Question 1

If the market for a product improves with increases in both the market demand and the price, then the reaction of companies in that market:

Accepted Answer

A)  will be identical. 
B)  will depend on the ability of the firm's economists to accurately estimate the supply and demand curve. 
C)  will depend on whether or not the organization is attuned to market incentives. 
D)  is dependent on the government regulatory mission. 
A)  will be identical. 
B)  will depend on the ability of the firm's economists to accurately estimate the supply and demand curve. 
C)  will depend on whether or not the organization is attuned to market incentives. 
D)  is dependent on the government regulatory mission.

Question 2

What was the main reason for "liar loans" to proliferate?

Accepted Answer

The incentives to mortgage brokers were

Question 3

According to the text, successful firms tend to set up:

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational architecture that is complex and decisions are "top-down". 
B)  organizational architecture that is least expensive and decisions are "top-down". 
C)  organizational architecture that links decision-making with decision rights 
D)  decision-rights are reserved for the senior management 
A)  organizational architecture that is complex and decisions are "top-down". 
B)  organizational architecture that is least expensive and decisions are "top-down". 
C)  organizational architecture that links decision-making with decision rights 
D)  decision-rights are reserved for the senior management

Question 4

Economics provides a theory to explain:

Accepted Answer

A)  how successful business can be started. 
B)  how managers can cheat and get away with it. 
C)  how people make choices. 
D)  how to compete in the market. 
A)  how successful business can be started. 
B)  how managers can cheat and get away with it. 
C)  how people make choices. 
D)  how to compete in the market.

Question 5

Explain why the top executives of Societe Generale are more likely to blame than Jerome Kerviel?

Accepted Answer

Kerviel had been playing the markets for

Question 6

The business practice of looking for a firm that has best practices in an area and then emulating those practices is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational architecture. 
B)  benchmarking. 
C)  competitive markets. 
D)  decision management. 
A)  organizational architecture. 
B)  benchmarking. 
C)  competitive markets. 
D)  decision management.

Question 7

DHL, a successful European company, is attempting to overcome various legal problems in order to enter the US market in overnight package delivery. Its two major competitors would be FedEx and UPS. As DHL looks to set up a US subsidiary, it wishes to benchmark its organizational architecture. What should it do?

Accepted Answer

DHL should realize that a successful org

Question 8

Benchmarking means:

Accepted Answer

A)  blind copying 
B)  copying from the best so as to become better 
C)  looking at yourself and telling others what to do 
D)  looking at yourself and telling yourself you are the greatest 
A)  blind copying 
B)  copying from the best so as to become better 
C)  looking at yourself and telling others what to do 
D)  looking at yourself and telling yourself you are the greatest

Question 9

Business Week sums up the failure of Enron to:

Accepted Answer

A)  September 11, 2001 
B)  flawed organizational design 
C)  too much debt 
D)  risky projects in India and the oil price hikes 
A)  September 11, 2001 
B)  flawed organizational design 
C)  too much debt 
D)  risky projects in India and the oil price hikes

If the market for a product improves with increases in both the market demand and the price, then the reaction of companies in that market:

What was the main reason for "liar loans" to proliferate?

According to the text, successful firms tend to set up:

Economics provides a theory to explain:

Explain why the top executives of Societe Generale are more likely to blame than Jerome Kerviel?

The business practice of looking for a firm that has best practices in an area and then emulating those practices is called:

Benchmarking means:

Business Week sums up the failure of Enron to:

Economists View of Behavior

Markets, Organizations, and the Role of Knowledge

Demand

Production and Cost

Market Structure

Pricing With Market Power

Economics of Strategy: Creating and Capturing Value

Economics of Strategy: Game Theory

Incentive Conflicts and Contracts

Organizational Architecture

Decision Rights: The Level of Empowerment

Decision Rights: Bundling Tasks Into Jobs and Subunits

Attracting and Retaining Qualified Employees

Incentive Compensation

Individual Performance Evaluation

Divisional Performance Evaluation

Corporate Governance

Vertical Integration and Outsourcing

Leadership: Motivating Change Within Organizations

Understanding the Business Environment: The Economics of Regulation

Ethics and Organizational Architecture

Organizational Architecture and the Process of Management Innovation

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Exam 1: Introduction

If the market for a product improves with increases in both the market demand and the price, then the reaction of companies in that market:

What was the main reason for "liar loans" to proliferate?

According to the text, successful firms tend to set up:

Economics provides a theory to explain:

Explain why the top executives of Societe Generale are more likely to blame than Jerome Kerviel?

The business practice of looking for a firm that has best practices in an area and then emulating those practices is called:

Benchmarking means:

Business Week sums up the failure of Enron to:

Economists View of Behavior

Markets, Organizations, and the Role of Knowledge

Demand

Production and Cost

Market Structure

Pricing With Market Power

Economics of Strategy: Creating and Capturing Value

Economics of Strategy: Game Theory

Incentive Conflicts and Contracts

Organizational Architecture

Decision Rights: The Level of Empowerment

Decision Rights: Bundling Tasks Into Jobs and Subunits

Attracting and Retaining Qualified Employees

Incentive Compensation

Individual Performance Evaluation

Divisional Performance Evaluation

Corporate Governance

Vertical Integration and Outsourcing

Leadership: Motivating Change Within Organizations

Understanding the Business Environment: The Economics of Regulation

Ethics and Organizational Architecture

Organizational Architecture and the Process of Management Innovation

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