Section C: True and False (5) 1) A joint venture involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations. True Nas 2) Organizations must manage environmental uncertainty to be effective. True 3) Culture can be defined as the ability to speak different languages. 4) According to Douglas McGregor, Theory X and Theory Y provide two opposing views of workers, where Theory X recognizes that workers enjoy achievement and responsibility, while Theory Y recognizes that workers will avoid work whenever possible. 5) The scientific management perspective refers to the management thinking and practice that emphasizes satisfaction of employees' basic needs as the key to increased worker productivity. True pale Section D: Fill in the Blank (4) 2. A management professor once said that for successful management, studying the present was most important, studying the past was next, and studying the future should come last. Do you agree? Why? (5 points)