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Business Administration is a comprehensive course that explores the fundamental concepts, principles, and practices involved in managing and operating organizations effectively. Students will examine key areas such as management, marketing, finance, human resources, and operations, gaining insight into decision-making processes and strategic planning. The course emphasizes the development of leadership skills, analytical thinking, and ethical decision-making, preparing students to address real-world business challenges and contribute to organizational success in a dynamic global environment.
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Management 3rd Edition by Michael A. Hitt
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Management
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Q1) ________ skills,also known as cognitive complexity,are often the major factor that determines who reaches the highest levels of the organization.
A) Interpersonal
B) Technical
C) Conceptual
D) Decision-making
Answer: C
Q2) Which one of the following statements is true about the effects of the Internet on how managers do their jobs?
A) The importance of knowledge has declined.
B) The Internet has reduced the amount of competition in all markets.
C) It offers new ways of accomplishing tasks.
D) It has decreased the importance of entrepreneurs.
Answer: C
Q3) Management is the process of assembling and using sets of resources in a goal-directed manner to accomplish tasks in an organizational setting.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics
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Q1) At Pixel Inc,all promotions,pay raises,and bonuses are based on employees' attainment of their goals and the extent to which they help the organization reach its objectives.Managers are strictly instructed to disregard irrelevant criteria such as the employee's age,gender,race,and so on when allocating rewards.This is indicative of
A) procedural justice
B) distributive justice
C) compensatory justice
D) interactional justice
Answer: B
Q2) Pixel Inc is planning to upgrade its technology infrastructure.However,this move is likely to render more than half of its workforce redundant.Which of the following statements is true in this scenario?
A) The magnitude of the consequence is high.
B) The concentration of effect is low.
C) There is a high degree of social consensus.
D) The probability of effect is low.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: International Management and Globalization
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Q1) Managers rarely have to manage multicultural teams within one organization in one location.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In a steel mill in Japan,all tasks take place only after careful planning.The employees rely on the rules,laws,and regulations set by the authorities.They proceed to make changes step by step.The managers of the mill believe this reduces risks to a minimum.This is an example of ________.
A) collectivism
B) individualism
C) uncertainty avoidance
D) group membership
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is a dimension of the country's physical infrastructure?
A) welfare of the citizens
B) production of raw materials
C) number of airports
D) political stability
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Strategic Management
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Q1) By stating its intention to "To be the world's leading sports and fitness company," Nike is articulating its ________.
A) action plan
B) mission statement
C) global forecast
D) marketing target
Q2) Describe the differentiation strategy.
Q3) Which of the following typically helps achieve cost leadership?
A) investing in research and development
B) employing economies of scale
C) offering superior products and services
D) targeting a niche segment
Q4) Unless an organization translates its strategic intent and mission into specific goals,they will remain statements of good intentions and unrealized achievements.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Statements of strategic intent are typically longer than mission statements.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Planning
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Q1) Which of the following is the purpose of operational plans?
A) They focus on the broad future of the organization.
B) They translate tactical plans into specific goals/actions for small organizational units.
C) They underscore the interdependence of tactical and strategic plans.
D) They align tactical planning with the overall strategic direction of the company.
Q2) Which of the following types of plans is the least complex and rarely has a direct effect on other plans outside of the department or unit for which they were developed?
A) strategic plans
B) tactical plans
C) operational plans
D) directional plans
Q3) The planning activities of functional managers are focused on how they can support the business and corporate plans.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Are Metal Craft's goals effective?
Q5) What tactical plans are evident in this scenario?
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Chapter 6: Organizational Structure and Design
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Q1) In the assembly line of an automobile manufacturer,the car engine is installed first.After this,the product is passed on to the next stage where it is fitted with the hood.The product then goes on to the third step in the process where the wheels are fitted.The above situation,where the finished product of one step becomes the raw material for the next,is an example of ________ interdependence.
A) pooled
B) sequential
C) reciprocal
D) task
Q2) A ________ is one that has multiple layers with significant vertical differentiation.
A) flat organization structure
B) decentralized organization structure
C) tall organization structure
D) simple organization structure
Q3) Describe the concept of "differentiation" in an organization.
Q4) A product structure reduces the duplication of the firm's functional resources.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Managing Diverse Human Resources
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Q1) A job specification describes the skills,experience,and education that a candidate should have to perform the job.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ provide new employees a broad overview of the industry,the company and its business activities; its key competitors; and general information about working for the company.
A) Orientation programs
B) On-the-job training
C) Problem-solving conferences
D) Staff development meetings
Q3) Which of the following is true for a bona fide occupational qualification?
A) It is based on performance and has an indirect impact on job performance.
B) It may use selection criteria regarded as discriminatory.
C) It is a prerequisite for inclusion in affirmative action programs.
D) It has no material impact on job outcomes.
Q4) Name and briefly explain the various methods of recruiting candidates for a job opening.
Q5) Explain "job design" in this scenario.
Q6) What is job sharing?
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Chapter 8: Leadership
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Q1) Which of the following theories advocated the view that leadership effectiveness would be dependent on a combination of the type of leader and the relative degree of favorability of the situation for the leader?
A) Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory
B) Path-goal theory of leadership
C) Fiedler's leadership contingency theory
D) Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory
Q2) Charisma constitutes a set of traits that can produce an especially strong form of ________ power.
A) referent
B) expert
C) legitimate
D) situational
Q3) Neutralizer of leadership is any aspect of the organization or work situation that can hinder the exercise of leadership.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly explain the path-goal theory of leadership.
Q5) Briefly explain the possibility of having substitutes to leadership.
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Chapter 9: Motivation
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Q1) To begin motivating an apathetic associate,a manager informally questions her about her satisfaction with her job's ability to provide safety,social interaction,self-respect,and opportunities for growth.What theory of motivation is this manager most likely trying to apply in working with the associate?
A) Maslow's need hierarchy
B) Vroom's expectancy theory
C) Herzberg's two-factor theory
D) McClelland's acquired needs theory
Q2) What are "push" forces of motivation? What are "pull" forces?
Q3) A manager wishes to improve the job performance of a group of clerical workers.Based on Herzberg's theory,________ would be an appropriate motivator.
A) providing them with a better health care plan
B) setting up a break room where coworkers could socialize
C) offering them opportunities for achievement and recognition
D) redecorating their offices so that they are pleasant and comfortable
Q4) Self-efficacy is the tendency for one to take more credit for success than failure.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Groups and Teams
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Q1) ICE,Inc.has called upon a group of the Management Information System handlers to oversee the design and implementation of a new company-wide information system over the next two months.This group is an example of a ________.
A) command group
B) project/task force
C) cross-functional team
D) committee
Q2) Global teams known as "equalizers" accept and build upon their differences and use them to enhance their creativity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the different types of formal groups?
Q4) Which of the following is true regarding a committee?
A) The members of a committee have different permanent jobs.
B) Membership is voluntary and informal.
C) Committees are relatively permanent.
D) Committees are not originated by the organization.
Q5) Refer to the scenario above.Identify the three types of group conflict and discuss,briefly,how they could affect this group.
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Chapter 11: Communication and Negotiation
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Q1) The act of constructing a message is known as ________.
A) encoding
B) transmission
C) interpretation
D) receiving
Q2) Which of the following barriers to communication originates at the interpersonal level?
A) emotion
B) stereotyping
C) ethnocentrism
D) cultural distance
Q3) Within the context of negotiation,positions represent a party's concerns and desires,whereas,interests are a party's stance regarding those positions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A "gatekeeper" is an associate who grants or declines permission for people to communicate with people in positions of authority.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Individual and Group Decision Making
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Q1) Which of the following techniques is used to improve the problem-solution process?
A) brainstorming
B) dialectical inquiry
C) devil's advocacy
D) multiple advocacy
Q2) Describe Gresham's law of planning.
Q3) Groups suffering from groupthink assume that individuals who remain silent agree with them.This symptom of groupthink is known as ________.
A) illusion of invulnerability
B) illusion of unanimity
C) illusion of morality
D) self-censorship
Q4) Conducting a dialectical inquiry can be a particularly good way to overcome groupthink and escalation-of-commitment pitfalls.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List and explain strategies to improve problem formulation.
Q6) List the decision-making process according to the bounded rationality model.
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Chapter 13: Operations Management
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Q1) As per legislation,tire companies in Europe have to recycle one used tire for every tire they sell.This means that these companies have to use ________.
A) computer aided manufacturing
B) reverse supply chain
C) ABC analysis
D) statistical process control
Q2) Capacity planning for operations managers is a routine activity with little risk.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are stock outs?
A) carrying of excess inventories that increase holding costs and therefore total costs
B) not getting products and services to customers when they want them
C) guarantee of product quality and quantity together with timely delivery
D) It is a term that refers to goods that have never been purchased by a customer.
Q4) Could the philosophy of Total Quality Management (TQM)be applied in this scenario?
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Chapter 14: Control
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Q1) The external environment is the least significant factor affecting whether a strategic control system can be set up.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ________ of an organization is probably the most widespread tactical control system that the typical employee encounters.
A) operating budget
B) supervisory structure
C) human resource system
D) quantitative forecasting system
Q3) Shared values and beliefs are the social requirements needed to support a system of bureaucratic control.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following defines a liquidity ratio?
A) revenue in relation to investment
B) current assets in relation to current liabilities
C) total debt in relation to total assets
D) amount of sales in relation to cost to produce
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Chapter 15: Organizational Change and Development
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Q1) Changes in a firm's processes and procedures often come about because of earlier changes in the organization's strategy or structure.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Change is typically stimulated when something is anticipated to change or actually changes in the environment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The line managers at Harmony Corp.believe that the introduction of the customer care hotline facility has been a huge mistake.They are overwhelmed by the number of complaints that come in each day,most of which are due to faulty usage and not faulty products.The top executives at Harmony believe that the hotline will prove its worth over time.What inference can be drawn from this scenario?
A) The dissatisfaction is due to pull of past competencies.
B) The dissatisfaction is due to nonimmediate results.
C) The dissatisfaction is due to lack of capabilities.
D) The dissatisfaction is due to lack of information.
Q4) Does proactive recognition or reactive recognition occur in this scenario?
Q5) Explain with examples how a change in staff can be brought in effectively.
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