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Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles and practices underlying effective teamwork and collaboration within organizational settings. Students will examine group development, roles, communication patterns, conflict resolution, decision-making processes, and leadership in teams. Through case studies, interactive activities, and real-world projects, participants will develop skills in fostering positive team environments, leveraging diversity, and overcoming common barriers to collaboration. Emphasis is placed on both in-person and virtual team dynamics, preparing students to contribute to and lead high-performing teams across a variety of professional contexts.
Recommended Textbook Management Leading and Collaborating in the Competitive World 9th Edition by Thomas Bateman
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Chapter 1: Managing
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Q1) Differentiate between the various management levels in an organization.
Answer: Answers will vary.
Q2) _______ involves monitoring performance and making necessary changes.
A)Budgeting
B)Planning
C)Organizing
D)Leading
E)Controlling
Answer: E
Q3) In smaller entrepreneurial firms and even in more adaptive larger firms,managers
A)are no longer utilized.
B)rely more heavily on technical skills.
C)serve as "experts" on whom the entire firm depends.
D)have strategic,tactical and operational responsibilities.
E)focus on internal operations only.
Answer: D
Q4) Frontline managers often have titles such as supervisor or sales manager.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The External Environment and Organizational Culture
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Q1) The method for predicting how variables will change the future is called A)budgeting.
B)scenario development.
C)forecasting.
D)benchmarking.
E)environmental scanning.
Answer: C
Q2) The research Margarita is using is called
A)forecasting.
B)competitive intelligence.
C)environmental scanning.
D)benchmarking.
E)scenario development.
Answer: B
Q3) Firms that develop strategies that don't include technological advances will realize obsolescence and extinction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Managerial Decision Making
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Q1) When a solution is specifically designed for a particular problem or set of problems,it is called a
A)designer-enhancement.
B)dynamic solution.
C)ready-made solution.
D)future-generated solution.
E)custom-made solution.
Answer: E
Q2) The confrontational model of decision making arises when people disagree on goals or compete with one another for resources.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Ready-made solutions are ideas that have been seen or tried before.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Describe the elements of an effective crisis management plan. Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 4: Planning and Strategic Management
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Q1) General decision-making stages and specific formal planning steps are quite similar.
A)True
B)False
Q2) List the six barriers to strategy implementation and the corresponding principles for engaging and overcoming them.
Q3) Essential to developing a system that will monitor and control the implementation of plans developed in the formal planning process is the establishment of A)sanctions for improper performance.
B)control systems.
C)a "control leader."
D)contingency plans for various scenarios.
E)strategic planning motives.
Q4) A strategy map provides managers with a tool to communicate their strategic goals and enable members of the organization at every level to understand the parts they will play in helping to achieve them.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Summarize the basic steps in any planning process.
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Chapter 5: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
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Q1) Honesty,caring,loyalty,fairness and integrity are all examples of A)ethics.
B)citizenship.
C)values.
D)self focus.
E)excellence.
Q2) Discuss ecocentric management.How can it be beneficial to organizations?
Q3) The ethical climate of an organization refers to the processes by which decisions are evaluated and made on the basis of right and wrong.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A "carbon footprint" refers to the output of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
A)True
B)False
Q5) It is easy to be a whistleblower since there are few consequences for it.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Build a case for the convergence of profit maximization and corporate social responsibility.
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Chapter 6: International Management
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Q1) One study found that manufacturing labor costs about __________ an hour in China,compared to __________ dollars in the United States.
A)Less than $1;about 15
B)$2;about 15
C)Less than $1;about 25
D)$2;about 25
E)Less than $1;about 40
Q2) The multinational model of organization structure consists of
A)large low-cost manufacturing facilities located in selected locations with products exported to various subsidiaries.
B)subsidiaries located in countries where the company does business with much of the control exercised by the parent company.
C)subsidiaries located in countries where the company does business with much of the control exercised by the subsidiaries.
D)manufacturing various components at appropriate sites and assembling the components at national subsidiaries.
E)extensive use of offshoring.
Q3) Explain the consequences of the increasing integration of the global economy.
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Chapter 7: Entrepreneurship
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Q1) Entrepreneurs spot,create,and exploit opportunities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The tourism industry at Mt.St.Helens is an example of business that was created as a result of
A)a technological discovery.
B)demographic changes.
C)an economic dislocation.
D)a calamity.
E)government initiatives and rule changes.
Q3) Successfully fostering and managing intrapreneurship involves
A)discouraging bootlegging activities.
B)focusing on one very large,innovative project.
C)rewarding risk taking.
D)spreading intrapreneurial efforts over many small scale projects.
E)minimizing aggressiveness with competitors.
Q4) Successful entrepreneurs anticipate difficulties and cushion their business to help it weather setbacks.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Organization Structure
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Q1) The unity-of-command principle states that a person should have multiple managers who lead together,giving subordinates the same unified message.
A)True
B)False
Q2) __________ occurs when interdependent units are required to meet deadlines and objectives that contribute to a common goal.
A)Coordination by plan
B)Cooperation by mutual adjustment
C)Standardization
D)Formalization
E)Collaboration
Q3) The oversight of the firm by its executive staff and board of directors is called corporate
A)control.
B)oversight.
C)power.
D)governance.
E)strategy.
Q4) Explain the advantages of delegation and how managers should delegate.
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Chapter 9: Organizational Agility
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Q1) An integrative approach to management that supports the attainment of customer satisfaction through a wide variety of tools and techniques that result in high-quality goods and services is called
A)Just-in time control (JIT).
B)customer relationship management.
C)total quality management.
D)time-based competition.
E)ISO 9001.
Q2) To be successful,the partners in a strategic alliance must pay attention to the human relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is one of the Baldridge criteria?
A)Use of JIT
B)Offering extensive training to workers
C)Computer/technology analysis
D)Business results
E)ROI focus
Q4) Explain the key features in mass customization.
Q5) Compare the three types of technology configurations.Give an example of each.
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Chapter 10: Human Resources Management
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Q1) The three basic required benefits are workers' compensation,health care and social security.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The process of helping people who have been dismissed from the company to gain employment elsewhere is known as
A)exit interviewing.
B)outplacement.
C)employment-at-will.
D)content validity.
E)downsizing.
Q3) Legislation that allows employees to work without having to join a union is known as
A)a union shop.
B)right-to-work.
C)arbitration.
D)an anti-labor statute.
E)a union decree.
Q4) Summarize how labor laws and unions influence human resources management.
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Chapter 11: Managing the Diverse Workforce
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Q1) According to the text,Borders Books tries to match the demographics of its workforce with the demographics of the communities in which its stores operate.The company hopes that managing diversity will have what end result?
A)Affirmative action
B)Cohesive teams
C)Higher morale
D)Concrete advantage to the organization
E)Decreased cultural distinction
Q2) In monolithic organizations
A)minorities are employed in all job levels.
B)minority members identify highly with the company.
C)minority members must adopt the norms of the majority to survive.
D)conflict among groups is high.
E)discrimination and prejudice are almost non-existent.
Q3) Retaining good workers of all ethnicities will become increasingly important as
A)insurance costs for new employees continue to escalate.
B)replacing experienced workers becomes more costly.
C)the skills-gap lessens.
D)the work force grows.
E)top managers leave to begin entrepreneurial ventures.
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Chapter 12: Leadership
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Q1) A form of leadership in which the leader solicits input from subordinates is referred to as
A)autocratic leadership.
B)participation in decision-making.
C)democratic leadership.
D)laissez-faire.
E)subordinated leadership.
Q2) Define leadership in your own words.
Q3) Behavior that provides guidance,support and corrective feedback for the day-to-day activities of work unit members is known as
A)strategic leadership.
B)supervisory leadership.
C)organizational leadership.
D)task leadership.
E)performance leadership.
Q4) The focus of LMX theory is primarily on the leader behaviors which are historically considered group maintenance.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Motivating for Performance
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Q1) According to McClelland,Pieter is high in what need?
A)Existence
B)Affiliation
C)Power
D)Growth
E)Achievement
Q2) Changing a task to make it inherently more rewarding,motivating and satisfying is referred to as
A)task significance.
B)job enrichment.
C)job rotation.
D)task identity.
E)job enlargement.
Q3) Which of the following levels of need includes the need for recognition and respect from others?
A)Physiological
B)Self-actualization
C)Safety
D)Ego
E)Social
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Chapter 14: Team-Work
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Q1) A team strategy that entails simultaneously emphasizing internal team building and achieving external visibility is referred to as
A)probing.
B)accommodation.
C)parading.
D)avoidance.
E)informing.
Q2) Groups that control decisions about and execution of a complete range of tasks are referred to as
A)autonomous work groups.
B)quality circles.
C)self-designing teams.
D)transnational teams.
E)semiautonomous work groups.
Q3) The Salary Survey Team is an example of which type of team?
A)Work team
B)Project and development team
C)Parallel team
D)Management team
E)Virtual team
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Chapter 15: Communicating
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Q1) Oral communication includes
A)any use of words.
B)anything audible.
C)face-to-face discussions.
D)all non-written communication.
E)non-verbal nuances.
Q2) Disadvantages of electronic communication include which of the following?
A)Increased expenses
B)Lack of confidentiality
C)Lower quality decisions
D)Inefficiency
E)The inability to solve simple problems
Q3) The transmission of information and meaning from one party to another through shared symbols is called decoding.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The decoder initiates the communication process by conveying information to the receiver.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Managerial Control
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Q1) Assessing your own company's planning,organizing,leading and controlling efforts is the essential function of
A)strategic audits
B)feedforward control
C)feedback control
D)external audits
E)internal audits
Q2) Perhaps the greatest benefit of activity based costing is
A)the simplicity.
B)the acknowledgment of employee effort.
C)the ability to highlight and monitor costly activities.
D)the acceptance by stockholders of other sources of financing.
E)the ability to monitor the board of directors.
Q3) A serious mistake for an entrepreneur is to invest too much time in budgeting.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Provide an example of a way in which the employment relationship has changed.
Q5) Feedforward control means that managers monitor their distributors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Managing Technology and Innovation
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Q1) Pacing technologies have yet to prove their full value but have the potential to alter the rules of competition by providing significant advantage.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Identify and explain the three key roles that people may play within an organization to acquire/develop technology.Give an example of each of the three roles.
Q3) A technology life cycle can be made up of many individual product life cycles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What makes technology leadership attractive for some companies is the potential for
A)infrastructure improvements.
B)learning costs.
C)establishment of entry barriers.
D)eliminating defects.
E)greater risks.
Q5) Technology leadership does not provide a significant learning advantage. A)True B)False
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Chapter 18: Creating and Managing Change
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Q1) Describe the six specific approaches to enlisting cooperation in the change process.Give an example of a situation in which each would best be used?
Q2) Reactive change means anticipating and preparing for an uncertain future.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ______ requires using every possible channel and opportunity to talk up and reinforce the vision and required new behaviors.
A)Generating short-term wins
B)Establishing a sense of urgency
C)Creating a guiding coalition
D)Communicating the change vision
E)Empowering broad-based action
Q4) The instituting of change refers to refreezing.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Lots of happy talk from senior management helps to avoid complacency.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain what it takes to be a change agent within the organization context.
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