Business Careers

Ken works for a company that has many different departments, and there are vice presidents who oversee each department. What type of organization is Ken's company?

• Right-leaning

• Left-leaning

• Decentralized

• Centralized

Your manager pays very close attention to the work you and your co-workers do. She often sends out detailed checklists when assigning you a task and asks that you return those checklists upon completion of the task. What leadership style best describes your manager?

• Coach

• Supporter

• Delegator

• Director

What phrase describes businesses who develop a positive relationship to society?

• Greening the office

• Social behavior

• Eco-corporations

• Social responsibility

Your company works with organizations located in other countries. What is this an example of?

• Digital marketing

• Globalization

• Social responsibility

• Customer service

Your co-worker spends most of her day figuring out the best way to promote the products your company produces. Your co-worker works in the department.

• accounting

• marketing

• entrepreneurship

• finance

The person who oversees the direct work of employees and is responsible for the day-to-day tasks the employees complete is likely a(n) .

• middle manager

• operational manager

• top-level manager

• president of the company

Cassandra noticed a few files were improperly named on her company's database. While not typically a problem, she knew that in this instance it would cause problems when those files were transferred to another system. Rather than keep working, she stopped what she was doing for 20 minutes and wrote an email to her boss detailing what she found. What quality has Cassandra demonstrated?

• Social responsibility

• Initiative

• Enthusiasm

• Appropriate attire

When businesses raise the price of a needed product or service after a natural disaster, this is known as .

• social responsibility

• price gouging

• plagiarism

• confidentiality

What is the best way to pursue a leadership position?

• Complain to co-workers that you deserve to become a team leader.

• Determine who is a team leader and see if you can replace them.

• Ask your supervisor if you can become a team leader.

• Exhibit the qualities of a fair and reasonable leader in your current position.

What are ethics?

• Rules written by an organization or entity to guide behavior in a particular setting or situation

• Rules imposed by government or a recognized authority to direct the actions of people or to forbid particular behaviors

• The study of rules and regulations that apply to rights and conduct of companies engaged in trade, commerce, and sales

• An individual’s beliefs and values about what is right and wrong