Management Principles WebXam Practice 24.25

You are the manager of a waste management company. The software you are using to keep track of the project failed, and you have no hard copies of the completed work. You meet with investors every Friday to explain the scope and timeline of the project. The only person who can help you is an expatriate in Saudi Arabia; their work week is Sunday through Thursday, and they are 8 hours ahead of you. Today is Friday. How should you get the information to investors?

• Include the expatriate coworker in the meeting.

• Refer to your offline version of the project.

• Ask the customer to update investors.

• Move the current week's meeting to Monday.

You are the manager of a waste management company. The software you are using to keep track of the project failed, and you have no hard copies of the completed work. You meet with investors every Friday to explain the scope and timeline of the project. The only person who can help you is an expatriate in Saudi Arabia; their work week is Sunday through Thursday, and they are 8 hours ahead of you. What potential problems might you encounter waiting for the expatriate to call you back?

• The project will get completed and no one knows.

• They might not have the most up-to-date information.

• The project will cost less money.

• Not enough team members staffing the project.

You are the manager of a waste management company. The software you are using to keep track of the project failed, and you have no hard copies of the completed work. You meet with investors every Friday to explain the scope and timeline of the project. The only person who can help you is an expatriate in Saudi Arabia; their work week is Sunday through Thursday, and they are 8 hours ahead of you. How should you communicate about the problem?

• Don't explain anything.

• Let the customer know as soon as possible.

• Call the customer back later.

• Blame the team members on the project.

How might a company protect its assets and reduce the risk of fraud when designing new financial business processes?

• Use internal controls.

• Purchase liability insurance.

• Limit oversight.

• Use unencrypted data.

What is the authority to represent someone else when voting called?

• Proxy voting

• Direct voting

• Absentee voting

• Electronic voting

You are an HR manager at a Fortune 50 tech company. Recently, you have had several complaints related to a promotion policy that does not consider women who have recently been on maternity leave. You must determine what the industry's best practices are and create a new policy for the company. How could the company's lack of inclusion impact their business objectives?

• Having to pay maternity leave decreases profit margins.

• Having similar perspectives can reduce company innovation.

• New mothers as managers decrease company productivity.

• New mothers as managers decrease company agility.

You are an HR manager at a Fortune 500 tech company. Recently, you have had several complaints related to a promotion policy that does not consider women who have recently been on maternity leave. You must determine what the industry's best practices are and create a new policy for the company. Once you have developed a new and inclusive policy, how should you announce it to the company to encourage employee buy-in?

• Release an internal memo of the new policy on the intranet.

• Release a company-wide email about the new policy.

• Release a company newsletter with an interview of a new mother.

• Release a statement to the press regarding the new policy.

You are an HR manager at a Fortune 500 tech company. Recently, you have had several complaints related to a promotion policy that does not consider women who have recently been on maternity leave. You must determine what the industry's best practices are and create a new policy for the company. Which is the most efficient way to gain employee opinion about the new policy?

• One-on-one interviews

• Company-wide survey

• Suggestion box in the breakroom

• A public forum

Another team at your organization has much higher sales than your team. You decide to adopt their team's sales strategies. This is an example of

• Organizational longevity.

• Sales longevity.

• Organizational development.

Which is the best type of software you should use to manage customer information while keeping it secure?

• Spreadsheets

• Word processing

• Database

• Presentation