MGT103 P3

_____ was the cause for this reaction by the Redd Communications staff.

• Synergy

• Process gain

• Uncertainty

• Process loss

• Facilitation

In which step of the rational decision- making model does the decision maker lest the feasibility and satisfactoriness of alternatives before choosing one?

• Identifying alternatives

• Implementing the chosen alternative

• Defining the situation

• Following up the implementation

• Evaluating alternatives

Strategy formulation is the____

• set of decisions an organization makes about how it will distribute its resources.

• method by which strategies are operationalized or executed

• set of processes for determining the strategies that will be used by an organization.

• process of evaluating an organizations strengths and weaknesses.

• set of decisions an organization makes to neutralize threats and avoid weaknesses.

The report issued about a major packaging defect showed a culture at an organization that did not listen when small safety issues were raised. Each issue by itself might not have caused the flaw. This example illustrates:

• the need to understand organizational complexity.

• that changing conditions are influenced by innovation

• the need for control in order to reduce the accumulation of errors.

• the way that control helps organizations respond to changing standards.

• the way that organ

____ strategy is the set of strategic alternatives from which an organization chooses as it manages its operations simultaneously across several industries and several markets.

• Corporate-level

• Business-level

• Operational-level

• Divestiture

• Anti-competitive

According to the motivation framework, after a worker notices an unfiled need, the next slep is

• choosing a behavior that satisfies the need

• determining future needs.

• searching for ways to satisfy the need

• evaluating need satisfaction.

• identifying a need deficiency.

Astring the wo-factor theory, which of the flowing is a hygiene factor that influence, an employees

• Achievement

• Recognition

• Working conditions

• Advancement and growth

Online postings, executive search firms, referrals by present employees, and hiring walk-ins are all methods.

• external recruiting

• job analysis

• job evaluation

• realistic job preview

_____ include robotic work units or workstations, assembly lines, and robotic carts or some other form of computer-controlled transport system to move material as needed from one part of the system to another.

• Agrimations

• Flexible manufacturing systems

• Call-center systems

• Computer-aided design technologies

• Expert systems

_____ are hired for short periods of time and provide greater flexibility, earn lower wages, and often do not participate in benefits programs.

• Temporary workers

• Regulatory agencies

• Interest groups

• Strategic allies

• Suppliers