a. planning, executing, and delivering
b. hiring, training, and firing
c. planning, programming, and evaluating
d. recruiting, screening, and hiring
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Objective: Compare and contrast various types of organizational structures.
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12. A process in which different individuals and units perform different tasks is
a. accountability
b. authority
c. specialization
d. differentiation
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13. Which of these is created through the division of labor and job specialization?
a. Integration
b. Coordination
c. Differentiation
d. Span of control
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Objective: Evaluate how organizational functions impact organizational structures.
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14. The organizational pyramid is commonly called the
a. hierarchy
b. structure
c. bureaucracy
d. framework
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15. An organization with departmentalization that groups units around products, customers, or geographic regions is called a
a. divisional organization
b. centralized organization
c. matrix organization
d. functional organization
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Week Four: Leading as a Management Function
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Objective: Differentiate between management and leadership.
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16. Which of the following statements best differentiate leadership from management?
a. Leadership challenges the process, inspires a shared vision, enables others to act, models the way, and manages the heart.
b. Leadership deals with the ongoing day-to-day complexities of the organization.
c. Management orchestrates important changes to the organization while leadership does not.
d. Leadership is mostly transformational while management is mostly concerned with organizational controls.
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17. Which of the following reflects a possible cause for an inappropriate vision?
a. The vision is too challenging.
b. The vision does not motivate all members of the organization.
c. The vision reflects only the leader's needs.
d. The vision is too long-term.
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Objective: Examine the role and responsibilities of leaders in creating and maintaining a health organizational culture.
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18. Behavior that provides guidance, support, and corrective feedback for the day-to-day activities of work unit members is
a. strategic leadership
b. supervisory leadership
c. organizational leadership
d. task leadership
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19. The ability to influence others is
a. power
b. cohesion
c. motivation
d. charisma
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20. Which type of power is dominant when a leader utilizes her ability to control punishments?
a. Legitimate power
b. Reward power
c. Coercive power
d. Referent power
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Objective: Examine the role and responsibilities of leaders in creating and maintaining a health organizational culture.
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21. To be competitive in a global economy, Europeans must increase their level of
a. population density
b. productivity
c. espionage activity
d. philanthropic contributions
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Week Five: Controlling as a Management Function
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Objective: Compare and contrast various control mechanisms.
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22. __________ control involves culture, shared values, beliefs, expectations, and trust. Works best where there is no one best way to do a job and employees are empowered to make decisions.
a. Market
b. Clan
c. Bureaucratic
d. Feedback
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23. This type of control is involved when performance data have been gathered and analyzed and the results have been returned to someone or something in the process to make corrections.
a. Feedback control
b. Concurrent control
c. Feed forward control
d. Market control
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24. Which of the following is the review of one organization by another organization?
a. Internal audit
b. External audit
c. Feedback audit
d. Telephonic audit
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25. Control based on the norms, values, shared goals, and trust among group members is
a. clan control
b. feedback control
c. concurrent control
d. feed forward control
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26. Control based on the use of pricing mechanisms and economic information is
a. clan control
b. feedback control
c. market control
d. feed forward control
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27. The use of rules, regulations, and authority to guide performance is
a. clan control
b. bureaucratic control
c. market control
d. concurrent control
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Objective: Examine positive and negative reactions to the use of controls.
28. Expected performance for a given goal is a target that establishes a desired performance level, motivates performance, and serves as a benchmark against which actual performance, and is assessed as a
a. standard
b. management audit
c. budget
d. debt-equity ratio
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29. When Jennifer concentrates on the significant deviations from established standards, she is using
a. unreasonable control
b. the principle of deviation
c. inefficient control
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d. the principle of exception
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