ASHFORD MGT601 Week 3 Quiz latest 2019 November

MGT601 The Functions of Modern Management

Week 3 Quiz  

Question 1The most common form of organizational structure is the ______ structure.

  functional

  hybrid

  multidivisional

  holding company

Question 2Abraham Maslow and Douglas McGregor both advocated that approaches to management should

  be more scientific.

  be more quantitative.

  return to classical principles.

  be more humanistic.

Question 3All of the following are arguments in favor of social responsibility EXCEPT

  businesses created many of the problems, so they should participate in finding solutions.

  businesses may lose their focus on profit-making.

  acting in a socially responsible manner prevent more government regulation.

  the survival of a healthy economy depends on businesses being socially responsible.

 Question 4Gloria presents a trophy at her company’s annual awards banquet for employees. In this example, Gloria performs the role of

  leader.

  liaison person.

  spokesperson.

  figurehead.

 Question 5Sasha sells gourmet mushrooms at $100 an ounce. She has a secret supplier. Sasha’s gourmet mushrooms are better than her competitors’ mushrooms, and only the wealthiest Americans buy them. Sasha is using the business strategy called

  strategic analysis.

  differentiation.

  focus.

  premium pricing.

Question 6In terms of the organization and its resources, managers are individuals who

  make decisions about the organization’s resources.

  keep abreast of changing technology.

  have greatly varying task activities.

  set the organization’s strategic goals.

Question 7While functional area managers may differ in their specific duties, all functional area managers engage in the same fundamental duties, which are

  hire, fire, train, and promote.

  record, review, report, and respond.

  think, do, check, and act.

  plan, organize, lead, and control.

Question 8Cameron is desperate for some creative ideas to crack open the closed Japanese import market for his high-protein soybean solution. He pulls his management team together and tells them they have the entire day to freely suggest and discuss possible solutions without fear of being criticized for their ideas. Cameron’s management team is engaging in which group decision technique?

  Groupthink

  Brainstorming

  Framing

  The nominal group technique

Question 9Which of the following is the most accurate example of the technological dimension of the general environment?

  Converting all production to robotic operators

  Adding 50,000 sq. ft. of production space

  Developing an offshore call center

  Switching from in-house accounting to an accounting service

Question 10When several different businesses are permitted to operate autonomously under the coordination of a parent company, the organizational structure is a

  holding company.

  hybrid structure.

  matrix structure.

  network organization.

Question 11Most organizations find that their external environment presents

  both threats and opportunities.

  threats, almost exclusively.

  opportunities, almost exclusively.

  a competitive imbalance.

Question 12When a firm offers a unique good or service to a customer at a premium price, it is following the business-level strategy of

  market penetration.

  cost leadership.

  premium branding.

  differentiation.

Question 13Keith is the CEO of a chocolate company, and he tells his managers that he expects a 25 percent increase in production this year, even if it means lowering the quality of his fine lines of chocolates. Keith may create an ethical issue through

  management pressure.

  low personal morals.

  perceived social irresponsibility.

  situational ethics.

Question 14One of the major reasons that a company buys another company is that it believes

  it will achieve synergy and cut costs.

  a bigger company is always better.

  it will have less access to raw materials.

  in the spirit of competition and free enterprise.

.Question 15Daisy watches a painter paint a house and videotapes the painter’s movements. Later, she makes specific recommendations for reducing painting motions so the painter can be more efficient, and she also designs a movable ladder for the painter to reduce fatigue. Daisy practices methods emphasized by

  Frank and Lillian Gilbreth.

  Henry Gantt and Max Weber.

  Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol.

  Douglas McGregor and Abraham Maslow.