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General Management Questions and Answers October 16, 2016

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Costs caused by defective parts or products or by faulty services is known as what? Failure Costs Appraisal Costs Liability Costs Prevention Costs
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When does the closure process begins? Question 6 Answer a . As soon as the project team verifies the deliverables b . As soon as the project team finishes the deliverables c . As soon as the sponsor validates and accept the deliverables d . When the project manager determines that these processes can begin

Question 4 Which site is an example of a forum? Tumblr The Ice Cream Journal discussions.apple.com Blogger
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Question 4 9 The time it will take for a batch of a part / product to be manufactured is called manufacturing lead time. True False
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What is considered part of the augmented product? Multiple Choice product features quality brand name packaging design product warranty
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What obstructs the creation and implementation of innovations in an organization? Innovation organization Innovation barriers Innovation strategy Innovation collaboration
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Multiple Select Question Select all that apply Which two of the following are franchises? ( Choose every correct answer. ) A Snickers candy bar A local clothing store A Holiday Inn motel A McDonald's restaurant
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Which one of the following is not common to repetitive and product - oriented layouts? low unit costs reduced work in process inventory ability to adjust to changes in demand a high rate of output specialization of labour
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"Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society" by Michael E . Porter and Mark R . Kramer. "Exploring Shared Value Creation" In "Creating Shared Value," Porter and Kramer propose a new approach to corporate social responsibility that emphasizes the integration of social and environmental considerations

identify and critically discuss the following: ( i ) two best methods Allianz Direct should employ in gathering relevant data ( information ) related to the initiative; and ( ii ) how the collected data should be analysed and interpreted.

Pursuing multiple market segments at the same time is the best.way to enter new market. true or false.
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Most of the victims were girls and women. What does this reveal about the America of that time? A . industrial sewing was women's work. B . immigrant females allowed for lesser wages and complained less. C . business operators were constantly searching for ways to maximize productivity and profit. D . All of these.
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a seller shows a buyer a sample of goods and the buyer agrees to purchase units of those same goods. in this case, the seller has made A . no warranty B . implied warranty of merchantability C . express warranty D . implied warranty of title

CASE 5 - 1 1 Monitoring Compliance Activities You are the chief compliance officer for Tybee Healthcare. You have only been in this position for six months. One of the things that you have learned is that there is no system in place to monitor the compliance efforts. You have decided to identify 1 0 indicators that you will monitor on a routine
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Competitive advantage that is based solely on a focus strategy on a narrow competitive scope is always sufficient for assuring the sustainability of the strategy. True or False
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Article I of the Constitution deals with _ _ _ _ _ . Question 2 5 options: the executive branch judicial powers administrative agencies legislative powers federalism

To reduce the time and expense of collecting their accounts receivable, some firms Multiple Choice adopt a just - in - time inventory policy. offer extended payment plans to existing customers. extend credit to new customers. accept bank credit cards.
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How does the Sales Forecast and Breakeven lay the foundation for the Profit & Loss, Balance and Cash Flow?
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Complete the forward and backward pass to determine early start, early finish, late start, and late finish dates and slack for each activity. Brent is considering a number of possible alternatives to reduce the overall length of the project. Will any of these alternatives help him? A . Ask the contractor to provide additional technicians to reduce
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Transaction Processing System ( TPS ) Analytical Data Executive Information System ( EIS ) Decision Support System ( DSS ) Online Transaction Processing ( OLTP ) Transactional Data Digital Dashboard Online Analytical Processing ( OLAP ) Match each of the options above to the items below. Encompasses all organizational data, and its primary purpose

In the communication process model, which of the following refers to the process of translating an idea into a form of communication that will convey meaning? A . Identifying the receiver B . Encoding C . Writing the message D . Decoding E . Choosing the medium
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Transformational leadership exists only when the leader is charismatic. True or False
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Question 2 8 Amylin Pharmaceuticals has an alliance with Eli Lilly & Co . to produce diabetes drugs. Lilly, however, recently signed an alliance agreement with another company to also produce diabetes drugs. As a result, Amylin sued Lilly for breach of the alliance agreement. Which of the following risks of cooperative strategies is MOST likely
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Which of the following is not a typical inspection point? ANSWER Unselected When production or service is complete Unselected Before the product is shipped Unselected After a costly process Unselected I DON'T KNOW YET

How do you think Theo's emotional intelligence developed during his career? a .
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The theory that focuses is on who is doing the action not the outcome is known as q , . Choose your answer from the list that follows. ( Utilitarianism , Duty / Rights , Deontology, Virtues, Fairness, Common Good )
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A change to heading 7 4 0 9 from any other heading is an example of a tariff shift Rule of Origin under a Preferential Free Trade Agreement. True False
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Question 7 When the activity times cannot be estimated deterministically for a particular project, which scheduling technique should be used? PERT CPM AOA Network Diagram a & b all of the above
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The scientific approach to dealing with risk is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Group of answer choices Risk Reduction Risk Planning Risk Management Risk Avoidance

Actual sales data ( in pounds ) for roasted coffee beans at a grocery store are given in the table below: W e e k A c t u a l S a l e s 1 1 8 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 6 5 4 1 7 4 5 1 9 2 Answer the following questions based on the above information. Write your final answer only ( without intermediate steps ) for the fill - in - the - blank questions. a .
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gnce for both risk threats and opportunities means that the projec tingency plan along with a plan B and plan C in case the contin
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Non - contract physicians may not request an organization determination unless they're the enrollee's representative. A . True B . False
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Alli Katz buys Honeycrisp apples to make Old Fashioned Apple pie. The baker's standardized recipe calls for 1 6 pounds of apples to make 8 apple pies. The baker wants to make 3 5 apple pies. Calculate the RCF the baker will use to adjust her recipe, and then determine the number of pounds of apples required to make the baker's 3 5 desired Old
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How can a PEST analysis be utilized in business planning? It can help decide which products to discontinue It can help decide the locations for company retreats It can help identify significant changes in the political, economic, social, and technological landscape that can aid in business expansion It can help in choosing office fumiture
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When a firm offers a very low price on a product to attract customers to a store, and once in the store, the customer is persuaded to purchase a higher - priced item, the practice is referred to as price discrimination. predatory pricing. caveat emptor. bait and switch. deceptive pricing.

Which mode ( s ) of transportation is ( are ) best for Amazon domestically?

True or False? The first sport management academic program was at Ohio University. Group of answer choices True False
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Which of the following are NOT among the components Dr . Stanfill says are attributes of Transformational leaders? Group of answer choices Vision / Inspiration Power to reward or punish People and Task focus Trust between leader and follower

2 . One of the reasons that the launch had so many bugs was that the engineering team missed a critical system dependency that they had on another Amazon team. In the scramble to fix this, several high priority bugs did not get addressed before launch and this was not communicated to the product team so they could adjust the launch timeline. You

discuss measures to prevent unethical behaviour in the South African public sector. Support your answer with PRACTICAL EXAMPLES. You are expected to use a minimum of five sources. Make sure to use in - text referencing using harvad style of referencing At the end list all the references used The unethical behaviour measures which are: 1 . Training
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As a single parent with two small girls, Karen has a full - time job at Apple in San Francisco. She works all day, picks up the girls from daycare, stops at a curbside grocery, and gets ready to make dinner. She buys salad kits that contain lettuce, bacon bits, sliced almonds, and salad dressing for something quick and easy. Lifestyles like
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The level of control an employee has over the way business strategies are carried out is increased by job enrichment. True False

The 3 5 % of consumers who like to try new ideas and are willing to take risks are known as _ _ _ _ _ . Question 2 2 options: early adopters innovators the early majority laggards

Digital Twins are new technology for improving asset performance. This video reviews creating digital twins for managing fuel economy for a fleet of trucks. Burning of fuel generates the emissions tracked by participants in the EPA Smart way program we used in the previous assignment. Monitoring and reporting on emissions generated by the assets

Calculate the potential demand for February through December using exponential smoothing and a smoothing constant of 0 . 3 . Use a starting forecast of 1 0 , 0 0 0 for January. Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Month Forecast February fill in the blank 3 9 March fill in the blank 4 0 April fill in the blank 4 1 May fill in the blank

The way in which information is framed in a negotiation has very little impact on the negotiation outcome. True False

The Global Compact is a voluntary agreement established in 2 0 0 0 by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that promotes human rights, good labor practices, environmental protection, and anticorruption standards for businesses. Multiple Choice the United Nations the World Trade Organization NATO the United States

The _ _ _ _ _ strategy for diffusing change gives employees technical training to implement practices identified in the pilot project. Question 8 options: motivation ability role perception situational factors transformational change

Which of the following is a quality of high achievers identified by researchers? a . High achievers want concrete feedback on their performance. b . High achievers tend to be young. c . High achievers tend to be high risk takers. d . High achievers always understate their victories and achievements. e . High achievers tend to form warm, close

what location factors should be considered by your furniture company s CEO and operations management team when determining the location for the new manufacturing facility and explain why each selected factor is relevant to achieving the company s four goals.

As a business owner ( manager ) , how do they manage their employee performance? Does that matter for their business?
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When a firm "spot stocks" inventory they are: Placing inventory in an exact location in the warehouse Placing inventory in a local warehouse in anticipation of a seasonal promotion / need Destroying inventory that is outdated Marking inventory for ease of identification
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Performance management practices that take into consideration cultural and international business realities are said to have practicality. True False
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An entrepreneur registers an enterprise as a sole proprietorship during the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ stage in the creation of the enterprise. a . implementation b . planning c . idea d . feasibility

1 . Describe a model of competitive rivalry and explain how companies can use it . 2 . What is market commonality? What is resource similarity? How are these concepts combined to identify the level of competition between two firms? 3 . . Define competitive actions and responses and explain the two types of competitive actions and responses.

Suppose we have information on Y up to time T , denoted as YT = { YT , YT 1 , YT 2 , . . . , Y 0 } , and we aim to conduct a 1 - step ahead forecast using an AR ( 1 ) model, with the goal of minimising the mean squared forecast error ( MSFE ) . At time T , which of the following elements are UNKNOWN in practice? The actual future value YT + 1 The

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for the termination of a channel relationship? Group of answer choices Changes in the international marketer's distribution approach

Incremental benefit was specifically highlighted as a characteristic of an ideal performance management system in Chapter 1 . Group of answer choices True False

Linear programing ( LP ) Use the case below to answer the following question ( s ) A company produces a certain product and has the capacity to produce 1 0 0 units per month in regular time, and an additional 1 5 units per month in overtime. The production cost of the product varies by month due to changes in the material costs over time. The

Chester's product manager is considering lowering the price of the Cake product by $ 2 . 5 0 and wants to know what the impact will be on the product's contribution margin. Assuming no inventory carry cosis , what will Cake's contribution margin be if the price is lowered? Select : 1
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Determine the float / slack for each activity \ table [ [ Activity , Slacks ( days ) ] , [ Start , 0 ] , [ A , ] , [ B , ] , [ C , ] , [ D , ] , [ E , ] , [ F , ] , [ G , ] , [ H , ] , [ I , ] , [ J , ] , [ K , ] , [ L , ] , [ Finish , ] ]
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barrier to managing diversity? Multiple Choice stereotypes and prejudices hostile work environment lack of support for families resistance to diversity program priorities
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During the terrorist attack on September 1 1 , 2 0 0 1 , a large number of employees at different levels of responsibility assumed leadership roles at the World Trade Center in New York City. The self - appointed leaders reacted rationally and calmly in order to diagnose the severity of the situation, make decisions on how to proceed, and carry

involves selling off parts of an organization to refocus on core competencies, cut costs, and improve operating efficiencies. Select one: a . Diversification b . Concentration c . Divestiture d . Turnaround e . Liquidation
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Question 5 The most important agreement which codifies human rights is the: The American Civil Liberties Act. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Versailles Treaty.
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Which is not a true assumption in the basid - EOQ model? Multiple Choice No quantity discounts. Each order is received in a single delivery. Usage rate is constant. No more than three items are involved.
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Which of the followings is NOT a factor to consider when it comes to determining risk strategies? Impact on project objectives Project constraints The nature of the risk Personal preferences of the project manager Impact on MOV
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The CEO of your company asks you to hire her nephew, Dave, who has been struggling to find a job. This is q , for the position. an ethical dilemma a legal violation an example of social responsibility
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Which of the following best describes quid pro quo sex discrimination? a . Employment discrimination because of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. b . Discrimination where sexual facvors are requested in order to obtain a job or be promoted. c . Discrimination in hiring or promotion based on the gender of the employee under
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Which statement concerning positions taken during negotiation is true? Multiple Choice Party positions typically do not change during negotiation. Content characteristics involve how much the issues and options of different issues are worth to a negotiator. Research suggests there is a "first offer advantage" in that negotiators making the first
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Lucy has been charged with the federal crime of wire - tapping in California by a corporation that was incorporated in Nevada. Lucy's trial on federal criminal charges can be held in which of the following jurisdictions? California Federal District Court Nevada State District Court Any state court in either California or Nevada Any federal court
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Compare and contrast a cross - docking strategy and a direct - shipment strate
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What is it called when someone avoids media coverage of a game after a team loses a game Blasting BIRGing CORFing GORFing
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Because of its proximity to the organization, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ environment is a powerful force for change.

For this assignment, assume the following scenario: You have been the manager of a Starbucks store in the Midwest for the past 2 years. The store is owned by a Starbucks franchisee who owns 2 0 other Starbucks locations. Your employer took an employee inventory and examined all current employees. The owner noted that you have a highly successful
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With multiple internal binding constraints, the optimal mix is determined by a graphical approach or the simplex method. True False
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Which of these factors affects productivity? Question 1 3 options: a and b only methods and technology all of the above workers management

What is the equation for credibility? Select an answer: values + beliefs = credibility behavior + actions = credibility values + actions = credibility
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Common laboratory risks and hazards that may arise from improper work procedures and practice include: a . Accidental ingestion of a hazardous or an infectious substance b . Errors in quality control c . Flammability, toxicity, physical and infection risks presented by some wastes d . Cuts duo to incorrect handling of glassware

Which of the following historical periods is characterized by the introduction of physician licensing, along with professional training and practice restrictions? a ) Greco - Roman b ) Egyptian c ) Medieval and Renaissance d ) Islamic Empire
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Through the concept of q , , a corporation's higher level corporate officials may be held criminally liable even in the absence of proof that they ordered the criminal acts. Multiple Choice patronage agency loyalty None of the choices are correct
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Why do the authors place so much emphasis on Porter s Five Forces? How are Porter s Five forces so critical in examining the state of an industry and the relative strengths of the different roles in it ?

The strategic planning process begins with the firm s select answer and select answer

The AIDA model would suggest that before marketers can work to generate interest among consumers in their firm or their firm's products, they first need to take steps to encourage immediate purchase. promote sufficiently to gain global attention. offer discounts to increase purchase intentions. Ogain attention through brand awareness. determine

Multiple Choice Question What is considered appropriate personal space when conducting business in the United States? Multiple choice question. 1 0 - 1 2 feet 5 - 8 feet 2 4 - 6 0 inches 1 2 - 2 4 inches

2 0 . Which of the following would be correct statements about organizational culture? culture exists in the minds and experiences of a group of peopleorganizational culture is a powerful force that shapes decisionsdimensions of an organization's culture are difficult to measure trust has been shown to be the single most powerful force the culture

Is FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ( FDI ) the most effective strategy for survival of the NOKIA business? Proposed your 5 points with examples to support your answer.

what sequence would the jobs be ranked according to the decision rules on the left: Job Due Date Duration ( days ) Upper A 2 0 9 3 Upper B 2 0 8 4 Upper C 2 1 0 8 Upper D 2 1 2 5 All dates are specified as manufacturing planning calendar days. Assume that all jobs arrive on day 2 0 5 . Compute all times based on initiating work on day 2 0 5 .

Carla is a middle manager for her firm and just finished comparing the results of a promotional campaign with the company's outcome expectations. The next step in the control process is toMultiple Choicecommunicate results and deviations with management and employees involved.set up contingency plans.monitor and record actual performance.establish

Which of the following statements is FALSE? Person - environment fit reflects the degree to which someone's personal characteristics, such as their personality and preferences, match their work environment. People high in eveningness prefer to wake up later in the day, perform their best work in the late afternoon or evening, and stay up late at
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What is an employment option that would be difficult for a supervisor to offer a hotel's front desk agents? A . Flex - time B . Job sharing C . Telecommuting D . Compressed schedule

Carefully examine Grainger.com, a horizontal e - distributor, and Go 2 paper.com, a vertical net market place serving a single industry ( paper ) . At Go 2 paper.com, read the description of how to buy and sell paper. Create a report that compares and contrasts the way these organizations present themselves on the Web. Address how the approaches

Jesus called on his followers to demonstrate a radically different approach to leadership than what they witnessed in the world around them. Consider the pattern of leadership you witness in the world around you and experience in your life. Briefly contrast the two paradigms in an initial post. Respond to your course mates as they provide their

On page 2 of the file ( the page titled Notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders that is presented as a letter ) , the first Voting Item listed in the table in the middle of the page is "Elect eight Directors of the Company". Which of the following statements about the election of directors is TRUE? [ Multiple statements can be true. Check all
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To the extent that entrepreneurs can predict the points of takeoff ( optimism ) and slowdown ( pessimism ) in the _ _ _ _ _ , they can better manage demand. Group of answer choices sales cycle marketing plan customer journey promotion plan None of these are correct.

As recognized in the case in the text, Toys " R " Us , Inc. v . Canarsie Kiddie Shop, Inc., to obtain trademark protection, a descriptive term must have attained Secondary meaning Primary meaning Primary application Secondary application Secondary acknowledgement
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Which of the following is not an appropriate and necessary reason to exercise your formal authority? To set boundaries and outer limits on others' actions To generate employee commitment To maintain group standards and norms When members of your group cannot reach agreement
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A major retail company, like the Hudson's Bay Company or Canadian Tire, decides that they want to build and operate its own warehouse to serve their own retail stores. These warehouses are best classified as: A contract warehouse. A public warehouse. A 3 PL A bulk warehouse. A private warehouse
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