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Midterm Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following terms can be best defined as someone’s reputation as seen through the eyes of others and the package of skills someone can offer a potential employer?

a)

Quality of Work Life

b)

Intellectual Capital

c)

Social Capital

d)

Personal Brand

2.

Clarissa, an employee at a news corporation, copies some parts of an article by a local author and publishes it as her own work. Later she tells her colleague Lara. Lara believes she should honor Clarissaʻs trust and not reveal the matter but is also disturbed by her dishonesty. This incident is most likely to cause a(n) _________ dilemma for Lara.

a)

Utilitarian

b)

Justice

c)

Ethical

d)

Management

3.

Which of the following is an example of the unethical practice of discrimination at work?

a)

Taking bribes in return for making decisions favorable to another person

b)

Using official stationary to send requests to community organizations

c)

Denying people a promotion because of their race or religion

d)

Misusing privileged information about customers

4.

Which of the following refers to the obligation of an organization to its stakeholders as well as its own interests?

a)

Corporate Interest

b)

Philanthropy

c)

Corporate Social Responsibility

d)

Altruism

5.

Which of the following is NOT a common error in the first step of the decision-making process?

a)

Failing to consult the stakeholders

b)

Focusing on symptoms rather than causes

c)

Defining the problem too narrowly

d)

Choosing the wrong problem.

6.

Mark attends only to information that confirms a decision he already made. Which of the following decision-making traps does this scenario illustrate?

a)

Confirmation error

b)

Escalating commitment

c)

Anchoring heuristic

d)

Framing error

7.

Which of the following refers to the process of setting goals and objectives and determining how to best accomplish them?

a)

Organizing

b)

Controlling

c)

Planning

d)

Leading

8.

The process of predicting what will happen in the future is called.

a)

Contingency Planning

b)

Benchmarking

c)

Scenario Planning

d)

Forecasting

9.

The process of measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results is a part of the management function of __________.

a)

Controlling

b)

Planning

c)

Organizing

d)

Leading

10.

Organization charts provide all of the following except ___________.

a)

Job titles of employees

b)

Diagrams of reporting relationships among employees

c)

A clear division of work

d)

Unofficial relationships among employees.

11.

Community Bank Inc. currently operates with a functional structure. A lack of communication across functional departments has affected performance of the employees. The scenario illustrates the concept of___________.

a)

Functional Chimneys / Silos

b)

Cross Functional Teams

c)

Top Down Structure

d)

Matrix Structure

12.

Span of control refers to ____________.

a)

The power a manager has over all employees

b)

The number of persons directly reporting to a manager

c)

The area in which a manager supervises

d)

The number of top level managers a middle manager reports to

13.

Delegation refers to __________.

a)

Managers promoting their employees

b)

Telling employees how to do their work

c)

Managers favoring certain employees

d)

The process of entrusting work to others

14.

A manager from LMT Corp allows her employees to do their jobs as they see fit. This scenario illustrates the concept of __________.

a)

Organizational Design

b)

Empowerment

c)

Centralization

d)

Span of Control

15.

A system of shared beliefs and values that guides organizational behavior is called an organizational ___________.

a)

Design

b)

Culture

c)

Policy

d)

Procedure

16.

According to the competing value framework, __________ cultures emphasize authority, tradition, and clear roles.

a)

Entrepreneurial

b)

Team

c)

Rational

d)

Hierarchal

17.

Karen, a human resources manager, studies the turnover pattern in her company.  She examines the various factors that contribute to the employee turnover and develops effective engagement programs to improve employee loyalty. This scenario illustrates _______________ competency. 

a)

Knowledge

b)

Technological

c)

Analytical

d)

Financial

18.

______________ are comfortable with abstraction and unstructured situations.  They tend to be idealistic, prone to intellectual and theoretical positions, and are logical, impersonal, and avoid details. 

a)

Intuitive Feelers

b)

Intuitive Thinkers

c)

Sensation Feelers

d)

Sensation Thinkers

19.

A(n) _______________ is a choice among possible alternative courses of action.

a)

Guess

b)

Alternative

c)

Inquiry

d)

Decision

20.

Plans that cover a year or less are called __________  plans.

a)

Medium-Length

b)

Strategic Growth

c)

Long-Term

d)

Short-Range

21.

Plans that define the various short-term activities needed to implement strategic plans are called __________   plans.

a)

Long-Term

b)

Operational

c)

Strategic

d)

Business

22.

__________ is a technique that makes use of external comparisons to evaluate current performance.

a)

Justifying

b)

Forecasting

c)

Benchmarking

d)

Allocating

23.

A manager stopping by before a shift to see if everything is ready for the day’s work illustrates __________  control.

a)

Steering

b)

Feedforward

c)

Feedback

d)

Concurrent

24.

Influencing behavior through social norms and peer expectations is called __________ control.

a)

Bureaucratic

b)

Clan

c)

Market

d)

External

25.

The goals set in the managing by objectives process should be __________   .

a)

Specific & Measurable

b)

Flexible with regard to deadlines

c)

Vague in accountability

d)

Easy to accomplish

26.

A __________ chart graphically displays the scheduling of tasks required to complete a project.

a)

Porter

b)

Gantt

c)

Motion

d)

Pareto

27.

A(n) __________ is a comprehensive action plan for allocating resources to accomplish long-term organization goals.

a)

Objective

b)

Strategy

c)

Competitive Advantage

d)

Idea

28.

A strategy that guides activities within a specific area of operations is called a(n) __________ strategy.

a)

Functional

b)

Business

c)

Corporate

d)

Employee

29.

Orange International is expanding by acquiring suppliers and distributors. This is called growth through __________   .

a)

Diversification

b)

Retrenchment

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Globalization

30.

"S" in the term SWOT analysis refers to __________   .

a)

Social

b)

Standards

c)

Strengths

d)

Systems

31.

Creating better ways of doing things is called __________.

a)

Invention

b)

Creativity

c)

Process Innovation

d)

Product Innovation

32.

Michelle is a manager at MDH Corporation. She tries different approaches to alter the existing pattern of behavior among her employees to adapt to new situations. Michelle would be considered a(n) __________   .

a)

Change Leader

b)

Status Quo Manager

c)

Ethics Manager

d)

Opinion Leader

33.

According to Lewin, the correct order in the steps of change is __________.

a)

Freezing, refreezing, and changing

b)

Refreezing, changing, and unfreezing

c)

Unfreezing, changing, refreezing

d)

Changing, unfreezing, an refreezing

34.

The three levels of management are __________   .

a)

Directional, Upper, and Bottom

b)

First, Second, and Third

c)

Top, Middle, and First-Line

d)

Technical, Conceptual, and Human

35.

___________ is the requirement of one person to answer to a higher authority.

a)

Delegation

b)

Durability

c)

Accountability

d)

Dependability

36.

The upside-down pyramid view of organizations puts __________ at the top of the pyramid.

a)

First-Line Managers

b)

Top Managers

c)

Nonmanagerial Workers

d)

Team Leaders

37.

The process of setting performance objectives and determining what actions should be taken to accomplish them is known as __________.

a)

Controlling

b)

Leading

c)

Organizing

d)

Planning

38.

The belief that ethical behavior respects and protects fundamental rights is called the __________view.

a)

Moral Rights

b)

Utilitarian

c)

Protective

d)

Justice

39.

A(n) __________ is someone who exposes misconduct of organizations and their members.

a)

Whistleblower

b)

Amoral Manager

c)

Disloyal Person

d)

Tattle Tail

40.

The process of measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results in a part of the management function of __________.

a)

Organizing

b)

Controlling

c)

Planning

d)

Leading

41.

A person who guides the performance of an organization as a whole or of one of its major parts is called a __________.

a)

Supervisor

b)

First Line Manager

c)

Top Manager

d)

Middle Manager

42.

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven "must-have" managerial skills?

a)

Self-Management

b)

Critical Thinking

c)

Profesionalism

d)

Expressiveness

43.

Which of the following identifies individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as environmental opportunities and threats?

a)

SWOT Analysis

b)

Self-Management

c)

Intellectual Captial

d)

Personal Brand

44.

Which of the following best describes personal beliefs such as honesty and integrity?

a)

Norms

b)

Values

c)

Ethics

d)

Ideas

45.

What is the first step on the checklist for dealing with ethical dilemmas?

a)

Get the facts

b)

Identify your options

c)

Recognize the ethical dilemma

d)

Test each option by asking: Is it legal? Is it right? Is it beneficial?

46.

Which of the following practices should be followed in the first stage of the decision-making process?

a)

Performing a cost-benefit analysis

b)

Adopting an optimizing decision

c)

Evaluating the consequences of the decision

d)

Focusing on the problem rather than on its symptoms

47.

A(n) __________ clarifies the purpose of an organization and expresses what it hopes to be in the future.

a)

Budget

b)

Vision

c)

Policy

d)

Procedure

48.

__________ analysis performs what-if calculations under different revenue and cost conditions.

a)

Breakeven

b)

Profit

c)

Loss

d)

Marginal

49.

Which of the following is NOT a form of divisional structure?

a)

Functional Structure

b)

Product Structure

c)

Customer Structure

d)

Geographical Structure

50.

When an organization reduces the size of its existing operations, it is called __________.

a)

Divestiture

b)

Liquidation

c)

Downsizing

d)

Diversification