Question 1

__________ involves projecting or estimating future events or conditions in an organization's environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Extrapolation 
B)  Scenarios 
C)  Decision aids 
D)  Forecasting 
A)  Extrapolation 
B)  Scenarios 
C)  Decision aids 
D)  Forecasting

Question 2

Scenarios are quite useful in forcing those involved in planning to evaluate preliminary plans against past history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Describe how Billie Boyd, the owner of Deluxe Diner, applied the Deming cycle to solve the problem of customers having to wait too long to be seated during lunchtime at the diner.

Accepted Answer

Billie Boyd promoted two-way communicati

Question 4

Electric utility managers took part in a __________ to develop understanding of the new deregulated business environment they were entering.

Accepted Answer

A)  Delphi study 
B)  simulation 
C)  scenario study 
D)  fact finding phase 
A)  Delphi study 
B)  simulation 
C)  scenario study 
D)  fact finding phase

__________ involves projecting or estimating future events or conditions in an organization's environment.

Scenarios are quite useful in forcing those involved in planning to evaluate preliminary plans against past history.

Describe how Billie Boyd, the owner of Deluxe Diner, applied the Deming cycle to solve the problem of customers having to wait too long to be seated during lunchtime at the diner.

Electric utility managers took part in a __________ to develop understanding of the new deregulated business environment they were entering.

Managing in a Dynamic Environment

The Evolution of Management

Environmental Forces

Managing Globally

Entrepreneurship

Ethics and Stakeholder Social Responsibility

Planning and Strategy

Fundamentals of Decision Making

Controlling in Organizations

Organizational Design

Organizational Change and Learning

Managing Human Resources

Work Motivation

Dynamics of Leadership

Organizational Communication

Managing Work Teams

Organizational Culture and Cultural Diversity

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Exam 9: Planning and Decision Aids

__________ involves projecting or estimating future events or conditions in an organization's environment.

Scenarios are quite useful in forcing those involved in planning to evaluate preliminary plans against past history.

Describe how Billie Boyd, the owner of Deluxe Diner, applied the Deming cycle to solve the problem of customers having to wait too long to be seated during lunchtime at the diner.

Electric utility managers took part in a __________ to develop understanding of the new deregulated business environment they were entering.

Managing in a Dynamic Environment

The Evolution of Management

Environmental Forces

Managing Globally

Entrepreneurship

Ethics and Stakeholder Social Responsibility

Planning and Strategy

Fundamentals of Decision Making

Controlling in Organizations

Organizational Design

Organizational Change and Learning

Managing Human Resources

Work Motivation

Dynamics of Leadership

Organizational Communication

Managing Work Teams

Organizational Culture and Cultural Diversity

Filters