A management process is considered to be effective when:

a. decisions are made independently of the organization's external environment.

b. overhead production costs are increased.

c. the same amount of resources are allocated to all the functions of the organization.

d. the right decisions are made and implemented.

e. the organization is highly centralized.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic elements of an organization when viewed as a system?

a. Controls

b. Feedback

c. Outputs

d. Transformation processes

e. Inputs

Which of the following is true of ethics or ethical behavior?

a. Organizations define ethics in the context of the individual.

b. Organizations themselves have ethics.

c. Ethical behavior is behavior that conforms to generally accepted social norms.

d. Ethical behavior is controlled and directed according to rules made by federal agencies.

e. Ethics is the same for all individuals.

_ are created by the government to protect the public from certain business practices or to protect organizations from one another.

a. Strategic partner

b. Economic councils

c. Interest groups

d. Boards of directors

e. Regulatory agencies