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1. When parties agree to exchange goods for services, this arrangement is best identified as: A. factoring. B. expropriation. C. bartering. D. forfeiting. 2.
A/An __________ refers to an operation where at least two or more companies share
ownership of a foreign direct investment (FDI). A. management contract B. equity alliance C. joint venture D. franchise 3. Governments are most likely to place quotas on: A. exports. B. imports. C. foreign direct investment. D. subsidies. 4.
A __________ decision is a noncomparative strategy that sometimes occurs because
managers receive proposals from another company to set up a joint venture or distribution
arrangement, or to sell or buy off the company’s business units. A. go-no-go B. divestment C. reinvestment D. discontinuance 5.
A company’s strategy to develop capabilities and contributions from different countries
and share them among integrated worldwide operations is known as a __________ strategy. A. transnational B. multidomestic C. global D. differentiation 6.
__________ empowers team members to accomplish job objectives on their own accord
and to be held accountable for their results. A. Brainstorming B. Conflict C. Delegation D. Trust 7.
__________ is a hierarchical tree of end items that are to be accomplished by the project
team during the project. A. Needs Assessment B. Risk Management Plan C. Responsibility Matrix D. Work Breakdown Structure 8.
When a project has negative total slack, some activities need to be __________ in order
to finish the project by its completion date. A. accelerated B. leveled C. smoothed-over D. tracked 9.
The primary purpose of a progress report is to report on project __________ rather than
what __________ the project team worked on. A. deliverables; activities B. activities; objectives C. accomplishments; activities D. milestones; accomplishments 10.
For any project, the objective is usually defined in terms of __________, __________,
and __________ (also known in the industry as the “triple constant"). A. scope, schedule, resources B. schedule, cost, quality C. cost, scope, planning D. scope, schedule, cost 11.
A manager of a female employee is overheard making improper advances toward this
employee, which she politely refuses. On another occasion, the manager is heard suggesting that
he would recommend a promotion for the same female employee if only she would do something
in return. This is an example of: A. creating a hostile work environment. B. sexual favoritism. C. quid pro quo sexual harassment. D. disparate impact. E. preferential treatment. 12.
The music industry took Napster to court and forced the company to shut down its
popular website that allowed anyone to exchange and download music. In the end, Napster lost
the court battle and filed for bankruptcy. The major issue in this case was: A. illegal data transmission. B. copyright violations. C. use of MP3 technology. D. intermediary interference. 13.
In 1987 the United States Sentencing Commission set forth extensive sentencing
guidelines for use in cases to determine corporate: A. fraud. B. liability. C. character. D. culpability. E. retribution. 14.
Values that are acceptable to all cultures and all organizations are categorized (using the
Integrative Social Contract Theory Global Values Map) as: A. hypernorms. B. consistent norms. C. moral free space. D. illegitimate norms. E. microsocial norms. 15.
Genetic screening is a new and rapidly growing screening process used in a variety of
ways. Which of the following is the most valid reason for using genetic screening? A. Genetic discrimination for workplace safety B. Denial of health insurance for a person with a disease-related genetic sequence C. Denial of employment for a person with a disease-related genetic sequence D. To develop preventive care health plans E. For job viability 16.
According to the text, what is one of the reasons why the not-for-profit sector of an
economy is important? A. Not-for-profit businesses generate a substantial portion (35%) of the GDP. B. Not-for-profit organizations use any excess of revenue over costs and expenses to accrue
to their stockholders to improve the public standing. C.
A private nonprofit firm tends to receive benefits from society that a private profitmaking
firm cannot obtain such as preferential tax status.
D. Without the not-for-profit sector, most of the workforce would be without employment. E. Not-for-profit organizations produce goods and services which are imperative for good
international trade relations. 17.
When there are highly automated assembly lines making one mass-produced product
using little human labor, this setup is called: A. dedicated transfer lines. B. connected line batch flow. C. connected job flow. D. mass batch lines. E. mass job flow. 18.
What is the additional phase in the organizational life cycle that may occur sometime
during the maturity or decline stages? A. Pause phase B. Acquisition phase C. Recovery phase D. Temporal displacement phase E. Revival phase 19.
Under Stage I and the function of measurement and control, organizational measurement
is based on: A. control beyond one person. B. assessment of functional operations necessary. C. personal, subjective control. D. evolution of structured control systems. E. complex formal systems geared to compare systems. 20.
Which type of chief executive officer with a conservative style, a production or
engineering background, and experience with controlling budgets, capital expenditures,
inventories, and standardization procedures would be appropriate for a corporation following a
stability strategy? A. Professional liquidator B. Dynamic industry expert C. Turnaround specialist D. Analytical portfolio manager E. Cautious profit planner
