Principles Of Supervision Post Test 3

Front 1

Compliance-based ethics programs are designed to

A) encourage ethical behavior through rewards

B) create interest in social responsibility efforts

C) impose punishments upon ethics violators

D) comply with global business guidelines

Back 1

C) impose punishments upon ethics violators

Front 2

The first step in the strategic management process is

A) analyzing potential opportunities

B) formulating a functional strategy

C) assessing strengths and weaknesses

D) establishing a mission statement

Back 2

D) establishing a mission statement

Front 3

Stretch goals are best described as

A) straightforward

B) prolonged

C) impossible

D) demanding

Back 3

D) demanding

Front 4

Factors outside of an organization that affect a business are known as the

A) supply-chain force

B) external environment

C) global marketplace

D) peripheral culture

Back 4

B) external environment

Front 5

The concept that a business should obey laws, perform ethically, and contribute positively to a community's quality of life is known as

A) environmental scanning

B) sustainable growth

C) internal strategies

D) social responsibility

Back 5

D) social responsibility

Front 6

In an automobile manufacturing corporation, the accounting department is known as a

A) line department

B) regional department

C) Staff department

D) product department

Back 6

C) Staff department

Front 7

The ability of Sony to miniaturize electronic equipment better than other organizations is an example of a

A) product champion

B) business-level strategy

C) flexible process

D) core competency

Back 7

D) core competency

Front 8

Management reductions in recent years have mostly affected

A) supervisors

B) middle management

C) chief executive officers

D) top management

Back 8

B) middle management

Front 9

Which type of consequence is exemplified when a manager fails to show appreciation to an especially helpful subordinate?

A) Positive reinforcement

B) Punishment

C) Negative reinforcement

D) Extinction

Back 9

D) Extinction

Front 10

Overseeing the interconnected network of facilities and people that take a product from the raw material stage to distribution is known as

A) supply chain management

B) flexible manufacturing

C) egocentric management

D) strategic planning

Back 10

A) supply chain management

Front 11

Which of the following is the result of a wide span of control?

A) Few workers reporting to one supervisor

B) Few workers reporting to multiple supervisors

C) many workers reporting to one supervisor

D) Many workers reporting to multiple supervisors

Back 11

C) Many workers reporting to one supervisor

Front 12

All of the following are types of corporate-level strategies EXCEPT

A) vertical integration

B) implementation

C) diversification

D) concentration

Back 12

B) implementation

Front 13

Task-specific knowledge refers to

A) communication

B) analytical

C) computer

D) technical

Back 13

D) technical

Front 14

Determination and personal humility best describe

A) pseudo transformational leaders

B) bridge leaders

C) transactional leaders

D) level 5 leaders

Back 14

D) Level 5 leaders

Front 15

Which of the following methods of departementalization is most commonly used by multinational corporations?

A) Product

B) Geographic

C) Matrix

D) Functional

Back 15

B) Geographic

Front 16

Management decisions to outsource manufacturing jobs to foreign countries have primarily been influenced by

A) trade agreements

B) immigration

C) Labor costs

D) tax laws

Back 16

C) Labor costs