$23.$Which of the following is an expression of corporate culture in which values are so profoundly embedded that members are no longer intentionally aware of$?$

a$.$expressed values and beliefs.

b$.$dress and office layout.

c$.$slogans and ceremonies.

d$.$an explicit code of conduct.

$24.$All of the following includes the internal environment within which managers work includes, EXCEPT

a$.$organization structure

b$.$corporate culture

c$.$labor market

d$.$production technology

$25.$In the current external business environment, which of the following is NOT true?

a$.$Companies are more adversarial than ever before.

b$.$The business environment is static.

c$.$Mergers are on the rise.

d$.$Corporate culture defines success

$26.$All of the following would be considered a visual representation$($s$)$ of a company's corporate culture, EXCEPT?

a$.$All department heads have an executive office.

b$.$All employees are dressed in professional business attire.

c$.$Employees communicate the significant values of an organization

d$.$Each department has an award plaque for employee of the month.

$27.$Kristen's Jewelry Shop has just hired a comparative shopper to visit other local jewelry stores to gain product pricing information. What strategy is this describing?

a$.$Divesting

b$.$Boundary$-$spanning roles

c$.$Harvesting

d$.$Transfer pricing

$28.$When Miami Herald launches a Spanish$-$language newspaper, El Nuevo Herald, with articles emphasizing Hispanic, Cuban, and Latin American news and sports, it is responding to changes in $\_\_\_\_\_$ environment.

a$.$supply chain

b$.$economic

c$.$technological

d$.$sociocultural

$29.$When companies specialize in producing more and better work with the same level of effort, they are acting according to the administrative management principle of$?$

a$.$none of listed

b$.$division of work.

c$.$unity of command

d$.$scalar chain.

$30.$Which force pertains to the availability, production, and distribution of resources in a society?

a$.$social

b$.$economic

c$.$Demographic

d$.$cultural

$31.$Which of these perspectives emphasized a rational, scientific approach to the study of management and sought to make organizations efficient operating machines?

a$.$The Quantitative Management Approach

b$.$The Behavioral Sciences Approach

c$.$The Humanistic Perspective

d$.$The Classical Perspective

$32.$The Urban Outfitters is regionally known for its employee training programs. Managers at Urban Outfitters conduct research to determine the best candidate interviewing techniques. This involves the use of which management approach?

a$.$Bureaucratic approach

b$.$Behavioral sciences approach

c$.$Humanistic approach

d$.$Administrative principles approach

$33.$Who emphasized the unity of command principle that each subordinate receives orders from one, and only one superior?

a$.$Ford

b$.$Fayol

c$.$Weber

c$.$Taylor

$34.$Good Good morning Sunshine is a textile company that uses the unity of command, scalar chain, and division of work principles. These are part of which management philosophy?

a$.$Bureaucratic approach

b$.$Administrative principles approach

c$.$Behavioral sciences approach

d$.$Scientific management approach

$35.$What do managers do as the best way to improve organizational effectiveness?

a$.$balancing efficiency and effectiveness

b$.$make a profit

c$.$possess human skills

d$.$cost cutting

$36.$Which of these can best describe organizing?

a$.$Monitoring activities and making corrections

b$.$Using influence to motivate employees

c$.$Selecting goals and ways to attain them

d$.$None of the listed

$37.$James, owner and operator of a small coffee shop, believes that his most important task as manager is establishing goals for the restaurant and deciding what must be done to achieve them. This involves which aspect of what managers do$?$

a$.$organizing

b$.$measuring

c$.$setting goals

d$.$Motivating

$38.$Amanda Rowley, President of Autos$-$R$-$Us$,$ recognizes the factory employees for their outstanding performance at the monthly awards banquet on the shop floor by presenting a plaque and a check for $$100.$ She is engaging in the management function of $\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$leading

b$.$controlling

c$.$bribery

d$.$organizing

$39.$What type of managers are responsible for communicating a shared vision for the organization and shaping corporate culture?

a$.$top

b$.$first$-$line

c$.$middle

c$.$shop floor

$40.$Which of the following is one of the most important ideas in the text's definition of management?

a$.$the attainment of societal goals.

b$.$management is unique to for$-$profit organizations.

c$.$the functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

d$.$effectiveness is more important than efficiency.