Task:
Business Management
Author, Robert N. Lussier
Question 1. Behavioral theorist
a. are similar to systems and classical theorists in the way they conceptualize the organization and its problems.
b. Break the organization into its component parts to understand the whole
c. Look at the organization as a whole to understand the interrelationship of its parts
d. All of the above
Question 2. The systems theorist and the contingency theorists both believe
a. people are the se4cret to good management
b. there is no "one best way" to manage
c. there is "one best way" to manage
d. they don't agree on anything
Question 3. Reflexive decision makers often fail to sufficiently
a. define the problem
b. set objectives and criteria
c. generate alternatives
d. analyze and select alternatives
e. plan and implement the decision
Question 4. A manufacturer that begins producing its own components exemplifies
a. concentration
b. forward integration
c. backward integration
d. related diversification
e. unrelated diversification
Question 5. Which of the following is a scheduling technique?
a. planning sheet
b. gantt
c. PERT
d. All of the above
Question 6. One disadvantage of using _________ tis the "ripple effect."
a. internal sources
b. external sources
c. both of the above
d. none of the above
Question 7. Middle-of-the-road management is a style involved in
a. two-dimmensional leadership theory
b. leadership grid
c. both of the above
d. none of the above
Question 8. Both the leadership continuum model and the path-goal leadership model
a. are based on objective data
b. help determine if a person's leadership style matches a particular situation
c. are base on subjective data
d. none of the above
Question 9. Concurrent control is a(n)
a. formal evaluative application of performance appraisal
b. formal developmental application of performance appraisal]
c. informal application of performance appraisal
d. none of the above
Question 10. Normally, stockholders are most interested in the ____________.
a. income statement
b. balance sheet
c. cash flow statement
d. all of the above
e. none of the above