Exam 3: History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership

The ________________ sought to reform corporate governance practices in large U.S.public companies.

_____________ reflects the extent to which members of a society attempt to cope with anxiety by minimizing uncertainty.

Working with people from different countries can be a challenge because of:

What do people in Australia expect in their workplace because of their power distance rating? Australia has a power distance rating that is much lower than the world average.The Australian view reinforces cooperative interaction across power levels and stresses equality and opportunity for everyone.Medium;Knowledge

Motion studies would not be conducive to which of the following jobs:

According to Fayol,managers must have the _____________ to issue commands,and the ____________ to ensure that the work gets done.

How has the field of transportation and shipping changed the demands on employees?

Why did the work of Fayol,Taylor and the Gilbreths become less effective over time? The views of Fayol,Taylor and the Gilbreths presumed that managers were overseeing manual labor tasks.As work began to require less manual labor and more knowledge work,the principles became less effective.Medium;Application

In the corporate world,social networks are starting points for corporate innovation:

In a learning organization,sharing knowledge quickly throughout the organization is the way to make everyone a smart,contributing member.

____________ was the first scholar to write about how to manage knowledge workers.

Many nations have signed the Kyoto Protocol on climate change and pledged to begin the long process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Executives across the world believe that business has a responsibility to address issues like environmental concerns only so far as the law requires .

As we moved from a manufacturing society to a service-based one,the kind of analysis to devise efficient motion and tools became more relevant.

In countries like Russia and Greece,family and background count for more than performance does.

Some companies maintain a physical presence on Facebook because:

In high power distance countries,decision-making power is distributed equally among the groups.

Just as companies are outsourcing specific jobs,so social movements can:

The company that relies on computer and telecommunications technologies instead of physical presence for communication between employees is a: