Exam

Tushig Dorjsuren
Name___________________________________

M U L T IPLE C H O I C E. C hoose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answ ers the q uestion.

1) W hich one of the follow ing is a common myth about the stu dy of management? 1) B g
A) M anagers are found in all types of organizations, large and small.
DB) M anagement is just common sense.
C) M any of today's managers are minorities.
D) M anagers need to be well disciplined in all of the business areas.

2) A n organization is ________.
A) an y collection of people w ho perform similar tasks
2) * D
B) the physical location w here people work
C) a group of individuals focused on profit - making for their shareholders
O D) a deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose

3) W hich one of the follow ing types of managers is responsible for making organization - w ide 3) Du
decisions and establishing the plans an d goals that affect the entire organization?
A) department head B) tea m leader
C) project leader S top manager
D)

4) A nother term for efficiency is ________. 4) A

D A) doing things right B) doing things at the right time
C) making sure things get done D) doing the right things

5) Effectiveness is synonymous w ith ________. 5) Bu

A) efficiency OB) goal attainment
C) smart management D) cost minimization

6) Good management strives for ________. 6) Du

A) moderate efficiency and moderate effectiveness
B) high efficiency and low effectiveness
C) low efficiency and high effectiveness
O high efficiency and high effectiveness
D)

7) Today, the basic management functions are considered to be ________. 7) Ac

DA) planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
B) planning, organizing, leading, and motivating
C) commanding, organizing, leading, and decision making
D) planning, coordinating, leading, and monitoring

8) W hich management challenge refers to management's responsibility to be attentive to 8) Du

environmental and societal challenges?
A) managerial ethics B) social media
C) politics D D) sustainability

9) D ecision making begins w ith ________. 9) A y

D A) identifying a problem B) selecting alternatives
C) eliminating false alternatives D) identifying decision criteria

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10) W hich one of the follow ing defines a problem in the decision - making process? 10) ev
A) something that calls for attention
B) something that causes irritation
&C) a discrepancy between w hat exists and w hat the decision maker desires to exist
D) a discrepancy betw een the ideal and the practical

11) Compared to fully rational decision making, w hat is a major ad vantage of intuitive decision 11) ev
making?
A) total reliability B) thoroughness DC) speed D) fully quantified

12) A person w ho satisfices fails to ________. 12) Ar

DA) maximize his or her decision B) accept the truth of a situation
C) make an y kind of decision D) understand his or her position

13) It is assumed that in most cases the decisions of all managers are limited by ________. 13) Bu
A) greed and short - sightedness
DB) not being able to analy ze all information for all alternatives
C) having too much information
D) not being able to act rationally or in the best interests of their organization

14) W hich one of the follow ing is N O T a type of programmed decision? 14) Ay
OA) brainstorm B) systematic procedure
C) rule D) policy

15) W hich one of the follow ing is a drawback to seeking diverse views in decision making? 15) du
A) less time consuming B) easier decision - making process
C) less reliable decision D D) more time consuming

16) ________ can cause people in a group to fail to express their true opinions. 16) er
A) Group imbalance B) Years of experience
DC) Pressure to conform D) A mbiguous responsibility

17) W hen an organization engages in ________, it uses managerial and technical employee skills and 17) Bu
abilities from other countries.
A) financial globalization OB) talent globalization
C) marketplace globalization D) resource globalization

18) A global village can be best characterized as a business climate in w hich there are ________. 18) B
A) rigid international boundaries DB) no international boundaries
C) no rules or standards D) rigid rules and standards

19) A global corporation ________. 19) B

A) has two main management locations located on different sides of the globe
OB) centralizes management in a single home country
C) decentralizes management so there is no single home location
D) decentralizes management so that each local country's operation is managed locally

20) Joint ventures are a type of ________.

A) foreign subsidiary D
B) strategic alliance
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C) license D) franchise

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21) Parochialism is ________. 21)
A) acceptance of diverse points of view
B) a tendency to view the world through a single perspective
C) a desire to leave one's own culture for a foreign culture
D) recognition of diverse religious beliefs

22) A country w ith a high uncertainty avoidance ________. 22)

A) has no structure or social institutions
B) is highly structured and depends on rules and social institutions to cope w ith uncertainty
C) has no rules
D) is highly structured and does not depend on rules and social institutions to cope w ith
uncertainty

23) M any years ago, A von legally tested its eye make - up products on rabbits. The PET A (People for 23)
the Ethical Treatment of A nimals) organization picketed the firm an d encouraged consumers to
boycott it. A s a result, A von stopped its animal testing. This is an exam ple of ________.
A) socioeconomics B) social responsibility
C) social obligation D) social responsiveness

24) W hich one of the follow ing is not in volved w ith the demographic component of an organization's 24)
external environment?
A) values B) income C) gender D) race

25) T he ________ component of an organization's external environment is concerned w ith scientific 25)
and industrial innovations.
A) sociocultural B) technological C) demographic D) economic

26) T he ________ com ponent of an organization's external environment is concerned w ith interest rates 26)
and employment levels.
A) technological B) economic C) sociocultural D) demographic

27) W hich kind of company would be less likely to fire its C E O for poor performance? 27)
A) a company w ith a realistic view of management
B) a company w ith an omnipotent view of management
C) a company w ith a symbolic view of management
D) a company w ith an external view of management

28) W hich view of management describes a situation in w hich managers are directly responsible for a 28)
company's success or failure?
A) the structural view of management B) the realistic view of management
C) the symbolic view of management D) the omnipotent view of management

29) T hree important things to know about organizational culture is that it is 1) perceived, 2) 29)
descriptive, and 3) ________.
A) v isible B) ethical C) consistent D) shared

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30) W hich one of the follow ing most accurately reflects the difference betw een strong cultures and 30)
w eak cultures?
A) W eak cultures are found in most successful organizations, w hereas strong cultures are
relatively rare.
B) Company values are more deeply held and w idely shared in strong cultures than in weak
cultures.
C) Strong cultures have less of an influence on employee behavior than do weak cultures.
D) Strong cultures tend to encourage employee innovation, w hile weak cultures do not.