QUESTION 91

1. When a manager identifies an opportunity, he or she generates alternatives to pursue the opportunity, selects one of them, implements it, and then evaluates the results. This manager is acting out the ____ process.

   	a.	alternative-generating
   	b.	managing
   	c.	control
   	d.	formal leadership
   	e.	decision-making

1 points

QUESTION 92

1. A situation in which machines and equipment do most of the work is known as

   	a.	a labor-intensive technology.
   	b.	a capital-intensive technology.
   	c.	an industrial installation.
   	d.	high technology.
   	e.	quality control.

1 points

QUESTION 93

1. Which of the following would least likely be started as a small business?

   	a.	Landscaping business
   	b.	Flower shop
   	c.	Furniture repair store
   	d.	Electricity company
   	e.	Restaurant

1 points

QUESTION 94

1. When people in an industrialized society contaminate the environment, the action is called

   	a.	recycling.
   	b.	wasteful.
   	c.	redesign.
   	d.	pollution.
   	e.	disposal.

1 points

QUESTION 95

1. When a very large product that is hard to move is produced, a(n) ____ is used.

   	a.	output layout
   	b.	fixed-position layout
   	c.	product design
   	d.	process layout
   	e.	product layout

1 points

QUESTION 96

1. The process of influencing people to work toward a common goal is

   	a.	motivating.
   	b.	implementing.
   	c.	leading.
   	d.	a hands-off approach.
   	e.	a sign of an autocratic leader.

1 points

QUESTION 97

1. Corporate officers are

   	a.	elected by stockholders.
   	b.	elected by incorporators.
   	c.	elected by the stockholder that owns the most shares.
   	d.	appointed by the board of directors.
   	e.	appointed by management.

1 points

QUESTION 98

1. A manager who coordinates the activities of operating employees is a(n) ____ manager.

   	a.	first-line
   	b.	functional
   	c.	executive
   	d.	middle
   	e.	top

1 points

QUESTION 99

1. Money that is invested in small and sometimes struggling firms that have the potential to become very successful is called

   	a.	venture capital.
   	b.	seed money.
   	c.	franchise funds.
   	d.	growth funds.
   	e.	SBA-guaranteed loans.

1 points

QUESTION 100

1. Which of the following is the most likely example of a production industry?

   	a.	Subassembly plant
   	b.	Financial enterprise
   	c.	Retail outlet
   	d.	Wholesale outlet
   	e.	Transportation company