and Answers
These forms of performance measurement provide the best and most immediate forms
of feedback. - ANSWER MBWA and oral report
The more a control system helps an organization ________, the more successful it is
judged to b - ANSWER meet it goals
When should a manager's course of action be to do nothing? - ANSWER when the
variance is acceptable
This is the most informal form of performance measurement. - ANSWER personal
observation
Steve has a taped record of this one-on-one meeting with his boss. - ANSWER an oral
report
In many cases, immediate corrective action rather than basic corrective action is taken
by managers because they ________. - ANSWER lack of time
An effective control system can help managers delegate authority to employees with
confidence - ANSWER True
Direct supervision of employees is a form of ________ control. - ANSWER concurrent
In general, ________ that falls outside an acceptable range of variation must be dealt
with by a manager. - ANSWER any deviation
Some control criteria, such as employee satisfaction and absenteeism, are applicable to
almost any management situation. - ANSWER True
Operations management includes service industries but not manufacturing firms. -
ANSWER False
After World War II, U.S. managers made the mistake of thinking that ________. -
ANSWER production problems were solved
You would expect a highly developed country like ________ to have a predominantly
________ economy. - ANSWER France; service
A business model is ________. - ANSWER a strategic design for how a company
intends to make profit
A bus company (like Greyhound) is a ________ organization because its product is
________. - ANSWER service; transportation