Question 1:

The matrix designs enhance flexibility because teams can be created, redefined, and dissolved as needed.

-True

-False

Question 2:

____ is a useful framework for manager to use as they plot business strategy over time.

a) The BCG matrix

b) The GE screen

c) Porter's Competitive Strategic Model

d) The product life cycle

Question 3:

Chanel, Monte Blanc, and Allen Edmonds pursue an overall cost leadership strategy.

-True

-False

Question 4:

Organizing

a) is the second basic managerial function; it follows planning and decision making

b) involves shaping the organization over time and is never truly finished

c) involves grouping activities and resources

d) All of these choices

Question 5:

When Steve Jobs was CEO of Apple, his charisma, marketing skills, and technical vision helped create a (n) ____ at Apple that made it the leader in mobile devices.

a) organizational weakness

b) strategic limitation

c) entrophy

d) distinctive competence

Question 6:

Job specialization evolved from the concept of division of labor.

-True

-False

Question 7:

A 360 degree feedback appraisal gets input from the

a) boss, subordinates, and peers

b) boss and peers

c) suppliers and customers

d) suppliers, workers, and customers

Question 8:

The effectiveness of the HR function does not have a substantial impact on the bottom-link performance of the firm

-True

-False

Question 9:

A manager at Johnson & Johnson has considerable discretion over how work is performed and how problems are solved. Johnson & Johnson is mechanistic.

-True

-False

Question 10:

In general, a well-conceived strategy addresses three areas: distinctive competence, scope and resource deployment

-True

-False