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Management 360 - Management and Organizational Behavior 2 » Spring 2019 » Quiz 11

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Question #1

The primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to:

A. Outlaw discrimination based on race and gender in schools, housing, and hiring.

B. Provide that people with disabilities will not face discrimination in the workplace, be provided access to all public places, and be provided access to telecommunications services.

C. Set new and enhanced standards of financial disclosure for publicly traded companies and accounting firms.

D. Ensure employees have safe conditions to work, free from hazards that are recognizable and addressable.

Question #2

___________ forces are the behaviors and beliefs associated with demographic groups that comprise an organization's available talent and customers.

A. Economic

B. Technical

C. Sociocultural

D. Political

Question #3

According to the text, the veterans' generation tends to see works as________, the baby boomers generation tends to see work as __________, generation X tends to see work as_________, and the millennial generation tends to see work as____________.

A. a means to an end, a difficult challenge, an exciting adventure, an obligation.

B. an obligation, a means to an end, an exciting adventure, a difficult challenge.

C. an obligation, an exciting adventure, a difficult challenge, a means to an end.

D. a means to an end, an obligation, a difficult challenge, an exciting adventure.

Question #4

Managers can use Forced-Choice Analysis as an aid in the decision-making process by analyzing the forces for and against change.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #5

Which of the following is discussed in the text as a key strategy in leading change?

A. Communication

B. Negotiation

C. Coercion

D. Engagement

Question #6

In terms of making changes to the structure of a system, Donella Meadows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) believes in the power of different types of _________or “places in the system where a small change could lead to a large shift in behavior.”

A. contingency points

B. pressure points

C. nodes

D. leverage points

Question #7

Unlike industry-specific regulations, _____________ forces relate to most, if not all, businesses.

A. political and legal

B. advocacy

C. demographic

D. resource

Question #8

Generic and store brand products are good examples of which of the following strategies?

A. Prospector

B. Cost leadership

C. Defender

D. First-mover

Question #9

What is the appropriate action for an organization or product that is a Question Mark according the BCG Matrix?

A. Save money in anticipation of the market picking up in the future

B. Work hard in order to establish higher growth

C. Invest heavily in order to achieve Star status

D. Nothing; if the market isn't growing, the company might be limited in how much it can actually expand.

Question #10

Monitoring positive and negative customer feedback and improving the organization's products and services accordingly is known as:,,

A. Reactive engagement

B. Interactive engagement

C. Positive engagement

D. Proactive engagement

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