STR 581 Capstone Part 1

STR 581 Capstone Part 1

1).
The concept that some leadership attributes will work in some situations but
not in others can be described by the
2).
Sam Meyers manages a telemarketing call center. He has 20 employees working for
him who are displeased with the way he yells and threatens to terminate them
for what they see as small issues. Which kind of power is Sam using to get the
job done?
3).
Which of the following is considered an organizational blueprint, which
prescribes the quantity and time frame for when each end product will be
assembled?
4).
In performing a SWOT analysis, which of
the following would be considered as a threat?
5).
During the implementation of a project, which of the following should be the
primary focus of a consulting firm?
6).
Which of the following is considered a major process flow structure?
7).
Some studies indicate the best approach
for transformational change may have the chief executive officer create an
atmosphere for change
8).
Deming’s PDCA (plan, do, check, and act) cycle underlies what inherent Six
Sigma principle?
9).
What can affirmative action assist organizations in achieving that diversity
initiatives cannot?
10.
According to the job characteristics model, autonomy is defined as the degree
to which
11).
Active listening requires:
12.
An example of control criteria that can be used in any situation is ________.
13).
Because practical considerations make job tryouts for all candidates
infeasible, it is necessary to __________ the relative level of job performance
for each candidate on the basis of available information.
14).
Which of the following is ISO 14000
primarily concerned with?
15).
Which of the following is a desirable strategy for managers aiming to reduce
the negative consequences of rumors?
16).
________ refers to an individual’s
belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.
17).
When an employee volunteers to run a canned food drive, this is an example of
18).
As a university student, your institution’s social principles and practices reflect
on you, as a stakeholder, in the organization. Therefore, it is your right to
question how these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social
issues that the school is addressing. If your university provides job-share
programs, builds a day-care facility, and only uses recycled paper, it could be
said to be ________.
19).
A project can be segmented into which of the following?
20).
In order to make their firm a learning organization, managers should
21).
Conflicts can be resolved by withdrawing from them or suppressing them. This
conflict-management technique is known as ________.
22).
Adoration of a charismatic leader by followers can lead to
23).
Which of the following statements is true with regard to the effectiveness of
tactics?
24).
____________ is the biggest hurdle to overcome in a pay-for-performance plan.
25).
Mary arrives at her new job. Before she can begin actually doing the work, she
must complete a series of activities including role playing and virtual reality
interactions. What type of training
method does Mary’s new employer use?
26).
In _____, workers have been fired for
refusing to quit smoking, for living with someone without being married,
drinking a competitor’s product, motorcycling, and other legal activities outside
of work.
27).
Which of the following is one of Dr. Eli Goldratt’s rules of production
scheduling for optimized production technology?
28).
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 offered what for victims of unintentional
discrimination?
29).
Which of the following is an element that addresses elimination of waste under
lean production?
30).
Training that results in ______ is costly because of the cost of training
(which proved to be useless) and the cost of hampered performance.