BUSINESS A 2525: FOSTER MANAGING QUALITY
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
Chapter 2 Quality Theory
1) A coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a class
of phenomena is referred to as a(n) .
A) postulate
B) axiom
C) theory
D) corollary
E) hypothesis
Answer: C
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
2) An arrow pointing from an independent variable to a dependent variable in a theoretical
model typically implies .
A) causality
B) normality
C) randomness
D) proactivity
E) synergy
Answer: A
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
3) The of a theoretical model involves which variables or factors are included in the
model.
A) why
B) what
C) how
, BUSINESS A 2525: FOSTER MANAGING QUALITY
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: B
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
, BUSINESS A 2525: FOSTER MANAGING QUALITY
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
4) The of a theoretical model involves the nature, direction, and extent of the
relationship among the variables.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: C
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
5) The of a theoretical model is the theoretical glue that holds the model together.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: A
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
6) The of a theoretical model is responsible for placing contextual bounds on the
theory.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: D
Topic: What is Theory?
, BUSINESS A 2525: FOSTER MANAGING QUALITY
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
7) A theory that is generated by observation and description is said to have been developed
by the process of .
A) deduction
B) abstraction
C) simulation
D) induction
E) supposition
Answer: D
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
Chapter 2 Quality Theory
1) A coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a class
of phenomena is referred to as a(n) .
A) postulate
B) axiom
C) theory
D) corollary
E) hypothesis
Answer: C
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
2) An arrow pointing from an independent variable to a dependent variable in a theoretical
model typically implies .
A) causality
B) normality
C) randomness
D) proactivity
E) synergy
Answer: A
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
3) The of a theoretical model involves which variables or factors are included in the
model.
A) why
B) what
C) how
, BUSINESS A 2525: FOSTER MANAGING QUALITY
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: B
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
, BUSINESS A 2525: FOSTER MANAGING QUALITY
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
4) The of a theoretical model involves the nature, direction, and extent of the
relationship among the variables.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: C
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
5) The of a theoretical model is the theoretical glue that holds the model together.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: A
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
6) The of a theoretical model is responsible for placing contextual bounds on the
theory.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: D
Topic: What is Theory?
, BUSINESS A 2525: FOSTER MANAGING QUALITY
EXAM WITH QUALITY ANSWERS RATED A+
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
7) A theory that is generated by observation and description is said to have been developed
by the process of .
A) deduction
B) abstraction
C) simulation
D) induction
E) supposition
Answer: D
Topic: What is Theory?
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of
managing quality
