Understanding Management 10th Edition by Daft - Test Bank

1. The most recent U.S. census data show that about one-third of all babies born 2011 were members of minority group.

a. True

*b. False

2. The task environmental dimension includes all elements that occur naturally on earth, including plants, animals, rocks, and natural resources such as air, water, and climate.

a. True

*b. False

3. Current employees, management, and especially corporate culture are part of an organization's internal environment.

*a. True

b. False

4. McDonalds, Burger King, and Checkers are competitors since all three sell fast food to individuals.

*a. True

b. False

5. Labor market forces affecting organizations right now include the growing need for computer-literate knowledge workers and the necessity for continuous investment in human resources through recruitment, education, and training.

*a. True

b. False

6. If Johnson Lumber provides trees for Westvaco Paper Manufacturing, then Johnson Lumber is considered a supplier for Westvaco.

*a. True

b. False

7. An example of part of the legal-political dimension of the general environment is a government's report on the decline of unemployment rate.

a. True

*b. False

8. A political lobbyist for General Motors fills an essential boundary-spanning role.

*a. True

b. False

9. Managers in partnering organizations, given the increasing environmental uncertainty, are shifting from a partnership orientation to an adversarial orientation.

a. True

*b. False

10. A joint venture involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations.

*a. True

b. False

11. Physical symbols are associated with the surface level of organizational culture.

*a. True

b. False

12. The set of key values, beliefs, and norms, that are shared by members of an organization are combined to create the symbols of an organization.

a. True

*b. False

13. A narrative based on events within the organization that is frequently repeated is called an organizational story.

*a. True

b. False

14. An achievement culture is found in an environment that is dynamic and requires high-risk decision-making.

a. True

*b. False

15. The consistency culture has an external focus and a consistency orientation for a dynamic environment.

a. True

*b. False

16. In today’s business environment, most companies operate in a stable and rigid environment.

a. True

*b. False

17. Corporate culture plays a key role in creating an organizational climate that enables learning and innovative responses to threats from the external environment, challenging new opportunities, or organizational crises.

*a. True

b. False

18. Quadrant A represents organizations that are focused primarily on bottom-line results and pay little attention to organizational values.

*a. True

b. False

19. Companies in Quadrant D put high emphasis on both culture and solid business performance as drivers of organizational success.

a. True

*b. False

20. The cultural leader articulates a vision for the organizational culture that employees can believe in and that generates excitement.

*a. True

b. False

21. Companies in Quadrant A represent the high-performance culture.​

a. True

*b. False

22. _____ includes all elements existing outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect the organization.

*a. Organizational environment

b. Internal environment

c. Task environment

d. General environment

e. Technological environment

23. All of these are a part of an organization's task environment, except: