QUESTION Which of the following is most similar to a decision to use Measurement Strategy Alpha and Measurement Strategy Beta together? A) Axiom evaluates its sales staff on the number of sales they make and the size of those sales. B) Personal Devices rewards its brand managers more heavily for sales of new products than […]
QUESTION Management has decided to combine all three Measurement Strategies in order to give the software programmers incentives that match the company’s goals. If the products meet their Gamma goals, software programmers who have met either their Alpha goals or their Beta goals will be rewarded, but if the products fail to meet their Gamma […]
QUESTION Why would the choice to use only Measurement Strategy Gamma be vulnerable to criticism? A) Many factors other than software programming are required for market success. B) It sets up a goal that is unattainable. C) It underestimates the effect that good software programming can have on the customer’s experience. D) It requires the […]
QUESTION The choice to use only Measurement Strategy Beta would be vulnerable to criticism because it would give the software programmers an incentive to do what? A) make overly optimistic commitments to customer-facing employees at the company B) spend too much time checking their code in order to eliminate any possibility of error C) develop […]
QUESTION Extrinsic rewards increase employee motivation through the recognition of others. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: An extrinsic reward is the payoff, such as money or recognition, a person receives from others for performing a particular task.
QUESTION The human relations movement marked a transition from optimizing work steps to providing motivation as a strategy to increase worker productivity. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: The human relations movement began in the 1950s and employs a more psychological approach to employee productivity.
QUESTION What are the two strategies for dealing with suppliers, and what are the reasons behind each? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: The first strategy is to use many suppliers. The reasoning is that if one of them fails to have the product available or charges too high a price, another […]
QUESTION A quality control manager is given the task of evaluating what went wrong with the Pest Eradication Device. She announced that the goal of her investigation is to determine whether the project manager or the executive is correct. Which of the following is the best evaluation of this goal? A) It is a well-chosen […]
QUESTION How would the statistical process control approach of doing periodic random sampling work in a facility set up in the product layout? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Someone would randomly sample the product at various points along the assembly line to make sure it was as it should be at […]
QUESTION Based on the description above, during the planning process the project managers of the Pest Eradication Device most likely failed to adequately address all of the following issues EXCEPT which one? A) Will the Pest Eradication Device function in the way that customers demand? B) Is there any demand in the market for a […]
