Social Management MCQs

Social Management MCQs

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1: __________ is choosing among two or more alternatives.

A.   Contingency planning

B.   Decision-making

C.   Organizational selection

D.   Utility analysis.

2: A candy manufacturer would increase both efficiency and effectiveness by making ________.

A.   High efficiency and high effectiveness

B.   Better candy at a lower cost

C.   Doing things right.

D.   Increase efficiency without increasing effectiveness

3: _____ are the behaviors expected of people who have a particular status.

A.   Roles

B.   Role strain

C.   Play

D.   Role conflict

4: _____ create self-fulfilling stereotypes.

A.   Minority group

B.   Labels

C.   Dominant

D.   Scapegoat

5: Decentralization ____

A.   Is the collection of activities that transform inputs into outputs that customers value.

B.   Is described by none of these

C.   Leads to faster decision making and more satisfied customers and employees

D.   Functional departmentalization allows work to be done by highly qualified specialists

6: ____ should serve as the foundation for deciding which projects to pursue.

A.   Strategic planning

B.   Project managers

C.   Successful past projects

D.   Employee abilities

7: _____ are an output of the executing process of project integration management.

A.   Initiating

B.   Stakeholders

C.   Deliverables

D.   User stories

8: ________ helps people find better solutions to problems using innovative problem-solving methods.

A.   Planning

B.   Creativity

C.   Organization

D.   Structure

9: __________ is an important component in labeling theory.

A.   The death rate

B.   The birth rate

C.   Self-control

D.   Reputation

10: As the size of a group increases, the output of ________.

A.   Each group member tends to increase

B.   Each group member tends to decrease

C.   The group decreases

D.   The group stays the same

11: Best practices are organized into three levels: project, program, and ____.

A.   Portfolio cost budgeting process control

B.   Evolutionary

C.   Outcomes

D.   Portfolio

12: Control can be thought of as a causal variable because ________.

A.   The results of control efforts cannot be negative or harmful for any organization

B.   The results of control efforts can inform and improve the planning process of the organization

C.   The results of control efforts dictate the structures of all other organizations within an industry.

D.   The results of control efforts are in no way related to planning and organizing

13: Disciplinary action is helpful to the organization because ________.

A.   Employees know what to do to correct their undesirable behavior

B.   Disciplined employees are less likely to leave the organization

C.   The manager will monitor the disciplined employee more closely

D.   After the first rule violation, problem employees are eliminated from the organization

14: Efficiency refers to ________.

A.   The relationship between inputs and outputs.

B.   High efficiency and high effectiveness.

C.   Direct and oversee the work of others.

D.   Quality of the employee-supervisor relationship.

15: External customers are often best for evaluating an employee's ________.

A.   Interpersonal behaviors

B.   Job performance

C.   Completion of job requirements

D.   Teamwork skills

16: Identification of the direct goals of a project requires ________.

A.   A reading of the project structure

B.   A reading of the project proposal

C.   A reading of the budget

D.   A reading of the WBS

17: If done well, the _________ can produce several releases of useful software.

A.   Agile approach

B.   Agile method

C.   None of these

18: In the context of teams, _____ work groups have no managerial responsibilities.

A.   Traditional

B.   Liaison

C.   Advisory

D.   Stabilization

19: Installing computer virus protection software and firewalls is a form of _____.

A.   Contingency planning

B.   Static planning

C.   Strategic planning

D.   Executive planning

E.   Tactical planning

20: Management by objectives is a mechanism of control with ________ organizational control systems.

A.   Input

B.   Clan

C.   Output

D.   Behavior

21: Modern information systems _____ an organization's need for hierarchy and _____ its efficiency.

A.   Artificial intelligence.

B.   Accuracy; reliability

C.   Decrease; increase

D.   Real-time

22: Modular organizations ____.

A.   Outsources all but the core business activities they can perform best

B.   Correct allows work to be done by highly qualified specialists

C.   All of these statements about matrix departmentalization are true.

D.   Leads to faster decision making and more satisfied customers and employees

23: One of the main tasks normally involved in project initiation is to identify project ____.

A.   Stakeholders

B.   Critics

C.   Analysts

D.   Shareholders

A.   Nine

B.   Ten

C.   Six

D.   Seven

25: Reality mining is __________.

A.   A metric that indicates the percentage of website users who have decided to click on an ad in order to visit the website or Web page associated with it.

B.   The process of identifying one's attitude toward a brand by assessing the context or emotion of one's comments

C.   The financial value of a customer throughout the lifetime of the relationship

D.   The collection and analysis of machine-sensed environmental data pertaining to human social behavior with the goal of identifying predictable patterns of behavior

26: Teams are typically required when ____.

A.   Tasks require multiple perspectives

B.   Team performance rather than individual performance

C.   Cohesive groups have lower turnover.

D.   Cross-training is less appropriate for teams of highly skilled workers

27: ____ is characterized by simple, easy-to-learn steps; low variety; and high repetition.

A.   Job consistency

B.   Job specialization

C.   Task reengineering

D.   Standardization

E.   Task homogeneity

28: ____ occurs when a company sells domestically produced products to customers in foreign countries.

A.   Direct foreign investment

B.   Franchising

C.   Licensing

D.   Exporting

E.   Cooperative contract

29: A _____ typically has a clear, simple chain of command from top to bottom.

A.   Organization chart

B.   Line organization

C.   Matrix organization

D.   Tends to have a uniform customer approach across the front lines

30: All of the following are examples of human resource specialties except ________.

A.   Financial advisor

B.   Job analyst

C.   Compensation manager

D.   Labor relations specialist

31: Employees who use the flextime option have to ________.

A.   Work from the office for three days of the week

B.   Work from home on a relatively permanent basis

C.   Work from the office based on a schedule fixed with the compatible partner they function with

D.   Work from the office during the common core period and put in the extra hours per their convenience

E.   Work from home only two days a week

32: ____ estimates involve estimating individual activities and summing them to get a project total.

A.   Actual estimates

B.   Parametric estimates

C.   Bottom-up estimates

D.   Analogous estimates

33: If a firm pursues only a differentiation strategy, it is most likely a(n) _____ organization.

A.   Organic

B.   Mechanistic

C.   Integrated

D.   Centralized

34: In order to maximize a firm's global human resources, ihr managers need to ________.

A.   Promote the role of women in international management

B.   Develop line supervisors through extensive training programs

C.   Acquire low-cost resources

D.   Promote their organizations through word-of-mouth communication

35: Job specialization can result in ____

A.   High job satisfaction

B.   Employee boredom

C.   Low employee turnover

D.   Complicated job designs

E.   Low absenteeism

36: Managers, in today's work environment, rely less on _____ and more on _____ leadership.

A.   Autocratic; empowering

B.   Generating ;profit

C.   Conceptual, human

D.   Bureaucratic organizations;technical

37: A kick-off meeting involves ________.

A.   Project stakeholders meeting one another to review the project charter

B.   The project manager assessing the outcomes of the project and measuring its effectiveness

C.   The project team convening together to submit a proposal for a project

D.   Project stakeholders meeting before the executing process is started

38: A company's strategic weapon is any product, service, or other attribute it has that ________.

A.   Gives it an edge over its competitors

B.   Identifies problems that the company has

C.   Identifies the potential of employees

D.   Helps diversify the company

39: There are three kinds of ____ plans. they are single-use plans, standing plans, and budgets.

A.   Strategic

B.   Tactical

C.   Operational

D.   MBO

40: An important activity in ________ is taking corrective action.

A.   Strategy evaluation

B.   Strategy implementation

C.   Strategy formulation

D.   Strategy leadership

E.   All of the above

41: The _____ tells managers that what works in one organizational situation might not work in others.

A.   Contingency view

B.   Enablers

C.   Controlling

D.   All of these

42: The ________ is drawn from selected subgroups of a target population.

A.   Questionnaire.

B.   Neutral question.

C.   Stratified random sample.

D.   Random sample

43: The final three activities of the human resource management process ensure ________.

A.   That employees are continuously provided with up-to-date knowledge and skills

B.   That the organization retains competent and high-performing employees

C.   That the organization selects and trains competent employees

D.   The best compensation packages for the new hires

44: With integrative conflict resolution, _____.

A.   The time in which each task should be completed for a project

B.   Deal with the complex environment in which their companies operate

C.   To find the one best way to perform each task

D.   Both parties work together to create an alternative solution that includes shared preferences

45: To be effective, an employee involvement program must ________.

A.   Rightsize the company by eliminating obsolete positions

B.   Incorporate the unique demands of different cultures

C.   Mandatorily establish work councils in the company

D.   Eliminate the influence of employees in managerial decision making

46: Work teams composed of individuals from various functional specialties are known as ________ teams.

A.   Cross-control

B.   Cross-training

C.   Cross-functional

D.   Cross-command

47: A _____ is a tool used in quality management.

A.   Probability Matrice

B.   Checklist

C.   Critical Path Analysis

D.   Request for Proposal.

48: __________ involves setting the organization's vision, goals, and objectives.

A.   Planning

B.   Controlling

C.   Organizing

D.   Leading

49: A hierarchy culture has a(n) ____.

A.   Internal focus and most values

B.   External stakeholders

C.   Community standards

D.   Risk-taking

50: Job enrichment is the process of ________.

A.   Periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another with similar skill requirements at the same organizational level

B.   Expansion of jobs by increasing the degree to which the worker controls the planning, execution, and evaluation of the work

C.   Redistribution of power within the organization through work councils and board representations

D.   Distribution of a significant degree of power between subordinates and supervisors