Exam 3: The Management Environment

Linden State University (Scenario) Marta is a dean at Linden State University, a school with an enrollment of almost 20,000 students. In her daily activities, Marta has to deal with problems that involve students, faculty, curriculum, budgets, and a variety of other things. -Marta sees an opportunity for her school in increasing the enrollment in individuals who were born in the 1980s andearly 1990s. Which term describes these prospective students?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the U.S. model of capitalism in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?

What will cause countries such as Denmark to shrink with respect to the size of their economy, relative to other nations?

Which of the following best defines environmental uncertainty?

How might a manager at WorldNow, a technology company that manufactures innovative oil drilling solutions, use its drill to motivate employees?

The business world cannot count on regulation to reform the economy.

Technology has changed the way managers manage by forcing them to keep track of employees in remote locations at all times of the day and night.

A ban on gay marriage is an example of a change in which components of an organization's external environment?

In a short essay, described what caused the economic downturn of 2008.

Which managerial organizing decision is most affected by organizational culture?

The capitalistic system that the United States uses is thought to be perfect by most economists.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered a stakeholder for a newspaper company, The Daily Recorder?

In a short essay, describe the parameters in an environmental uncertainty matrix.

Which event triggered the recent recession that began in 2008?

The age of a population is one of its most important demographics.

What did the effect of a volcanic eruption in Iceland on production of Nissans in a plant in Japan illustrate?

The overall trend toward globalization is part of the political component of an organization's external environment.

The Daily Recorder is considering charging online readers a flat fee for access to the news on their computers and electronic devices. Which stakeholder should the paper NOT worry about informing?

In a short essay, describe how an organization obtains its culture and give an example.

How is a corporate ritual different from a corporate story or legend?