Question 1

What is the best way to determine which managerial strategy a firm is actually using?

Accepted Answer

A)  examine structural variables 
B)  review organizational policies and procedures 
C)  examine contextual variables 
D)  observe the behaviours of managers 
A)  examine structural variables 
B)  review organizational policies and procedures 
C)  examine contextual variables 
D)  observe the behaviours of managers

Question 2

Which of the following sets of resources is used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  human, logistical, administrative, and financial 
B)  data bases, inventory, customers, and employees 
C)  human, information, physical, and financial 
D)  sales, service, marketing and policies 
A)  human, logistical, administrative, and financial 
B)  data bases, inventory, customers, and employees 
C)  human, information, physical, and financial 
D)  sales, service, marketing and policies

Question 3

The link between contextual and structural variables is the managerial strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

You are the new owner of a microcircuit design company which operates in a very unstable and complex environment.Which of the following managerial strategies should you adopt to increase company performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations 
B)  classical 
C)  hybrid 
D)  high-involvement 
A)  human relations 
B)  classical 
C)  hybrid 
D)  high-involvement

Question 5

Which of the following dimensions is not a structural variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  job design 
B)  coordination/departmentation 
C)  reward systems 
D)  corporate strategy 
A)  job design 
B)  coordination/departmentation 
C)  reward systems 
D)  corporate strategy

What is the best way to determine which managerial strategy a firm is actually using?

Which of the following sets of resources is used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs?

The link between contextual and structural variables is the managerial strategy.

You are the new owner of a microcircuit design company which operates in a very unstable and complex environment.Which of the following managerial strategies should you adopt to increase company performance?

Which of the following dimensions is not a structural variable?

A Road Map to Effective Communication

A Behavioural Framework for Compensation

Components of Compensation Strategy

Performance Pay Choices

Formulating the Reward and Compensation Strategy

Evaluating Jobs: the Job Evaluation Process

Evaluating Jobs: the Point Method of Job Evaluation

Evaluating the Market

Evaluating Individuals

Designing Performance Pay Plans

Designing Indirect Pay Plans

Activating and Maintaining an Effective Compensation System

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Exam 2: A Strategic Framework for Compensation

What is the best way to determine which managerial strategy a firm is actually using?

Which of the following sets of resources is used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs?

The link between contextual and structural variables is the managerial strategy.

You are the new owner of a microcircuit design company which operates in a very unstable and complex environment.Which of the following managerial strategies should you adopt to increase company performance?

Which of the following dimensions is not a structural variable?

A Road Map to Effective Communication

A Behavioural Framework for Compensation

Components of Compensation Strategy

Performance Pay Choices

Formulating the Reward and Compensation Strategy

Evaluating Jobs: the Job Evaluation Process

Evaluating Jobs: the Point Method of Job Evaluation

Evaluating the Market

Evaluating Individuals

Designing Performance Pay Plans

Designing Indirect Pay Plans

Activating and Maintaining an Effective Compensation System

Filters