TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1)
In the symbolic view of management, managers are seen as directly responsible for an organization'ssuccess or failure.
1)
2)
The dominant view in management theory suggests that managers are omnipotent.2)
3)
The view of managers as omnipotent is consistent with the stereotypical picture of the take-chargebusiness executive who can overcome
any obstacle in carrying out the organization's objectives.
3)
4)
The symbolic view of management helps to explain the high turnover among college and professional sports coaches, who are often fired
and replaced when their teams perform poorly.
4)
5)
In the omnipotent view of management, much of an organization's success or failure is due to forcesoutside management's control.
5)
6)
If an organization subscribes to the symbolic view of management, it is unreasonable to expect managers to have a significant effect on the
organization's performance.
6)
7)
A manager's role in the omnipotent view of management is to create meaning out of randomness,confusion, and ambiguity.
7)
8)
The part of the environment that is directly relevant to achievement of an organization's goals is the
,specific environment.8)
9)
The term suppliers includes providers of financial and labour inputs.9)
10)
To a national television network like the CBC, your home DVD player could be considered a competitor. 10)
11)
Economic conditions are part of the organization's specific environment. 11)
12)
Demographic conditions are part of the organization's general environment.12)
13)
The European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have both createdregional trading alliances.
13)
14)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was signed in 1992 to create the EU.14)
15)
Through the creation of the EU, each member country now has increased border controls, nationalistpolicies, and protected industries.
15)
16)
The three original partners of NAFTA are Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
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16)
17)
NAFTA has strengthened the economic power of all three member countries.17)
18)
Mercosur is a trading alliance between 10 southeast Asian nations.18)
19)
The World Trade Organization was formed in 1995 and evolved from the Maastricht Treaty, an agreementin effect since the end of World War
II.
19)
20)
The legal-political environment is an important factor of managing in a foreign environment. 20)
21)
Only when a country's legal-political environment is unstable or revolutionary is it of concern tomanagers.
21)
22)
Research indicates that organizational culture has a stronger impact on employees than national culture.22)
23)
A command economy is one in which resources are primarily owned and controlled by the private sector.23)
24)
Power distance refers to the degree to which a society encourages people to be tough, confrontational, assertive, and competitive.
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24)
25)
People in a society that is high in uncertainty avoidance don't feel threatened by uncertainty andexperience low levels of anxiety, stress,
and aggressiveness.
25)
26)
Jim was born and raised in a country with a long-term orientation. In his culture, leisure time is highly valued because it is a vital part of
the long-term health plan for the individual.
26)
27)
Multinational corporations became commonplace in the mid-1960s.27)
28)
By decentralizing management authority to the local country, the transnational corporation reflects anethnocentric attitude.
28)
29)
"Born globals" are companies that choose to go global from inception; they commit resources up front(material, people, financing) to doing
business in more than one country.
29)
30)
Multidomestic corporations use one strategy for all global operations based on the different domesticinfluences that are present in the
firm's original home market.
30)
31)
Transnational corporations run their businesses from their home country.31)
1)
In the symbolic view of management, managers are seen as directly responsible for an organization'ssuccess or failure.
1)
2)
The dominant view in management theory suggests that managers are omnipotent.2)
3)
The view of managers as omnipotent is consistent with the stereotypical picture of the take-chargebusiness executive who can overcome
any obstacle in carrying out the organization's objectives.
3)
4)
The symbolic view of management helps to explain the high turnover among college and professional sports coaches, who are often fired
and replaced when their teams perform poorly.
4)
5)
In the omnipotent view of management, much of an organization's success or failure is due to forcesoutside management's control.
5)
6)
If an organization subscribes to the symbolic view of management, it is unreasonable to expect managers to have a significant effect on the
organization's performance.
6)
7)
A manager's role in the omnipotent view of management is to create meaning out of randomness,confusion, and ambiguity.
7)
8)
The part of the environment that is directly relevant to achievement of an organization's goals is the
,specific environment.8)
9)
The term suppliers includes providers of financial and labour inputs.9)
10)
To a national television network like the CBC, your home DVD player could be considered a competitor. 10)
11)
Economic conditions are part of the organization's specific environment. 11)
12)
Demographic conditions are part of the organization's general environment.12)
13)
The European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have both createdregional trading alliances.
13)
14)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was signed in 1992 to create the EU.14)
15)
Through the creation of the EU, each member country now has increased border controls, nationalistpolicies, and protected industries.
15)
16)
The three original partners of NAFTA are Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
, Full file at http://testbankscafe.eu/Test-Bank-for-Fundamentals-of-Management-Sixth-Canadian-Edition-6th-Edition-Robbins
16)
17)
NAFTA has strengthened the economic power of all three member countries.17)
18)
Mercosur is a trading alliance between 10 southeast Asian nations.18)
19)
The World Trade Organization was formed in 1995 and evolved from the Maastricht Treaty, an agreementin effect since the end of World War
II.
19)
20)
The legal-political environment is an important factor of managing in a foreign environment. 20)
21)
Only when a country's legal-political environment is unstable or revolutionary is it of concern tomanagers.
21)
22)
Research indicates that organizational culture has a stronger impact on employees than national culture.22)
23)
A command economy is one in which resources are primarily owned and controlled by the private sector.23)
24)
Power distance refers to the degree to which a society encourages people to be tough, confrontational, assertive, and competitive.
, Full file at http://testbankscafe.eu/Test-Bank-for-Fundamentals-of-Management-Sixth-Canadian-Edition-6th-Edition-Robbins
24)
25)
People in a society that is high in uncertainty avoidance don't feel threatened by uncertainty andexperience low levels of anxiety, stress,
and aggressiveness.
25)
26)
Jim was born and raised in a country with a long-term orientation. In his culture, leisure time is highly valued because it is a vital part of
the long-term health plan for the individual.
26)
27)
Multinational corporations became commonplace in the mid-1960s.27)
28)
By decentralizing management authority to the local country, the transnational corporation reflects anethnocentric attitude.
28)
29)
"Born globals" are companies that choose to go global from inception; they commit resources up front(material, people, financing) to doing
business in more than one country.
29)
30)
Multidomestic corporations use one strategy for all global operations based on the different domesticinfluences that are present in the
firm's original home market.
30)
31)
Transnational corporations run their businesses from their home country.31)
