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What occurs when managers choose an alternative that is good enough, rather than the best possible alternative?

  • Satisficing (correct)
  • Availability bias
  • Maximizing
  • Negative frame
  • Optimizing

    • One method of weighing decision criteria uses what process where each decision is compared directly to every other criterion?

  • Absolute comparisons
  • Minimum threshold rule
  • Comparative ranking scales
  • Relative comparisons (correct)
  • Valences

    • There are 3 kinds of plans. They are single-use plans, standing plans, and what?

  • Operational (correct)
  • Actionable
  • Tactical
  • Strategic
  • MBO

    • One of the benefits of planning is how it what?

    <p>Encourages people to work harder for extended periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The approach to decision-making where an individual or a subgroup is assigned the role of a critic is known as what?

    <p>Devil's advocacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What plans direct the behavior, efforts, and priorities of operative employees for periods ranging from 1 to 6 months?

    <p>Operational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As a company develops more environmentally-friendly products, what is the step in the rational decision-making model they must undertake?

    <p>Evaluate each alternative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process has Starbucks engaged in, despite Chile and Peru lacking a mass-market café culture?

    <p>Decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the S.M.A.R.T. guidelines, goals should be what?

    <p>None of these</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a component of a book publisher's general environment that will indirectly influence how it does business? (Select all that apply)

    <p>A trend towards less leisure time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary source of an organizational culture?

    <p>The company's founder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two types of external organizational environments?

    <p>General and specific</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following advocacy group tactics would be most likely to cause a business to fail?

    <p>Product boycotts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Legislations concerning the disposal of biological wastes would be part of what environment for a public hospital?

    <p>General environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is one of the steps in the process that managers use to make sense of their changing environments?

    <p>Acting on threats and opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategy did Home Depot use to respond to demands that it be socially responsible?

    <p>Accommodative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it often difficult for an employee to assume the role of whistleblower?

    <p>Because employees fear they will be punished</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the stakeholder model, which primary stakeholder group is theoretically most important to the company?

    <p>All primary stakeholders are of equal importance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategy is IBM using with its 'Reinventing Education' program?

    <p>Proactive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What document did the Chicago-based Club Aluminum Company create for all employees to follow?

    <p>Code of ethics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Milton Friedman, what position opposes the stakeholder model of corporate social responsibility?

    <p>The time, money, and attention diverted to social causes undermine market efficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is an example of a primary stakeholder group for Kowalski's Markets?

    <p>Customers in Camden neighborhoods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following about ethics is true?

    <p>Ethics is the set of moral principles or values that defines right and wrong for a person or group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    All of the following are important factors in the creation of an ethical business climate EXCEPT?

    <p>Official approval of the company's ethics code by government regulators</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 3 stages of moral development identified by Kohlberg?

    <p>Pre-conventional level, conventional level, and post-conventional level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes a former Oracle vice president who reported overcharging?

    <p>Whistleblower</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did BP Amoco's CEO say is a commitment to?

    <p>Social responsibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the responsibility of companies under the stakeholder model?

    <p>All primary stakeholders are of equal importance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Companies are not considered unethical if they do not perform their what responsibilities?

    <p>Discretionary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determined that companies can be prosecuted for employee actions?

    <p>U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an example of a stakeholder group?

    <p>The media</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The social responsiveness strategy that could be considered essentially a public relations approach is which strategy?

    <p>Defensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what level of social responsibility is GSK acting by using patent protection rules?

    <p>Economic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    IBM's 'Reinventing Education' program is an example of the positive relationship between social responsibility and what?

    <p>Economic performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an exception to ethical intensity factors?

    <p>Social commitment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under the stakeholder model, who most strongly affects public perceptions of a company's socially responsible behavior?

    <p>The media</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean when the U.S. sentencing guidelines use a 'carrot and stick' approach?

    <p>The guidelines offer lower fines to companies that take proactive steps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To encourage ethical decision-making, managers should do what?

    <p>Managers should do all the choices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are integrity tests that indirectly estimate employee honesty?

    <p>Personality-based</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is social responsibility?

    <p>A business's obligation to pursue policies, make decisions, and take actions that benefit society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following organizations are covered by the U.S. sentencing commission's guidelines?

    <p>All of these</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible outcome of planning?

    <p>Planning may harm individual and organizational performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of operational plan saves managers time by being reused?

    <p>Standing plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process involves recognizing different coffee-drinking habits in markets?

    <p>Rational decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basic purpose of option-based planning?

    <p>To leave commitments open by maintaining slack resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a company benefit from planning?

    <p>Intensified effort, persistence, direction, and creation of task strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method is commonly used for increasing goal commitment?

    <p>Encouraging worker participation in goal setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of choosing a solution from available alternatives?

    <p>Decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should Allianz consider first when converting to a European company?

    <p>Identify problems arising from tax and regulatory issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Budgets are an example of what type of planning?

    <p>Operational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plans specify how a company will use resources to accomplish specific goals?

    <p>Operational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What management technique is used to develop and carry out plans?

    <p>Management by objectives (MBO)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements describes one of the facts learned in studies of managers who succeed?

    <p>Arrivers are sensitive to the feelings of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    After Millard Fuller ended his service as president of Habitat for Humanity International, what functions did he most likely perform?

    <p>He performed ceremonial duties like greeting company visitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The chairs of the accounting, marketing, and communications departments at a typical university are assuming the roles of what?

    <p>First-line managers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A business school administrator determining what classes will be offered is involved in which classical management function?

    <p>Organizing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements describe a significant fact learned from studies of managers who succeed?

    <p>Derailers are insensitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Robert Rothschild Farm boosted morale by hosting its first employee appreciation week. It used which management function to boost morale?

    <p>Middle manager</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The management function used when Southern Living magazine mailed warnings to subscribers was?

    <p>Controlling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Mintzberg, which role would a manager assume if she were trying to convince union members to accept a pay reduction?

    <p>Negotiator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Creating a competitive advantage through people relies heavily on which skill?

    <p>Motivation to manage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the decisional role of what, do managers adapt to incremental change?

    <p>Entrepreneur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Team leaders typically manage which of the following?

    <p>Manage external and internal relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An accountant with what skills has the ability to create a budget and determine unnecessary expenses?

    <p>Technical skill</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the accomplishment of tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives?

    <p>Effectiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At the death of her husband, Miriam McAllister became CEO with expectations to perform only ceremonial duties. What role was assumed?

    <p>Figurehead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    After a year in a management role, new managers typically realize their job is what?

    <p>People management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When using techniques to change organizational culture, what is the key to success?

    <p>Behavioral substitution and behavioral addition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Environmental uncertainty is affected by what?

    <p>Uncertainty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about corporate cultures is true?

    <p>Corporate cultures are very difficult to change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Manager Types and Studies

    • Arrivers demonstrate sensitivity to the feelings of others, while derailers often struggle with strategic thinking.
    • A key difference between managers who succeed (arrivers) and those who fail (derailers) includes multiple fatal flaws in managing people.

    Management Roles and Functions

    • Once a president becomes a figurehead, their primary role involves ceremonial duties, such as greeting visitors.
    • First-line managers directly supervise non-managerial employees, including department chairs in universities.

    Classical Management Functions

    • Organizing involves determining class schedules, room assignments, and teaching responsibilities in academic settings.
    • The planning function involves setting specific organizational goals, such as increasing revenue or reducing losses after financial distress.

    Decision Making and Mistakes

    • Derailers are characterized by insensitivity, which distinguishes them from successful managers.
    • Arrivers make mistakes by failing to admit wrongdoing or inform stakeholders of delays.

    Managerial Skills and Roles

    • Both conceptual and technical skills play essential roles, with lower-level managers emphasizing technical skills for task execution.
    • Managerial roles include negotiators and liaisons, with specific functions such as convincing stakeholders or managing cross-department relationships.

    Organizational Effectiveness and Culture

    • Effectiveness refers to accomplishing tasks that fulfill organizational objectives.
    • Behavioral addition and substitution techniques are used to modify corporate culture, emphasizing symbolic changes.

    Environmental Analysis

    • The general environment encompasses factors like economic, technological, and socio-cultural trends affecting organizations.
    • Resource scarcity becomes prominent in competitive job markets with high demand for qualified candidates.

    Advocacy Groups and Business Tactics

    • Advocacy groups employ various tactics, including media advocacy and product boycotts, to influence corporate behavior.
    • Each tactic can vary in aggressiveness, with public communications being the least aggressive.

    Dynamic and Simple Environments

    • Organizations operating in a simple environment face few external factors influencing their operations.
    • Dynamic environments, like the video game industry, are characterized by rapid change and innovation.

    Components Influencing Corporate Behavior

    • Components of specific environments include competition (e.g., Pepsi-Cola) that directly affects business strategy.
    • Changes in the socio-cultural environment, like attitudes toward travel after 9/11, significantly impact industries such as tourism.

    Founder Influence and Organizational Culture

    • The company's founder significantly shapes the organizational culture, establishing foundational values and practices.
    • Organizational culture evolves and can become resistant to change, complicating efforts to implement new behaviors.

    Environmental Complexity and Managerial Sense-making

    • Management must maintain awareness of changing environments by identifying threats and opportunities for strategic adjustment.### Acting on Threats and Opportunities

    • Home Depot faced significant public relations challenges due to the Rainforest Action Network's campaign against old-growth lumber sales, leading to a strategy adjustment towards certification of sustainable wood sources.

    • Accommodative strategies involve adjusting business practices to meet social responsibility demands.

    Whistleblowing and Ethical Challenges

    • Fear of punishment is a major deterrent for employees considering whistleblowing.
    • An organization's ethical framework is critical in shaping employee behavior and decision-making.

    Stakeholder Model

    • All primary stakeholders hold equal theoretical importance according to the stakeholder model.
    • Investors, customers, employees, and suppliers are recognized as primary stakeholders in corporate governance.

    Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies

    • IBM's "Reinventing Education" program exemplifies a proactive strategy to enhance educational outcomes while fulfilling social obligations.
    • A code of ethics helps guide employees' professional conduct within organizations.

    Milton Friedman's View on Social Responsibility

    • Friedman argued that diverting resources to social causes detracts from market efficiency, opposing stakeholder theory.

    Ethical Factors in Business

    • An ethical business climate is influenced by leadership examples, reporting systems for ethical violations, and consistent punishment for misconduct.
    • True ethical behavior cannot solely rely on legality; it involves moral principles guiding right and wrong.

    Stages of Moral Development

    • Kohlberg outlines three stages of moral development: pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional levels.

    Whistleblower Protections and Consequences

    • Whistleblowers can expose unethical practices without facing repercussions under certain guidelines.

    Social Responsibility Definitions

    • Social responsibility emphasizes businesses' obligation to make decisions and take actions that benefit society rather than just focusing on shareholders.

    Global Business Practices

    • Businesses such as GlaxoSmithKline adopt economic social responsibility strategies, focusing on market performance while addressing global health issues.

    Ethical Decision-Making

    • Ethical intensity is shaped by factors like proximity of effect, probability of effect, and temporal immediacy, while social commitment is not a factor.
    • Encouraging employee participation in goal-setting enhances commitment to organizational objectives.

    Strategic and Operational Planning

    • Different types of planning include tactical, operational, single-use, and standing plans, each serving unique functions within an organization.
    • Operational plans direct employee actions and priorities over short-term periods.

    Satisficing vs. Optimizing

    • Managers may choose satisfactory solutions (satisficing) instead of pursuing the best outcomes (optimizing) in decision-making processes.

    Role of Stakeholder Influence

    • Secondary stakeholders, like media, can impact a company's strategy and public perception significantly.

    Importance of Ethical Climate

    • For effective decision-making and an ethical environment, organizations must implement training, establish a code of ethics, and promote a culture of integrity.

    Decision-Making Frameworks

    • Rational decision-making involves systematic problem identification, evaluating alternatives, and making informed choices.

    S.M.A.R.T. Goals

    • Goals set under the S.M.A.R.T. guidelines should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound for effective strategy execution.

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