Management and Leaderships Exam 1
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Brian was working with two of his colleagues to create a marketing plan for his company's new
product. The team was scheduled to meet with their manager on Monday to present the plan,
but the plan wasn't final when the team met with the manager. Instead of accepting any
responsibility, Brian told the manager that the plan was not final because the profile of the
geographical area was inaccurate.
BRIAN'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF: - correct answer ✔✔external locus of
control
The building blocks of competitive advantage are efficiency, quality, innovation, and
responsiveness to customers
TRUE OR FALSE: - correct answer ✔✔true
Josie is an employee of the Mars Manufacturing Company. Based on the information, you know
she must be a: - correct answer ✔✔stakeholder
Managers select appropriate goals for the organization while performing the __________
managerial task. - correct answer ✔✔planning
The ____________ framework is the model developed to explain the role that the founders
personal characteristics play in determining organizational culture - correct answer
✔✔attraction-section-attrition
Logan is an effective and efficient manager. However, he tends to be pessimistic and avoids
social interactions. How would you categorize him using the Big Five personality traits? - correct
answer ✔✔low on extraversion
, Shareholders are interested in how company operates because they: - correct answer ✔✔want
to maximize the return on their investment
Top managers are: - correct answer ✔✔tasked with cross-departmental responsibility
most often, innovation in organizations takes place in: - correct answer ✔✔small groups or
teams
The need for affiliation is the extent to which an individual has a strong desire to perform
challenging tasks well and to meet personal standards for excellence.
TRUE OR FALSE: - correct answer ✔✔false
_______ are intense and relatively short-lived feelings. - correct answer ✔✔emotions
A website offered free streaming and downloading of movies, games, and music. It was
eventually shut down by the courts. Websites like these demonstrate that the pursuit of self-
interest can lead to an ______________, a collective disaster when one or more people start to
profit from being unethical because this encourages other people to act in the same way. -
correct answer ✔✔"tragedy of the commons"
__________ measures the appropriateness of the goals selected by management for the
organization and the degree to which the organization accomplishes these goals - correct
answer ✔✔effectiveness
Laws are fixed principles, but ethics are not.
TRUE OR FALSE: - correct answer ✔✔false
How efficiently and effectivley managers use available resources to satisfy customers and
achieve organizational goals. - correct answer ✔✔organizational performance
well answered to pass rated A+
Brian was working with two of his colleagues to create a marketing plan for his company's new
product. The team was scheduled to meet with their manager on Monday to present the plan,
but the plan wasn't final when the team met with the manager. Instead of accepting any
responsibility, Brian told the manager that the plan was not final because the profile of the
geographical area was inaccurate.
BRIAN'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF: - correct answer ✔✔external locus of
control
The building blocks of competitive advantage are efficiency, quality, innovation, and
responsiveness to customers
TRUE OR FALSE: - correct answer ✔✔true
Josie is an employee of the Mars Manufacturing Company. Based on the information, you know
she must be a: - correct answer ✔✔stakeholder
Managers select appropriate goals for the organization while performing the __________
managerial task. - correct answer ✔✔planning
The ____________ framework is the model developed to explain the role that the founders
personal characteristics play in determining organizational culture - correct answer
✔✔attraction-section-attrition
Logan is an effective and efficient manager. However, he tends to be pessimistic and avoids
social interactions. How would you categorize him using the Big Five personality traits? - correct
answer ✔✔low on extraversion
, Shareholders are interested in how company operates because they: - correct answer ✔✔want
to maximize the return on their investment
Top managers are: - correct answer ✔✔tasked with cross-departmental responsibility
most often, innovation in organizations takes place in: - correct answer ✔✔small groups or
teams
The need for affiliation is the extent to which an individual has a strong desire to perform
challenging tasks well and to meet personal standards for excellence.
TRUE OR FALSE: - correct answer ✔✔false
_______ are intense and relatively short-lived feelings. - correct answer ✔✔emotions
A website offered free streaming and downloading of movies, games, and music. It was
eventually shut down by the courts. Websites like these demonstrate that the pursuit of self-
interest can lead to an ______________, a collective disaster when one or more people start to
profit from being unethical because this encourages other people to act in the same way. -
correct answer ✔✔"tragedy of the commons"
__________ measures the appropriateness of the goals selected by management for the
organization and the degree to which the organization accomplishes these goals - correct
answer ✔✔effectiveness
Laws are fixed principles, but ethics are not.
TRUE OR FALSE: - correct answer ✔✔false
How efficiently and effectivley managers use available resources to satisfy customers and
achieve organizational goals. - correct answer ✔✔organizational performance
