Exam 6: Management

Marci is in charge of a project team. In order to meet the deadline given to her team, she establishes critical checkpoints during the process to help her determine if she is on track or off track versus her team's final deadline. What type of control is Marci utilizing?

Nick has noticed that there is a significant amount of jargon used within his new company. Which cultural component is jargon a visual manifestation of?

Mary has a reoccurring meeting with her employees each month to provide feedback on their job performance. What type of reinforcement is this?

Which of these is the best definition for Supply Chain Management (SCM)?

Henry's company provides cleaning large-scale cleaning services for hotel chains in his area. Because he is able to create a high volume of orders, he is able to offer a low cost for his services. What service strategy does Henry's company follow?

Which is the best definition of business process reengineering?

Which of the following is a measure of how demand for a good changes with people's income?

Which of these functions of management is best described as defining the relationships between employees?

Which of these motivational theories assumes that needs are developed during childhood instead of being innate to all people?

What is the best definition for the term "zeitgeist"?

For repetitive or boring tasks, research has found that the supportive leadership style will increase which of these aspects?

Which of the Myers-Briggs personality types is best for decision making in an organization?

Groups with this type of leader tend to do well even when the leader is absent from the group. Select the leadership style that best fits the previous statement.

According to the Economic Order Quantity principle, if you wanted to reduce lot size for a part, which of these actions would you take?

The Ohio State University conducted a study on leadership and categorized leadership as having two distinct qualities: initiation of structure and consideration. Which combination of these two qualities did they find created the most effective leaders?

An employee at Company XYZ is faced with a conflict in which he does not have all of the facts. In order to make the best decision, which conflict resolution style should he choose?

Which is the best measure for the effectiveness of a manager?

What is the best definition of enterprise resource planning?

If a person receives a positive consequence for a specific behavior, they are likely to repeat that behavior in the future. What is this called?

Which could be considered an indirect cost?