Exam 14: Foundations of Control

A software company that puts almost all of its performance measurement effort into measuring the total number of units that the company and its competitors sell most likely wants to excel at ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 101

For a baseball player, a statistical report would feature such things as ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 102

Workplace violence, in all its many forms, affects around 250,000 U.S.workers each year.

(True/False)

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Question 103

A company looks at its expenses and finds that its payments to freelancers increased significantly over the past few months, exceeding the budget by 25 percent.This is an example of ________.

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Question 104

Actual performance falls far short of planned goals, yet a manager takes no action.Assuming this manager is a reasonable person and is not mistaken, what is the most likely cause of his inaction?

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Question 105

What fraction of U.S.employees do personal website surfing every day?

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Question 106

In general, ________ that falls outside an acceptable range of variation must be dealt with by a manager.

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Question 107

The control function is not intended to protect the organization from threats.

(True/False)

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Question 108

Basic corrective action focuses on identifying the cause of a performance deviation.

(True/False)

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Question 109

Workplace violence is most likely to occur in ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 110

In a short essay, describe one feedforward, one concurrent, and one feedback method for controlling employee theft.

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Question 111

A spell-checker that corrects words as you type in a word processing program is an example of feedforward control.

(True/False)

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Question 112

A fast-food restaurant is querying prospective customers about the features they would like to see in a new panini sandwich.What kind of control is being used?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 113

A management information system (MIS)focuses on providing managers with the raw data that pertains to the organization.

(True/False)

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Question 114

Firewalls, data backup, and encryption help prevent security breaches in organizations.

(True/False)

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Question 115

Personal observation as a form of control measurement requires little time.

(True/False)

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Question 116

Control measures in two different locations in different parts of the world are always comparable.

(True/False)

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Question 117

________ is a measure of an organization's ability to meet its current debt obligations.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 118

The more a control system helps an organization ________, the more successful it is judged to be.

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Question 119

A manager measuring actual performance is like a teacher ________.

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A software company that puts almost all of its performance measurement effort into measuring the total number of units that the company and its competitors sell most likely wants to excel at ________.

For a baseball player, a statistical report would feature such things as ________.

Workplace violence, in all its many forms, affects around 250,000 U.S.workers each year.

A company looks at its expenses and finds that its payments to freelancers increased significantly over the past few months, exceeding the budget by 25 percent.This is an example of ________.

Actual performance falls far short of planned goals, yet a manager takes no action.Assuming this manager is a reasonable person and is not mistaken, what is the most likely cause of his inaction?

What fraction of U.S.employees do personal website surfing every day?

In general, ________ that falls outside an acceptable range of variation must be dealt with by a manager.

The control function is not intended to protect the organization from threats.

Basic corrective action focuses on identifying the cause of a performance deviation.

Workplace violence is most likely to occur in ________.

In a short essay, describe one feedforward, one concurrent, and one feedback method for controlling employee theft.

A spell-checker that corrects words as you type in a word processing program is an example of feedforward control.

A fast-food restaurant is querying prospective customers about the features they would like to see in a new panini sandwich.What kind of control is being used?

A management information system (MIS)focuses on providing managers with the raw data that pertains to the organization.

Firewalls, data backup, and encryption help prevent security breaches in organizations.

Personal observation as a form of control measurement requires little time.

Control measures in two different locations in different parts of the world are always comparable.

________ is a measure of an organization's ability to meet its current debt obligations.

The more a control system helps an organization ________, the more successful it is judged to be.

A manager measuring actual performance is like a teacher ________.

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