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Course Introduction
Management for Engineers introduces students to essential management principles and practices relevant to engineering contexts. The course covers organizational behavior, project management, leadership skills, decision-making, financial and resource management, and the role of ethics in engineering projects. Students learn to bridge the gap between technical expertise and effective management by analyzing case studies, collaborating in team settings, and applying management tools to real-world engineering scenarios. Emphasis is placed on practical skills required for planning, leading, and managing engineering teams and projects in a dynamic, technological environment.
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Chapter 1: Innovative Management for Turbulent Times
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Q1) Which of the following is not a decisional role?
A) Entrepreneur
B) Negotiator
C) Resource allocator
D) Disturbance handler
E) Liaison
Answer: E
Q2) What is the role of the liaison?
A) The liaison role pertains to decisions about how to allocate people, time, equipment, money, and other resources to attain desired outcomes.
B) The liaison role involves the initiation of change.
C) The liaison role pertains to the development of information sources both inside and outside the organization.
D) The liaison role involves handling ceremonial and symbolic activities for the department or organization.
E) The liaison role involves formal negotiations and bargaining to attain outcomes for the manager's unit of responsibility.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Evolution of Management Thinking
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Q1) A study of the past contributes to understanding both the present and the future.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Political forces are aspects of a culture that guide and influence relationships among people.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following would be classified as an output for Coca-Cola, Inc.?
A) Soda
B) Profits
C) Employee satisfaction
D) All of these
E) None of these
Answer: D
Q4) ____________________ is considered the "father of scientific management."
Answer: Falserederick W. Taylor
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Chapter 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture
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Q1) A slogan is a phrase or a sentence that concisely communicates a key corporate ____________________.
Answer: value
Q2) In recent years, the most dramatic change in the international environment is the shift of economic power to Germany and France.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A slogan is a phrase or sentence that succinctly expresses a key corporate value. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A(n) ____________________ is when two or more organizations combine to make one organization.
Answer: merger
Q5) People and organizations that provide raw materials the organization uses to produce its output are called ____________________.
Answer: suppliers
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Chapter 4: Managing in a Global Environment
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Q1) Briefly describe two personal challenges for global managers.
Q2) In international operations, the economic environment includes
A) shared knowledge, beliefs and values.
B) political risks.
C) social organizations.
D) infrastructure.
E) tariffs, quotas, and taxes.
Q3) Explain NAFTA.
Q4) Which organization originated and supports the idea of small businesses operating on a global level?
A) GLOBE
B) EU
C) NAFTA
D) ASEAN
E) GATT
Q5) When an organization has a humanistic attitude, it values employees as an end in themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List the four stages of globalization.
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Chapter 5: Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT one of the moral rights that could be considered during decision-making?
A) The right to free consent
B) The right to invade privacy
C) The right to free speech
D) The right of freedom of conscience
E) The right to life and safety
Q2) List three of the six moral rights that should be considered during decision making.
Q3) Primary stakeholders of an organization include
A) employees.
B) customers.
C) investors and shareholders.
D) suppliers.
E) all of these.
Q4) A(n) ____________________ arises in a situation when each alternative choice or behavior is undesirable because of potentially harmful ethical consequences.
Q5) Employee disclosure of illegal organization activities is known as
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Chapter 6: Managerial Planning and Goal Setting
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Q1) A blueprint specifying the resource allocations schedules, and other actions necessary for attaining goals is referred to as a(n)
A) goal.
B) plan.
C) mission.
D) vision.
E) objective.
Q2) An action plan defines the course of action needed to achieve the stated goals.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Some firms engage in crisis planning to enable them to cope with unexpected events that are so sudden and devastating that they have the potential to destroy the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In centralized planning, managers work with planning experts to develop their own goals and plans.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Strategy Formulation and Implementation
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Q1) Which of these is true about the cash cow?
A) It generates tremendous profits in a rapidly growing industry.
B) It has a small market share in a rapidly growing industry.
C) It has a small market share in a slow growth industry.
D) It has a large market share in a slow growth industry.
E) It is generally a dead business that should be divested.
Q2) The human resource department at Paula's Powerwheels is implementing a number of functional level strategies. These strategies include focusing on ways to retain and develop a stable work force and ways to improve efficiency in the organization. These functional-level strategies are consistent with which of the following strategies?
A) Overall cost leadership
B) Differentiation
C) New product development
D) New market development
E) Divestiture
Q3) The dog, according to the BCG Matrix, is a poor performer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When a company goes global, it is difficult to implement strategies. Explain.
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Chapter 8: Managerial Decision Making
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Q1) The main difference between risk and uncertainty is that with risk you know the probabilities of the outcomes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The process of forming alliances among managers is called coalition building.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ability to make ____ decisions is a critical skill in today's fast-moving organizations.
A) fast
B) widely supported
C) high-quality
D) frequent
E) all of these
Q4) Gary Klein, a cognitive psychologist, has found that intuition begins with ____________________.
Q5) Managers need to take a balanced approach for effective decision making.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A(n) ____________________ is a choice made from available alternatives.
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Chapter 9: Designing Adaptive Organizations
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Q1) The nature of the virtual network structure means that the subcontractor becomes a permanent part of and an internal division of the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____________________ structure occurs when departments are grouped together based on organizational outputs.
Q3) According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK in Chapter 9, all of the following are effective ways for a manager to delegate EXCEPT:
A) delegate the whole task
B) select the right person
C) save feedback for completion of the project
D) evaluate and reward performance
E) give thorough instruction
Q4) Aspects of both functional and divisional structures simultaneously in the same part of the organization are combined in the virtual network approach.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define task forces and project management.
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Chapter 10: Managing Change and Innovation
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Q1) People change refers to a change in the attitudes and behaviors of a few employees in the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The application of behavioral science knowledge to improve an organization's health and effectiveness is known as ____________________.
Q3) To overcome the resistance to the new system, Jaimie can use any of the following techniques, EXCEPT
A) education and communication.
B) participation in designing the system.
C) negotiation.
D) coercion.
E) all of these can be used.
Q4) A unit that is separate from the mainstream of the organization and is responsible for developing and initiating innovations is called a new-venture team.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the five characteristics of creative people and organizations.
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Chapter 11: Managing Human Resources
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Q1) ____ generates higher employee commitment, development, and satisfaction than does ____.
A) External recruiting, internal recruiting
B) External selection, internal selection
C) Internal recruiting, external recruiting
D) Internal recruiting, internal selection
E) Downsizing, monetary rewards
Q2) ____________________ is incentive pay that ties at least part of compensation to employee effort and performance.
Q3) What are the three primary ways human resource management is changing?
Q4) Assessment centers are normally located in a firm's accounting department and have the responsibility of assessing other departments for the costs involved with human resource management.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Sexual harassment is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Q7) List the four steps in attracting an effective workforce.
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Chapter 12: Managing Diversity
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Q1) According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK in Chapter 12, Americans tend to be indecisive.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ____________________ is designed to make people aware of their own prejudices and stereotypes.
Q3) According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK in chapter 12, which of the following is not a characteristic used to help foreign managers understand Americans?
A) Americans are formal.
B) Americans value punctuality.
C) Americans believe in work.
D) Americans are independent and individualistic.
E) Americans are competitive.
Q4) The invisible barrier that separates women and minorities from top management positions is known as the ____________________.
Q5) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 32 million people speak Spanish at home. A)True
B)False
Q6) List the five categories or forms of sexual harassment.
Q7) Briefly explain the concepts of a glass wall and a glass ceiling.
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Chapter 13: Dynamics of Behavior in Organizations
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Q1) People give themselves too much credit for what they do well and give external forces too much blame when they fail refers to the self-serving bias.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Extreme competitiveness, impatience, aggressiveness, and devotion to work are included in Type B behavior pattern.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Individuals who believe that they control their own destiny are described as having a
A) high external locus of control.
B) high Mach personality.
C) low introversion characteristic.
D) high internal locus of control.
E) low Mach personality.
Q4) A person with a converger learning style type is good at generating ideas and seeing a situation from multiple perspectives.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Leadership
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Q1) The highest level in a hierarchy of manager capabilities refers to level 5 leadership. A)True B)False
Q2) What is the basic difference between consideration behavior and initiating structure behavior?
Q3) All of the following are interpersonal influence tactics EXCEPT: A) reward the behaviors you want. B) develop allies.
C) rely on the rule of demand.
D) make use of higher authority.
E) ask for what you want.
Q4) ____________________ is the extent to which the leader is mindful of subordinates, respects their ideas and feelings, and establishes mutual trust.
Q5) According to Hersey and Blanchard, ____________________ and ____________________ works best for employees with moderate readiness.
Q6) Differentiate between a substitute and a neutralizer.
Q7) ____________________ leadership is about distinguishing right from wrong and choosing to do right.
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Chapter 15: Motivating Employees
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Q1) One of your fellow students is continually late to class. The professor has tried numerous verbal warnings and recently took points away from the student's grade. The student continued to show up late. Based on the above, the professor's actions are consistent with which of the following reinforcement techniques?
A) Negative reinforcement
B) Extinction
C) Positive reinforcement
D) Avoidance learning
E) Rewards enhancement
Q2) According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK in Chapter 15, Marshall Industries did away with all bonuses, commission, vacations and other awards and rewards. Salespeople were paid a base salary and given profit sharing. As a result, productivity at the organization tripled.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to expectancy theory, for an employee to be highly motivated, E-P expectancy and valence must be maximized.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Managing Communication
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Q1) ____ refers to a team communication structure in which team members freely communicate with one another and arrive at decisions.
A) Decentralized network
B) Centralized network
C) Linear network
D) Circular network
E) Gossip structure
Q2) ____________________ communication is the lateral or diagonal exchange of messages among peers or coworkers.
Q3) Characteristics of a good listener are someone who
A) asks questions, listens for facts, and avoids distractions.
B) asks questions, summarizes, and listens to central themes.
C) shows interest, judges content, and has preconceptions.
D) listens between lines, starts to argue, and works hard.
E) shows interest, works hard, and starts to argue.
Q4) Managers spend 80 percent of every working day reading or writing.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Without ____________________, the communication is one-way.
Q6) Briefly describe the communication process.
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Chapter 17: Leading Teams
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Q1) Task force is sometimes called a(n)
A) vertical team.
B) cross-functional team.
C) command team.
D) special-purpose team.
E) executive team.
Q2) A role in which the individual devotes personal time and energy to helping the team accomplish its task is called a(n) ____________________ role.
Q3) The term ____________________ refers to a team member who attains benefit from team membership but does not do a proportionate share of the work.
Q4) Which of the following is the most widely known application of problem-solving teams?
A) Quality circles
B) Production cells
C) Five-minute teams
D) The autonomous work unit
E) The diagonal unit
Q5) In a(n) ____________________ team, team members take over managerial duties.
Q6) Describe the stages of team development.
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Chapter 18: Managing Quality and Performance
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Q1) List the four major perspectives of a balanced scorecard.
Q2) Which of these budgets will provide Katrina information about planned investments in major assets like buildings and heavy machinery?
A) Cash budget
B) Revenue budget
C) Capital budget
D) Expense Budget
E) Balance-Sheet budget
Q3) Management By Walking Around is often used to control the flow and pace of work or to monitor employees.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Contingency factors that can influence the success of a TQM program in a positive way include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) tasks make high skill demands on employees
B) TQM serves to enrich jobs and motivate employees
C) problem-solving skills are improved for all employees
D) participation and teamwork are used to tackle significant problems
E) managers wait for big, dramatic innovations
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Chapter 19: Managing the Value Chain, Information
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Q1) An example of a computerized manufacturing system (CMS) is a small to medium-size automated production line that can be adapted to produce more than one product line.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In ____, staffing flexibility enhanced.
A) process layout
B) product layout
C) cellular layout
D) fixed-position layout
E) one position layout
Q3) In an automobile company, the technical core includes the plants that manufacture automobiles, while the same in a university includes teaching and research.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A facilities layout in which machines and tasks are arranged according to the sequence of steps in the production of a single product is called a(n) ____________________ layout.
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Q5) ____________________ refers to business exchanges that occur electronically.
Chapter 20: Managing Small Business Start-Ups
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Q1) The psychological characteristic that allows a person to be untroubled by disorder and uncertainty is called tolerance for ambiguity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Borrowing money that has to be repaid at a later date in order to start a business is ____________________.
Q3) In the ____________________ stage, the main problems for entrepreneurial firms are producing the product or service and obtaining customers.
Q4) Two principle advantages of forming a corporation are continuity and limits on the owners' liability.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Entrepreneurs are in more control of their environment, generally speaking, and can be expected to have an external locus of control.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Name five of the ten characteristics of a successful business plan.
Q7) Name and describe the five different categories of small business owners.
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