Management Control Process Components Quiz

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What is the purpose of the management control process components in an organization?

  • To create obstacles for achieving the entity mission
  • To assure the achievement of entity mission
  • To replace the entity mission with new objectives
  • To facilitate the achievement of entity mission (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a component of the management control environment?

  • Empowered Decision Rights
  • Leadership development programs (correct)
  • Informal controls like group norms
  • Organizational structure

What is the primary function of incentives in the context of management control systems?

  • Create confusion among employees regarding company goals
  • Discourage behavior that aligns with the entity's mission
  • Encourage behavior aligned with the entity's mission (correct)
  • Ensure that employees are not motivated by rewards

How does lack of clarity around decision rights impact organizations?

<p>Hampers timely decision-making and compromises decision quality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of decision-making involves conscious reasoning and explicit logical thinking?

<p>System 2 thinking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the tendency to be too certain of the accuracy of our judgments and make overly precise estimates?

<p>Overestimation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cognitive bias involves making decisions based on ease-of-recall?

<p>The availability heuristic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the tendency to start decision-making based on the first piece of information presented?

<p>The anchoring effect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which trap involves estimating the likelihood of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype or mental image?

<p>Representativeness heuristic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the tendency to continue investing in a failing course of action despite contrary evidence?

<p>Escalation of commitment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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