Industry Definition and Author Quiz
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Which statement correctly describes the difference between primary and supportive activities in business operations?

  • Primary activities relate to financial management, while supportive activities involve customer service and support.
  • Primary activities focus on human resources, while supportive activities relate to marketing and sales.
  • Primary activities involve core business functions directly related to production and distribution, while supportive activities are secondary tasks not directly related to the primary functions. (correct)
  • Primary activities involve short-term tasks, while supportive activities are long-term strategic initiatives.

    • Are stakeholders limited to individuals or groups within the organization?

  • False (correct)
  • Stakeholders are always external to the organization
  • It depends on the project or decision
  • True

    • What is the primary purpose of a professional association?

  • Promoting the interests of its members and their profession (correct)
  • Promoting social causes
  • Providing volunteer community service
  • Producing goods and services

    • Which of the following is a key contribution of the Hawthorne studies?

    <p>The observation that people's behavior and attitudes are closely related (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a key advantage of the structural approach?

    <p>The focus on customer needs and excellent coordination across functional departments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the decision-making technique in which people are assigned to express competing points of view?

    <p>Point-counterpoint (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the BCG matrix, which of the following exists in a new, rapidly growing industry but has a small market share?

    <p>The question mark (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following functions of management were proposed by Henry Fayol?

    <p>Planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following can be associated with factors of the general environment?

    <p>Both a and b (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a key advantage of the structural approach?

    <p>Efficient use of resources and in-depth skill specialization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of organizational structure is described where employees report to two supervisors simultaneously?

    <p>Matrix structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a visual representation of an organization's structure called?

    <p>None of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At which level of management are managers concerned less with individual performance and more with linking groups of people?

    <p>Middle-level management (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Henry Mintzberg, one of the manager's roles is to represent the department during negotiations. What is this role called?

    <p>Negotiator (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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