Question 1

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four general methods of managing two different cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  separation 
B)  deculturation 
C)  integration 
D)  assimilation 
E)  segmentation 
A)  separation 
B)  deculturation 
C)  integration 
D)  assimilation 
E)  segmentation

Question 2

Approximately what percent of manufacturing companies have implemented some form of quality management practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  92 
B)  76 
C)  50 
D)  22 
E)  10 
A)  92 
B)  76 
C)  50 
D)  22 
E)  10

Question 3

Which type of chief executive officer with a conservative style, a production or engineering background, and experience with controlling budgets, capital expenditures, inventories, and standardization procedures would be appropriate for a corporation following a stability strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  professional liquidator 
B)  dynamic industry expert 
C)  turnaround specialist 
D)  analytical portfolio manager 
E)  cautious profit planner 
A)  professional liquidator 
B)  dynamic industry expert 
C)  turnaround specialist 
D)  analytical portfolio manager 
E)  cautious profit planner

Question 4

Executive succession is the process of replacing a key top manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"TQM" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Total Questioning Methods. 
B)  Terrible Quantitative Management. 
C)  Tremulous Qualitative Methodology. 
D)  Total Quality Management. 
E)  Total Quality Methods. 
A)  Total Questioning Methods. 
B)  Terrible Quantitative Management. 
C)  Tremulous Qualitative Methodology. 
D)  Total Quality Management. 
E)  Total Quality Methods.

Question 6

A professional liquidator was the executive type called in to Montgomery Ward when the company declared bankruptcy for the second time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

There is a very strong connection between strategy and training at successful organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research suggests that boards of directors tend to look outside the firm for the next CEO under which following circumstance?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the company is prosperous 
B)  when the company is having temporary difficulty 
C)  when the company is in trouble 
D)  when the company needs to follow a stability strategy 
E)  when the company needs to expand in order to continue growing 
A)  when the company is prosperous 
B)  when the company is having temporary difficulty 
C)  when the company is in trouble 
D)  when the company needs to follow a stability strategy 
E)  when the company needs to expand in order to continue growing

Question 9

According to Hofstede, which cultural dimension describes the extent to which a society emphasizes the importance of hard work, education, and persistence as well as the importance of thrift?

Accepted Answer

A)  uncertainty avoidance 
B)  masculinity-femininity 
C)  individualism-collectivism 
D)  long-term orientation 
E)  power distance 
A)  uncertainty avoidance 
B)  masculinity-femininity 
C)  individualism-collectivism 
D)  long-term orientation 
E)  power distance

Question 10

One of the big common mistakes by corporations sending executives on global assignments is NOT

Accepted Answer

A)  raising their salaries. 
B)  educating executives about customs and values in other countries. 
C)  providing training for the regulatory environment. 
D)  providing excellent health care. 
E)  giving executives the opportunity to visit home. 
A)  raising their salaries. 
B)  educating executives about customs and values in other countries. 
C)  providing training for the regulatory environment. 
D)  providing excellent health care. 
E)  giving executives the opportunity to visit home.

Question 11

Which CEO of Home Depot learned the dangers of attempting to change corporate culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jack Welch 
B)  Robert Nardelli 
C)  Alfred Chandler 
D)  Julia Stewart 
E)  Antonio Perez 
A)  Jack Welch 
B)  Robert Nardelli 
C)  Alfred Chandler 
D)  Julia Stewart 
E)  Antonio Perez

Question 12

What is TQM and what are its essential ingredients?

Accepted Answer

Total Quality Management (TQM)is an oper

Question 13

Which one of the following is NOT one of the characteristics possessed by companies that have made successful major culture changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The CEO has a strategic vision of what the company could become. 
B)  If the vision is difficult, the CEO immediately terminates the goal. 
C)  The vision is translated into objective, well-defined goals with appropriate incentives and recognition aides. 
D)  The CEO communicates to all employees where the organization stands in relation to the competition and its outlook on the future. 
E)  The CEO constantly updates the workforce as to the progress of the company in achieving those elements identified as important in attaining the vision. 
A)  The CEO has a strategic vision of what the company could become. 
B)  If the vision is difficult, the CEO immediately terminates the goal. 
C)  The vision is translated into objective, well-defined goals with appropriate incentives and recognition aides. 
D)  The CEO communicates to all employees where the organization stands in relation to the competition and its outlook on the future. 
E)  The CEO constantly updates the workforce as to the progress of the company in achieving those elements identified as important in attaining the vision.

Question 14

What did a study of 173 firms over a 25-year period reveal about CEOs of successful corporations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tended to have less loyalty than former CEOs, switching companies at a faster pace. 
B)  They tended to have the same functional specialization as the former CEO. 
C)  They tended to be more aggressive in their risk-taking than former CEOs. 
D)  They tended to rely more on skills developed through group decision making. 
E)  They tended to be turnaround specialists. 
A)  They tended to have less loyalty than former CEOs, switching companies at a faster pace. 
B)  They tended to have the same functional specialization as the former CEO. 
C)  They tended to be more aggressive in their risk-taking than former CEOs. 
D)  They tended to rely more on skills developed through group decision making. 
E)  They tended to be turnaround specialists.

Question 15

Which method of managing disparate cultures involves one organization's domination over another willing organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  separation 
B)  deculturation 
C)  integration 
D)  assimilation 
E)  segmentation 
A)  separation 
B)  deculturation 
C)  integration 
D)  assimilation 
E)  segmentation

Question 16

Which type of chief executive officer who is highly knowledgeable in other industries and can manage diverse product lines would be appropriate for a corporation following a diversification strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  professional liquidator 
B)  dynamic industry expert 
C)  turnaround specialist 
D)  analytical portfolio manager 
E)  cautious profit planner 
A)  professional liquidator 
B)  dynamic industry expert 
C)  turnaround specialist 
D)  analytical portfolio manager 
E)  cautious profit planner

Question 17

When Admiral was acquired by Maytag Corporation, the Admiral employees were willing to accept the dominance of Maytag's strong quality-oriented culture because they respected it.This demonstrates which approach to managing culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  separation 
C)  deculturation 
D)  assimilation 
E)  segmentation 
A)  integration 
B)  separation 
C)  deculturation 
D)  assimilation 
E)  segmentation

Question 18

Chandler proposed that the most appropriate CEO for a firm remains constant as the company proceeds through its life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What does "MBO" stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Market Buy-Out 
B)  Mergers, Buy-outs, and Options 
C)  Multinational Business Organization 
D)  Manufacturing Backlog Order 
E)  Management By Objectives 
A)  Market Buy-Out 
B)  Mergers, Buy-outs, and Options 
C)  Multinational Business Organization 
D)  Manufacturing Backlog Order 
E)  Management By Objectives

Question 20

Research indicates that companies undertaking cost-cutting programs are four times more likely than others to cut costs again, typically by reducing staff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four general methods of managing two different cultures?

Approximately what percent of manufacturing companies have implemented some form of quality management practices?

Which type of chief executive officer with a conservative style, a production or engineering background, and experience with controlling budgets, capital expenditures, inventories, and standardization procedures would be appropriate for a corporation following a stability strategy?

Executive succession is the process of replacing a key top manager.

"TQM" refers to

A professional liquidator was the executive type called in to Montgomery Ward when the company declared bankruptcy for the second time.

There is a very strong connection between strategy and training at successful organizations.

Research suggests that boards of directors tend to look outside the firm for the next CEO under which following circumstance?

According to Hofstede, which cultural dimension describes the extent to which a society emphasizes the importance of hard work, education, and persistence as well as the importance of thrift?

One of the big common mistakes by corporations sending executives on global assignments is NOT

Which CEO of Home Depot learned the dangers of attempting to change corporate culture?

What is TQM and what are its essential ingredients?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the characteristics possessed by companies that have made successful major culture changes?

What did a study of 173 firms over a 25-year period reveal about CEOs of successful corporations?

Which method of managing disparate cultures involves one organization's domination over another willing organization?

Which type of chief executive officer who is highly knowledgeable in other industries and can manage diverse product lines would be appropriate for a corporation following a diversification strategy?

When Admiral was acquired by Maytag Corporation, the Admiral employees were willing to accept the dominance of Maytag's strong quality-oriented culture because they respected it.This demonstrates which approach to managing culture?

Chandler proposed that the most appropriate CEO for a firm remains constant as the company proceeds through its life cycle.

What does "MBO" stand for?

Research indicates that companies undertaking cost-cutting programs are four times more likely than others to cut costs again, typically by reducing staff.

Basic Concepts in Strategic Management

Corporate Governance

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Strategic Management

Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis

Internal Scanning and Organizational Analysis

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Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy

Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice

Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action

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Exam 10: Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four general methods of managing two different cultures?

Approximately what percent of manufacturing companies have implemented some form of quality management practices?

Which type of chief executive officer with a conservative style, a production or engineering background, and experience with controlling budgets, capital expenditures, inventories, and standardization procedures would be appropriate for a corporation following a stability strategy?

Executive succession is the process of replacing a key top manager.

"TQM" refers to

A professional liquidator was the executive type called in to Montgomery Ward when the company declared bankruptcy for the second time.

There is a very strong connection between strategy and training at successful organizations.

Research suggests that boards of directors tend to look outside the firm for the next CEO under which following circumstance?

According to Hofstede, which cultural dimension describes the extent to which a society emphasizes the importance of hard work, education, and persistence as well as the importance of thrift?

One of the big common mistakes by corporations sending executives on global assignments is NOT

Which CEO of Home Depot learned the dangers of attempting to change corporate culture?

What is TQM and what are its essential ingredients?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the characteristics possessed by companies that have made successful major culture changes?

What did a study of 173 firms over a 25-year period reveal about CEOs of successful corporations?

Which method of managing disparate cultures involves one organization's domination over another willing organization?

Which type of chief executive officer who is highly knowledgeable in other industries and can manage diverse product lines would be appropriate for a corporation following a diversification strategy?

When Admiral was acquired by Maytag Corporation, the Admiral employees were willing to accept the dominance of Maytag's strong quality-oriented culture because they respected it.This demonstrates which approach to managing culture?

Chandler proposed that the most appropriate CEO for a firm remains constant as the company proceeds through its life cycle.

What does "MBO" stand for?

Research indicates that companies undertaking cost-cutting programs are four times more likely than others to cut costs again, typically by reducing staff.

Basic Concepts in Strategic Management

Corporate Governance

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Strategic Management

Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis

Internal Scanning and Organizational Analysis

Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy

Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy

Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice

Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action

Evaluation and Control

Suggestions for Case Analysis

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