QUESTION Which of the following demonstrates flawed reasoning most similar to Ben’s reasoning? A) Madeleine has seven requirements for her next car, but only the cars that have enough room for her musical equipment are worth considering. B) Noah wishes to visit seven cities during his vacation, but if some of them are close enough […]
QUESTION If the Dragon Owls team is created according to Steve’s recommendations, which of the following must be true? A) Only the departments with a stake in the success of the Dragon Owls project are represented on the Dragon Owls team. B) The departments with a stake in the success of the Dragon Owls project […]
QUESTION Curtis’s argument is flawed because it fails to consider all of the following possibilities EXCEPT: A) The top performers in the organization may not have the skills required by the Dragon Owls project. B) The top performers in the organization may lack the collaborative skills required to operate on a team. C) The top […]
QUESTION Three things you can do to transform your own work such that you become more efficient are to reduce procrastination, increase multitasking, and increase the use of checklists. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: You should indeed reduce procrastination and increase the use of checklists, but you […]
QUESTION What are two don’ts of effective delegation? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: (1) Don’t delegate emergencies or confidential or personnel matters. An emergency is a crisis for which there is little time for solution, and so you should handle this yourself. You should also handle any tasks that are confidential […]
QUESTION Which of these survey conclusions, if true, indicates a need to retrain employees at these locations? A) Average prices of items in the meat department were higher than those at the grocer’s competitors. B) Customers overwhelmingly lived within a ten-mile radius of the Shopper’s Pride location that they patronized. C) The staff at the […]
QUESTION Toby and Shannon grew their two-person publishing company into a 40-employee business. At first, Toby kept tabs on the business side of things, while Shannon headed up day-to-day operations. As the company took on more workers, the owners divided the company into editorial, design, production, sales, and business departments and promoted an employee in […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, presents an opportunity for positive employer branding for the firm, which then would help attract new employees with a desire to turn the situation around? A) Shopper’s Pride stores stock more ethnically oriented specialty foods than do their competitors. B) Shopper’s Pride is actively involved in supporting locally […]
QUESTION What are two dos of effective delegation? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: (1) Do delegate routine and technical matters. Try to let subordinates do the routine tasks and paperwork. Try to let experts handle technical matters. (2) Do match the tasks delegated to your subordinates’ skills and abilities and help […]
QUESTION The text says that small firms with fewer than 100 employees are likely to be the most centralized. Use what you’ve learned about organizational structure to support this statement. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: The smaller the firm, the fewer layers of hierarchy there likely are. As companies increase in […]
