Exam 16: Leading Rapid Growth, Crises, and Recovery

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Identify the basic dimension of organizational climate that describes the extent to which an employee feels a sense of cohesion and team spirit.

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Describe how there is a decline in the organizational morale at a troubled company.

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Among those who notice trouble developing are the employees.They deal with customer returns,calls from creditors,and the like,and they wonder why management does not respond.They begin to lose confidence in management.Despite troubled times,the lead entrepreneur talks and behaves optimistically or hides in the office declining to communicate with employees,customers,or vendors.Employees hear of trouble from each other and from outsiders.They lose confidence in the formal communications of the company.Company turnover starts to increase.Morale erodes.It is obvious there is a problem and that it is not being dealt with.Employees wonder what will happen,whether they will be laid off,and whether the firm will go into bankruptcy.With their security threatened,employees lapse into survival mode.

_____ refers to the problem of starting a firm around an idea without strategically analyzing the firm's opportunities.

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In rapid growth situations where cash burn rates are racing ahead of collections,what measures need to be in place to avoid chaos and possible collapse?

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In the chain of greatness model,an entrepreneurial mind-set leads to _____.

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What is the formula for calculating a company's Net Liquid Balance (NLB)?

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_____ is not as liquid as receivables but still can be liquidated to generate quick cash.

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In _____ bankruptcy,creditors force a troubled company into bankruptcy.

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The prospect of bankruptcy can provide a foundation for bargaining with creditors in a turnaround situation.

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What three areas does a turnaround specialist diagnose?

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In the context of selling inventory to raise quick cash,the sale of raw materials inventory to competitors is generally considered the best route.

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Which of the following is a primary cause of failure of a company?

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In highly successful ventures,leadership is based on _____ rather than on authority.

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Except for the owners,which group has the lowest claim in a bankruptcy situation?

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In the _____ approach,a manager is seen as willing to relinquish his or her priorities and power in the interests of an overall goal,and the appropriate people are included in setting cross-functional or cross-departmental goals and in making decisions.

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Which bankruptcy law gives a firm immediate protection from creditors?

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_____ is the most liquid noncash asset.

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The faster the rate of growth,the greater the potential for difficulty.

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The best route to quick cash is _____.

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Which of the following tasks involves the technique called subaccount analysis?

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