Question 1

Organizations must manage environmental uncertainty to be effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The _____ represents people in the environment who can be hired to work for the organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitors 
B)  labor market 
C)  suppliers 
D)  customers 
E)  government 
A)  competitors 
B)  labor market 
C)  suppliers 
D)  customers 
E)  government

Question 3

The _____ represents people in the environment who can be hired to work for the organization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ represents people in the environment...

Question 4

The outer layer, the general environment, is widely dispersed and affects organizations directly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The _____ environment represents the outer layer of the environment and affects organizations _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  task; indirectly 
B)  general; directly 
C)  internal; directly 
D)  internal; indirectly 
E)  general; indirectly 
A)  task; indirectly 
B)  general; directly 
C)  internal; directly 
D)  internal; indirectly 
E)  general; indirectly

Question 6

All of the following are types of corporate cultures except:

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptability culture. 
B)  clan culture. 
C)  consistency culture. 
D)  involvement culture. 
E)  achievement culture. 
A)  adaptability culture. 
B)  clan culture. 
C)  consistency culture. 
D)  involvement culture. 
E)  achievement culture.

Question 7

A(n) _____ involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _____ involves a strategic alliance or...

Question 8

Lying at the heart of Chinese culture, _____ is a supportive, mutually beneficial connection between two people.

Accepted Answer

A)  kaizen 
B)  ganqing 
C)  renqing 
D)  kansei 
E)  guanxi 
A)  kaizen 
B)  ganqing 
C)  renqing 
D)  kansei 
E)  guanxi

Question 9

_____ is an approach to boundary spanning which results from using sophisticated software to search through large amounts of internal and external data to spot patterns, trends, and relationships that might be significant.

Accepted Answer

A)  Merger intelligence 
B)  Business intelligence 
C)  Competitive intelligence 
D)  Partnership intelligence 
E)  Environment intelligence 
A)  Merger intelligence 
B)  Business intelligence 
C)  Competitive intelligence 
D)  Partnership intelligence 
E)  Environment intelligence

Question 10

The _____ is the outer layer that includes social, economic, legal-political, and other factors that influence all organizations about equally.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ is the outer layer that...

Question 11

Ally's Applesauce is in the process of hiring sixty new workers. The personnel department has a large pool of unskilled labor to draw from due to the high unemployment rate in the local area. Which dimension of the external environment is involved here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociocultural 
B)  Competitors 
C)  Technological 
D)  Labor market 
E)  Legal-political 
A)  Sociocultural 
B)  Competitors 
C)  Technological 
D)  Labor market 
E)  Legal-political

Question 12

The cultural leader articulates a vision for the organizational culture that employees can believe in and that generates excitement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following would be considered a visual representation(s) of a company's corporate culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  All department heads have an executive office. 
B)  Each department has an award plaque for employee of the month. 
C)  All employees are dressed in professional business attire. 
D)  Top level executives drive company owned sports car. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  All department heads have an executive office. 
B)  Each department has an award plaque for employee of the month. 
C)  All employees are dressed in professional business attire. 
D)  Top level executives drive company owned sports car. 
E)  All of these.

Question 14

When environmental factors change rapidly, the organization experiences _____ uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When environmental factors change rapidly, the organization...

Question 15

Adaptability culture emerges in an environment that requires _____response and _____ decision making.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adaptability culture emerges in an environment that...

Question 16

Jefferson and Squire is an advertising firm that is viewed as having a fast-paced and posh corporate culture. The company uses bold coloring with expensive accents in all office décor. This exemplifies which level of corporate culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visible artifacts 
B)  Underlying assumptions 
C)  Expressed values 
D)  Heroes 
E)  Ceremonies 
A)  Visible artifacts 
B)  Underlying assumptions 
C)  Expressed values 
D)  Heroes 
E)  Ceremonies

Question 17

Based on the notion that organizations are dealing with a very turbulent and uncertain external environment, more organizations are requiring _____ to perform boundary-spanning activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  top leaders 
B)  middle managers 
C)  line managers 
D)  all employees 
E)  suppliers 
A)  top leaders 
B)  middle managers 
C)  line managers 
D)  all employees 
E)  suppliers

Question 18

The sociocultural dimension of the general environment includes societal norms and values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Molly Madison received "The Employee of the Month" Award at Internal Workings Remodeling Service in April. Molly would be considered a part of which of these for Internal Workings?

Accepted Answer

A)  General environment 
B)  Task environment 
C)  Economic environment 
D)  Internal environment 
E)  Legal-political environment 
A)  General environment 
B)  Task environment 
C)  Economic environment 
D)  Internal environment 
E)  Legal-political environment

Question 20

The people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization are:

Accepted Answer

A)  competitors. 
B)  suppliers. 
C)  customers. 
D)  employees. 
E)  potential employees. 
A)  competitors. 
B)  suppliers. 
C)  customers. 
D)  employees. 
E)  potential employees.

Organizations must manage environmental uncertainty to be effective.

The _____ represents people in the environment who can be hired to work for the organization.

The _____ represents people in the environment who can be hired to work for the organization.

The outer layer, the general environment, is widely dispersed and affects organizations directly.

The _ environment represents the outer layer of the environment and affects organizations _.

All of the following are types of corporate cultures except:

A(n) _____ involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations.

Lying at the heart of Chinese culture, _____ is a supportive, mutually beneficial connection between two people.

_____ is an approach to boundary spanning which results from using sophisticated software to search through large amounts of internal and external data to spot patterns, trends, and relationships that might be significant.

The _____ is the outer layer that includes social, economic, legal-political, and other factors that influence all organizations about equally.

Ally's Applesauce is in the process of hiring sixty new workers. The personnel department has a large pool of unskilled labor to draw from due to the high unemployment rate in the local area. Which dimension of the external environment is involved here?

The cultural leader articulates a vision for the organizational culture that employees can believe in and that generates excitement.

Which of the following would be considered a visual representation(s) of a company's corporate culture?

When environmental factors change rapidly, the organization experiences _____ uncertainty.

Adaptability culture emerges in an environment that requires _response and _ decision making.

Jefferson and Squire is an advertising firm that is viewed as having a fast-paced and posh corporate culture. The company uses bold coloring with expensive accents in all office décor. This exemplifies which level of corporate culture?

Based on the notion that organizations are dealing with a very turbulent and uncertain external environment, more organizations are requiring _____ to perform boundary-spanning activities.

The sociocultural dimension of the general environment includes societal norms and values.

Molly Madison received "The Employee of the Month" Award at Internal Workings Remodeling Service in April. Molly would be considered a part of which of these for Internal Workings?

The people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization are:

Innovative Management for a Changing World

The Evolution of Management Thinking

Managing in a Global Environment

Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Small Business Start Ups

Managerial Planning and Goal Setting

Strategy Formulation and Execution

Managerial Decision Making

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Managing Diversity

Understanding Individual Behavior

Leadership

Motivating Employees

Managing Communication

Leading Teams

Managing Quality and Performance

Filters

Exam 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture

Organizations must manage environmental uncertainty to be effective.

The _____ represents people in the environment who can be hired to work for the organization.

The _____ represents people in the environment who can be hired to work for the organization.

The outer layer, the general environment, is widely dispersed and affects organizations directly.

The _____ environment represents the outer layer of the environment and affects organizations _____.

All of the following are types of corporate cultures except:

A(n) _____ involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations.

Lying at the heart of Chinese culture, _____ is a supportive, mutually beneficial connection between two people.

_____ is an approach to boundary spanning which results from using sophisticated software to search through large amounts of internal and external data to spot patterns, trends, and relationships that might be significant.

The _____ is the outer layer that includes social, economic, legal-political, and other factors that influence all organizations about equally.

Ally's Applesauce is in the process of hiring sixty new workers. The personnel department has a large pool of unskilled labor to draw from due to the high unemployment rate in the local area. Which dimension of the external environment is involved here?

The cultural leader articulates a vision for the organizational culture that employees can believe in and that generates excitement.

Which of the following would be considered a visual representation(s) of a company's corporate culture?

When environmental factors change rapidly, the organization experiences _____ uncertainty.

Adaptability culture emerges in an environment that requires _____response and _____ decision making.

Jefferson and Squire is an advertising firm that is viewed as having a fast-paced and posh corporate culture. The company uses bold coloring with expensive accents in all office décor. This exemplifies which level of corporate culture?

Based on the notion that organizations are dealing with a very turbulent and uncertain external environment, more organizations are requiring _____ to perform boundary-spanning activities.

The sociocultural dimension of the general environment includes societal norms and values.

Molly Madison received "The Employee of the Month" Award at Internal Workings Remodeling Service in April. Molly would be considered a part of which of these for Internal Workings?

The people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization are:

Innovative Management for a Changing World

The Evolution of Management Thinking

Managing in a Global Environment

Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Small Business Start Ups

Managerial Planning and Goal Setting

Strategy Formulation and Execution

Managerial Decision Making

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Managing Diversity

Understanding Individual Behavior

Leadership

Motivating Employees

Managing Communication

Leading Teams

Managing Quality and Performance

Filters

The _ environment represents the outer layer of the environment and affects organizations _.

Adaptability culture emerges in an environment that requires _response and _ decision making.