Management Quizzes 1-5 – Flashcards

A specific commitment to achieve a measurable result within a stated period of time is a _____.

A single-use plan encompassing a variety of projects or activities is an example of a ___.

Operational planning must be completed by first-line managers every ____, and tactical planning is done by middle management every ____.

Planning done by first-line managers to determine how to accomplish specific tasks with available resources within the next 1 to 52 weeks is known as _____.

To ensure that plans are moving in the right direction, managers can use the ______.

The process for motivating employee performance in which the manager and employee jointly set objectives for the employee, the manager develops action plans, the manager and employee periodically review the employee's performance, and the manager makes a performance appraisal and rewards the employee according to results is known as ____.

The mission statement expresses the ____.

A standing plan that designates specific required action is a(n) ____.

Goals that are set by and for first-line managers and are concerned with short-term matters associated with realizing tactical goals are called _______.

A standing plan that outlines the response to particular problems or circumstances is a(n)

At ABC Manufacturing, employees work together to achieve the company goals and purposes. This describes ___.

Management is defined as the pursuit of organizational goals ____.

With production today, companies emphasize _____.

Using state-of-the-art computer software and hardware to help people work better together is known as ____.

Conceptual skills consist of ____.

As organizations strive to obtain a competitive advantage, taking care of the customer is the ____.

The discipline concerned with creating computer systems that simulate human reasoning and sensation is known as ___.

ABC Manufacturing employs some of the top professionals in its field, and because of their skills and experience, ABC is highly efficient and outperforms its competitors. ABC Manufacturing has a ____ over its competition.

Donna received a degree in management and has several years of strong management experience. As a result of her education and experience, researcher Robert Katz believed that Donna acquired which of the following principal skills?

An entrepreneur is best described as ___.

The 17 basic units of motion, identified by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, were named _____.

The systems viewpoint regards parts making up the whole system as ____.

The belief that quality stemmed from "constancy of purpose," and that managers should stress teamwork, be helpful rather than simply give orders, and make employees feel comfortable about asking questions was proposed by _____.

The field of behavioral science includes _____.

The historical perspective includes three viewpoints: _______.

A pay structure, in which more efficient workers earn higher wages, as suggested by Frederick W. Taylor, is known as a(n) _____ system.

Mary Parker Follett anticipated some of today's concepts, such as _____.

Behavioral science relies on scientific research for developing theories about human behavior that can be ____.

The classical viewpoint of management emphasized ways to ___.

Maslow's hierarchy of human needs included ______.

Changes in the way politics shape laws and laws shape the opportunities for and threats to an organization are ____ forces.

The macroenvironment includes these forces: _______.

According to researcher Daniel Pink, when employees feel a sense of purpose—when their work has meaning—workers _____.

Changes in the economic, political, legal, and technological global system that may affect an organization are ______ forces.

When individuals who want to start a new venture obtain many small amounts of money from many people, this type of financing is called ____.

A formal written set of ethical standards guiding an organization's actions is a(n) ____.

What mechanism is used to provide a systematic assessment of an organization's triple bottom line?

Ethics are _____.

Corporate governance is the system ____.

Since the 1950s, the percentage of the U.S. labor force represented by unions has _____.

The law that makes it illegal for employees of U.S. companies to make "questionable" or "dubious" contributions to political decision makers in foreign nations is the _____.

ASEAN is a(n) _____.

Globalization is the trend ___.

Countertrading is ___ goods for goods.

Mexican manufacturing plants with low labor costs and special privileges given to their American owners in return for employing Mexican citizens are known as ____.

Anna, the owner of a café, attended an entrepreneurial conference where they spoke about in-group collectivism from the GLOBE project, which expresses ____.

The World Bank is the principal organization that ______.

The trading bloc consisting of 28 trading partners in Europe is the ____.

Quotas are designed to prevent _____.

Free trade is the ____.