Questions and Answers of Range Management Principles

What kind of latent structure would be best for a company in the mature stage of the life cycle?
The ABC Widget Company is using a cost-efficiency strategy. What formal structure is likely to work best to support that strategy? Why?
How is a professional bureaucracy different from an adhocracy? How are they alike?
Playing professional football, almost by definition, is not one of the "safest" jobs in the world, especially at the level of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) where players get injured almost
Why would a company need coordinating mechanisms such as task forces or committees?
What are human resource management (HRM) programs intended to do for the organization?
What information do job analyses provide and why is this information important for HRM programs?
What is human resource planning?
Define recruitment and the two major sources for recruiting.
What is selection? Also, what is meant by a performance test?
What is the purpose of training and what are the major steps in training?
What purpose does the performance appraisal serve? Describe what is meant by objective and subjective performance measures.
What is a compensation system, and what purpose does it serve within an organization?
What is meant by promotion, transfer, and termination of employees?
List some of the major laws that affect human resource management. To which HRM issues do these laws apply?
Describe some ways that diversity in the workforce can help an organization.
What external forces necessitate changes in the way companies do business? What internal forces can cause a change in the way a company does business? Supply examples of how these forces prompt
Explain the five dimensions of change along which organizations can be analyzed to determine causes and solutions to problems.
Name and briefly explain four different types of organizational change.
Compare and contrast Lewin's model of change with the congruence model of change. Compare and contrast these changes to the models of change discussed in the text in particular, the comprehensive
What are the major sources of resistance to change in organizations? List seven major strategies for over- coming resistance to change.
What is organizational development (OD)?
List and explain at least seven major types of OD interventions.
Discuss how leaders and managers differ.
Most firms do not want other companies to copy their successful business model. However, the shoe retailer TOMS is not your typical retailer. Although many organizations try to incorporate
Do you think a person can be a successful leader and manager at the same time? Why?
What are the different sources of power a manager can use? Which tend to be the best? Why?
What are the contingency variables or situational characteristics in the situational leadership theory and Fiedler's contingency theory?
What are the four leadership styles used in the situational leadership theory and when should they be used? What are some of the difficulties associated with applying the model?
What are the four major types of leader behaviors discussed in the path-goal theory of leadership?
Name some personal and situational factors that can enhance or neutralize the effect of a leader's actions or can in some cases substitute for his or her actions.
Describe charismatic, authentic, and servant leadership.
Contrast transactional and transformational leaders.
How do path-goal theory and leader-member exchange theory parallel transactional leadership?
Name the five leadership practices that Kouzes and Posner challenge managers to develop within themselves and within subordinate managers and supervisors.
What are some positive effects of controlled grazing compared to no grazing on range plants?
Define the followings:1. Range management planning2. Integrated resource planning3. Systems analysis4. Virtual reality
What are some practical applications of geographical information systems (GIS) technology in range management?
From a range management standpoint, what kind of issues does long-range planning address?
Discuss what artificial intelligence involves ?
Generally what goals do public range management agencies emphasize?
Satellite imagery can be used to do the following in range management:a. Predict economic outcomes of range management practicesb. Monitoring changes in livestock productivity through timec. Track
Coordinated resource management:a. Depends heavily on team workb. Focuses on a single component of a ranching problemc. Is oriented towards maximizing a single land used. Results in a closed-ended
Strategic planning is best described as:a. Reactive to management problemsb. Opportunistic in reacting to changec. Non-adaptive to changed. Proactive and adaptive to opportunities and change
Which man is considered the pioneer in computer applications to range management problems?a. C. W. Cookb. Sampsonc. G. M. VanDyned. L. A. Stoddarte. J. Workman
Define the followings:1. Market economy2. Externality3. Globalization4. Opportunity cost5. Benefit cost analysis
What are some reasons why active range management practices such as brush control have often not met economic expectations based on modeling approaches?
What are the four basic approaches for economic evaluation of range management practices?
What are the major risks associated with range livestock production?
Why is ranching more profitable and less risky in the central Great Plains compared to most parts of the western USA?
How does fossil fuel use for range livestock production compare to producing meat from animals fed harvested feeds?
Why have real cattle prices during the past 20 years been low relative to previous periods since World War II?
In recent years, the United States has imported about how much of its oil and petroleum products?a. 20 – 28%b. 38 – 46%c. 60 – 67%d. 80 – 86%e. None is imported
Which approach for evaluating economic effectiveness of range management practices is commonly used for projects on public rangelands?a. Best case scenariob. Internal rate of returnc. Present net
Fossil fuel energy use associated with range livestock production is:a. Higher than for livestock fed harvested feeds under confined conditionsb. Lower than for livestock fed harvested feeds under
Historically, cattle prices have shown:a. large random changesb. There has been very little change among yearsc. “Cyclic” somewhat repeatable pattern of up and down years
In recent years, ranching costs have:a. Increasedb. Decreasedc. Remained stable
Financial returns from range livestock production as a percentage of capital investment have been most nearly?a. 20%b. 10%c. 6%d. 4%e. 1%
Discuss how transhumance herders graze their livestock.
What are the primary rangeland problems in developing African countries?
What are some approaches to dealing with drought in African countries?
Discuss what the "tragedy of the commons" refers to.
Discuss what centripetal grazing involves?
Generally water developments in African countries have been?a. Well planned with provisions for maintenanceb. Overlooked as a tool to improve grazing conditionsc. Not well planned with no provisions
Which of the factors below are considered necessary for improvement in living conditions in developing countries?a. National unityb. Market oriented economyc. Protection of private property rightsd.
The climate of most African countries is best characterized as:a. Long wet periods with very short dry periodsb. Moderate rainfall occurs with an even distribution throughout the yearc. Generally it
What is the trend in human populations in developing countries?a. Rapidly increasingb. Slowly decreasingc. Generally stabled. Information is lacking on human population trend
Which is the biggest problem confronting rangelands in African countries?a. Extremely low nutritional quality of forageb. Rugged terrain that cause livestock distribution problemsc. Excessive numbers
Define the followings:1. Prescribed burn2. Contact herbicide3. Extensive range improvements4. Broadcast seeding5. Forage conservation
Under what conditions has rangeland fertilization been financially most effective?
What are some basic questions a range manager should ask regarding whether an area should be seeded?
What are the primary considerations in chemical control of unwanted plants?
What are some considerations in mechanical control of unwanted plants?
What are some possible benefits of rangeland burning?
Water repellent soil may result from which range management practice?a. Herbicidal control of brushb. Burningc. Fertilizationd. Mechanical brush controle. Biological plant control
What factor has reduced the number of brush control projects on rangelands in recent years?a. Higher land pricesb. Pressure from environmental groupsc. Higher cattle pricesd. Increased income from
What nutrient is most limiting to forage production on rangelands?a. Phosphorusb. Nitrogenc. Potassiumd. Sulfure. Calcium
What minimum rate of financial return do the authors consider necessary to justify most brush control projects?a. 25%b. 18%c. 13%d. 10%e. 5%
Which vegetation manipulation tool generally involves the lowest cost?a. Mechanical controlb. Herbicidal controlc. Burningd. Biological control
Define the followings:1. Edge effect2. Riparian zone3. Black grass bugs4. Coyote getter
What guidelines can be applied to maintain and enhance wildlife populations when brush control projects are designed?
What kind of information is needed to interpret and relieve forage competition problems between domestic and big game animals?
How can cattle grazing be used to improve elk winter range?
How can fences improve habitat for songbirds?
Discuss some of the ways that controlled livestock grazing can improve habitat for wildlife.
Which predator causes the greatest losses to sheep ranchers in the western United States?a. Golden eagleb. Mountain lionc. Black beard. Bobcate. Coyote
Since passage of the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 both wild horses and burros have:a. Shown large declines on most rangesb. Shown large increases on most rangesc. Shown no change in numbers on
Spring grazing of cattle on mule deer range has been an effective tool toa. Increase forbs for mule deerb. Increase grass for mule deerc. Increase browse for mule deer
Based on research, what degree of grazing results in the lowest numbers of grasshoppers?a. Lightb. Moderatec. Heavyd. There would be no difference
Sheep grazing often causes what vegetation component to increase?a. Grassesb. Forbsc. Treesd. Shrubs
Define the followings:1. Ranching2. Heterosis3. Conservation stocking4. Alkaloid5. Part-year confinement
What are the five basic management practices that can be used to improve livestock foraging efficiency on rangelands?
Why is it so important that ranchers avoid complete liquidation of their livestock during drought years?
What are some management practices ranchers can use to reduce losses from poisonous plants?
What are some advantages of common use grazing?
What are some ways ranchers can better manage risk associated with drought?
Animal digestive and detoxification abilities:a. Are heritable characteristicsb. Can be improved by use of pharmaceutical products to aid digestionc. Vary among individual animalsd. None of the
Which age group of animals can cope and adapt more readily to different rangeland landscaptes?a. Young animalsb. Adult animalsc. There is no difference among agesd. Research is not available on this
Locoweed poisoning occurs mostly in what time of year on shortgrass ranges in Colorado and New Mexico?a. Winterb. Springc. Summerd. Autumn
Annual livestock losses from poisonous plants on western rangelands have averaged?a. 15 - 20% per yearb. 7 - 10% per yearc. 2 - 5% per yeard. less than 1% per year

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