STR 581 Week 2 Capstone Final Examination Part One

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1. The concept that some leadership attributes will work in some situations but not in others can be described by the

behavioral theory

leadership effectiveness theory

tactical theory

contingency theory

 

2. Sam Meyers manages a telemarketing call center. He has 20 employees working for him who are displeased with the way he yells and threatens to terminate them for what they see as small issues. Which kind of power is Sam using to get the job done?

Referent power

Reward power

Coercive power

Legitimate power

 

3. Which of the following is considered an organizational blueprint, which prescribes the quantity and time frame for when each end product will be assembled?

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

MRP (Material Requirements Plan)

MPS (Master Production Schedule)

 

4. In performing a SWOT analysis, which of the following would be considered as a threat?

Competitors

Lack of a strategic plan

Increased product demand

Recognized brand


5. During the implementation of a project, which of the following should be the primary focus of a consulting firm?

The correct project software

Application of the learning curve theory

Tools and materials availability

People management skills

 

6.Which of the following is considered a major process flow structure?

 

Fabrication

 

Lead Time

 

Project

 

Lean Manufacturing

 

7. Some studies indicate the best approach for transformational change may have the chief executive officer create an atmosphere for change

 

and begin establishing a vision

 

and establish a reward system

 

but let others decide how to initiate change

 

but carefully set limits for the program

 

8. Deming’s PDCA (plan, do, check, and act) cycle underlies what inherent Six Sigma principle?

 

Control charting

 

Project management

 

Standard deviation

 

Continuous improvement

 

9. What can affirmative action assist organizations in achieving that diversity initiatives cannot?

Correcting specific problems of the past

Increased productivity

Maximizing creativity

Maximizing workforce commitment

 

10. According to the job characteristics model, autonomy is defined as the degree to which

a job generates direct and clear information about performance

a job provides the worker freedom, independence, and discretion

a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people

a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work

 

11. Active listening requires:

interruptions to get your point across

summarizing all areas of the performance-interview feedback discussion.

summarizing only the areas of agreement

verbal communications only

 

12. An example of control criteria that can be used in any situation is ________.

number of calls taken per day

employee satisfaction

client requests completed per hour

average time to process paperwork

 

13. Because practical considerations make job tryouts for all candidates infeasible, it is necessary to __________ the relative level of job performance for each candidate on the basis of available information.

assign

abandon

predict

accept

 

14. Which of the following is ISO 14000 primarily concerned with?

Time management

Continuous improvement management

Environmental management

Quality management

 

15. Which of the following is a desirable strategy for managers aiming to reduce the negative consequences of rumors?

Creating a more informal communication environment at the workplace

Initiating disciplinary action against the employee who started the rumor

Encouraging employees to communicate their concerns and suggestions

Refusing to comment on issues that appear to be controversial and unfair

 

16. ________ refers to an individual’s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.

Self-efficacy

Emotional contagion

Affect intensity

Self-determination

 

17. When an employee volunteers to run a canned food drive, this is an example of

organizational citizenship behavior

employee productivity

job satisfaction

employee happiness

 

18. As a university student, your institution’s social principles and practices reflect on you, as a stakeholder, in the organization. Therefore, it is your right to question how these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that the school is addressing. If your university provides job-share programs, builds a day-care facility, and only uses recycled paper, it could be said to be ________.

socially image conscious

fulfilling its social obligation

socially aware

socially responsive

 

19. A project can be segmented into which of the following? 

Events

Success markers

Work packages

Sub-jobs

 

20. In order to make their firm a learning organization, managers should

increase the degree of departmentalization

reinforce interdependence and reduce boundaries

penalize mistakes

avoid the use of cross-functional teams

 

21. Conflicts can be resolved by withdrawing from them or suppressing them. This conflict-management technique is known as ________.

accommodating

forcing

avoiding

compromising

 

22. Adoration of a charismatic leader by followers can lead to

limiting suggestions of fixes and improvements

a competitive work environment

greater understanding of the company mission

difficulty in developing a successor

 

23. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the effectiveness of tactics?

All tactics are equally effective with regard to upward influence.

Individuals from collectivist cultures are typically more likely to use soft tactics that reflect personal power.

The combination of a soft tactic with reasonable persuasion is more effective than a combination of two hard tactics.

Soft tactics are less effective than hard tactics when used individually

 

24. ____________ is the biggest hurdle to overcome in a pay-for-performance plan.

Merit-pay increases

Compensation equation

Inflation

Salary cap performance level

 

25. Mary arrives at her new job. Before she can begin actually doing the work, she must complete a series of activities including role playing and virtual reality interactions.  What type of training method does Mary’s new employer use?

On-the-job training

Information presentation

Simulation

Organizational development

 

26. In _____, workers have been fired for refusing to quit smoking, for living with someone without being married, drinking a competitor’s product, motorcycling, and other legal activities outside of work.

lifestyle discrimination

invasion of privacy

defamation

constructive discharge

 

27. Which of the following is one of Dr. Eli Goldratt's rules of production scheduling for optimized production technology?

If you lose an hour at a bottleneck it is better than making scrap.

Do not allow bottlenecks to govern the flow of the line.

Utilization and activation of a resource are not the same.

An hour saved at a bottleneck operation does not increase the process flow.

28. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 offered what for victims of unintentional discrimination?

race norming

adverse impact

affirmative action

monetary damages and jury trials

 

29. Which of the following is an element that addresses elimination of waste under lean production?

Minimized run times

Production ahead of demand

Group plant loading technology

Kanban production control system

 

30. Training that results in ______ is costly because of the cost of training (which proved to be useless) and the cost of hampered performance.

reinforcement of training

simulation of training

applicability of training

negative transfer of training

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