Exam 2: The Management Environment

The U.S.housing market been identified as a major cause of the economic meltdown that began in 2008.

According to Zappos' management, this is the secret to Zappos' success.

The CEO of a major corporation experiences emotional problems and is prescribed antidepressants by his psychiatrist.Which of the following do the CEO's stakeholders have the most legitimate right to be informed about?

Which managerial organizing decision is most affected by organizational culture?

Which kind of culture most affects the way managers plan?

How is a corporate ritual different from a corporate story or legend?

Which of the following contributed most to many companies becoming highly leveraged in the lead-up to the economic downturn in 2008?

Technology has changed the way managers manage by forcing them to keep track of employees in remote locations at all times of the day and night.

Which statement about the external environment and employment is true?

What does the story of 3M employee Art Fry inventing the Post-it® note to make church hymns communicate to 3M employees?

Gen Xers are generally the children of the Baby Boomers.

A TV reality show program essentially puts out the same product episode after episode, year after year, with little change and few rivals.The show exists in a TV industry that has hundreds of different components to keep track of.Where does the show belong on the uncertainty matrix?

How are the "Post-Millennials" likely to be different from previous generations?

Given a choice, managers would prefer to operate in an environment that has a minimum of uncertainty.

What will cause countries such as Denmark to shrink with respect to the size of their economy, relative to other nations?

Which view of management describes a situation in which managers are directly responsible for a company's success or failure?

What determines whether an organization has a strong culture or a weak culture?

In a short essay, identify all of the stakeholders in a typical apparel company such as the Gap and rank them in terms of importance.

In the economic meltdown of 2008, most American managers assumed the role of omnipotent managers by failing to take responsibility for events and blaming problems on "external circumstances."

Which managerial planning decision is most affected by organizational culture?