A+ Answers of the following Questions

Question 1         
If you admire your CEO but find out there were questionable accounting practices under his watch, you might blame only the CFO because of:
A. selective perception.
B. perception.
C. objective reality.
D. stereotyping.

Question 2         
The extent to which others in the same situation behave in the same way is known as:
A. consistency.
B. consensus.
C. distinctiveness.
D. stress.

Question 3         
Which of the following statements BEST describes the general relationship between stress and performance?
A. As stress increases, performance will decrease.
B. As performance increases, so does stress.
C. As stress increases, performance will increase for a time.
D. As stress increases, job satisfaction will decrease.

Question 1         
__________ thinking allows people to see similarities between situations or events.
A. Differentiated
B. Divergent
C. Convergent
D. Creative

Question 2         
Unions usually bargain for retirement packages and good medical plans. Recently they have negotiated for advance notice of plant closings. What need level from Maslow's hierarchy do these demands represent?
A. Physiological
B. Esteem

C. Belongingness
D. Security

Question 3         
The theory that assumes that people make choices from among alternative plans of behavior based on their perceptions of the relationship between a given behavior and desired outcomes is __________ theory.
A. two-factor
B. equity
C. reinforcement
D. expectancy

Question 1         
What is the most important idea for managers to remember from equity theory?
A. Over-rewarded employees perform best.
B. Under-rewarded employees perform best.
C. For rewards to motivate employees, employees must perceive them as being fair.
D. Employees must consider their inputs equal to the inputs of their "comparison other."

Question 2         
Which of the following statements BEST describes the general relationship between stress and performance?
A. As stress increases, performance will decrease.
B. As performance increases, so does stress.
C. As stress increases, performance will increase for a time.
D. As stress increases, job satisfaction will decrease.

Question 3         
If you accept a position with an organization that promises you advancement opportunities, the organization is providing:
A. competencies.

B. psychological contracts.
C. inducements.
D. tangibles.

Question 1         
Goals set with and by lower-level managers are called:
A. strategic.
B. tactical.
C. developmental.
D. operational.

Question 2         
When Proctor and Gamble compares its capabilities against competitors to find out whether the firm possesses any unique strengths, the firm is determining:
A. a tactical goal.
B. a strategic goal.
C. an operational goal.
D. its distinctive competencies.

Question 3         
Strategic goals are set by:
A. first-line managers.
B. middle managers.
C. top managers.
D. stockholders.

Question 1         
Which of the following outlines the organization's purpose, assumptions, values, and direction?
A. Mission
B. Purpose
C. Strategic plan
D. Strategic goal

Question 2         
The component of strategy that indicates how the organization intends to allocate resources is:
A. resource deployment.
B. scope.
C. competitive advantage.
D. synergy.

Question 3         
Coca-Cola's success in global marketing is the result of its distribution system and its marketing communications, which are two of the company's:
A. organizational weaknesses.
B. environmental strengths.
C. environmental weaknesses.
D. organizational strengths.