Test Bank For Organizational Theory Design and Change 7Th Edition Jones 0132729946 9780132729949 Full Chapter PDF
Test Bank For Organizational Theory Design and Change 7Th Edition Jones 0132729946 9780132729949 Full Chapter PDF
Test Bank For Organizational Theory Design and Change 7Th Edition Jones 0132729946 9780132729949 Full Chapter PDF
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7) Suppliers have a direct effect on the organization's efficiency and an indirect effect on
its ability to attract customers.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 32
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
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8) All stakeholder groups are equally important for an
organization. Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 35
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 2-2
9) To be effective, an organization must at least minimally satisfy the interests of all the
groups that have a stake in the organization.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 35
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-2
10) The stakeholder group with ultimate authority over the use of a corporation's resources is
customers.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 37
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
11) The board has the legal authority to hire, fire, and discipline corporate
management. Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 37
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
13) An inside director of a company can be a professional director who holds positions on the
boards of many companies.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 38
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 2-3
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15) The system of hierarchical reporting relationships in an organization is known as a chain
of command.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 39
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
17) A manager who has direct responsibility for the production of goods and services is said
to be holding a staff role.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 40
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
19) The chief operating officer, functional managers, and divisional managers form a
company's top management team.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 40
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
20) A problem in determining managerial accountability that arises when delegating authority
to managers is known as an agency problem.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 41
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-4
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22) "Self-dealing" is the term used to describe the conduct of managers who take advantage
of their position to act in their own interests rather than in the interests of other stakeholders.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 42
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-4
24) An ethical dilemma is the quandary people experience when they must decide whether or
not they should act in a way that benefits someone else, even if it harms others and isn't in their
own interest.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 43
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-5
26) As per the moral rights model of ethics, an ethical decision is one that produces the greatest
good for the greatest number of people.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 46
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-5
27) As per the justice model of ethics, an ethical decision is a decision that best maintains
and protects the fundamental rights and privileges of the people affected by it.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 46
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-5
28) As per the moral rights model of ethics, an ethical decision is a decision that
distributes benefits and harms among stakeholders in a fair, equitable, or impartial way.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 46
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-5
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29) Behaving ethically can reduce transaction costs through the reputation
effect. Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 50
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-5
30) Organizations that are doing badly in an economic sense and are struggling to survive are the
ones most likely to commit unethical and illegal acts.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 51
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-5
31) In the long run, an organization that follows unethical practices tends to spend more
on research and development and less on advertising and managerial salaries.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 52
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 2-5
32) are people who have an interest or claim in an organization, in what it does, and in
how well it performs.
A) Stakeholders
B) Early adopters
C) Boundary
spanners D) Late
adopters Answer: A
Page Ref: 28
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
33) The rewards that stakeholders receive for participating in an organization are called
.
A) inducements
B) contributions
C) annuity
D) dividends
Answer: A Page
Ref: 28
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
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34) are people who are closest to an organization and have the strongest or most direct
claim on organizational resources.
A) Early adopters
B) Free riders
C) Whistle-blowers
D) Internal stakeholders
Answer: D
Page Ref: 28
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
36) are the owners of an organization, and, as such, their claim on organizational
resources is often considered superior to the claims of other inside stakeholders.
A) Employees
B) Customers
C) Shareholders
D) Trade unions
Answer: C Page
Ref: 29
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
37) Which of the following groups of stakeholders receives inducements in the form of dividends
and stock appreciation?
A) trade unions
B) suppliers C)
shareholders D)
workforce
Answer: C Page
Ref: 29
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
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38) Which of the following is an inside stakeholder group?
A) government
B) customers C)
suppliers D)
shareholders
Answer: D Page
Ref: 29
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
39) Which of the following is an inside stakeholder group that contributes money and
capital? A) government
B) suppliers
C) shareholders
D) managers
Answer: C Page
Ref: 29
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
40) Which of the following groups of stakeholders receives inducements in the form of bonuses,
status, and power?
A) shareholders
B) managers C)
suppliers D)
unions Answer:
B Page Ref: 29
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
41) Which of the following group of outside stakeholders contributes high-quality inputs?
A) unions
B) government
C) customers
D) suppliers
Answer: D Page
Ref: 29
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
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42) Which of the following is an outside stakeholder group?
A) shareholders
B) suppliers C)
managers D)
workforce
Answer: B Page
Ref: 29
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-1
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46) According to the capitalistic view, the primary goal of an organization is to .
A) maximize shareholder wealth
B) form long-term relationships with suppliers
C) satisfy employees
D) satisfy customers
Answer: A
Page Ref: 35
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 2-2
47) The stakeholder group with ultimate authority over the use of a corporation's resources is
. A)
managers B)
customers C)
government D)
shareholders
Answer: D Page
Ref: 37
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
49) In the case of a large organization, which of the following options best represents
the accurate chain of command at the corporate management stage?
A) CEO, president, senior vice presidents, executive vice
presidents B) board, CEO, executive vice presidents, presidents
C) CEO, president, executive vice presidents, vice presidents
D) president, divisional managers, executive vice presidents, vice
presidents Answer: C
Page Ref: 38
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
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50) Which of the following persons can be an inside director in an
organization? A) a government official
B) a professional director who holds positions on the board of many
companies C) a full-time employee of the organization
D) an executive of another company that operates in the same industry
Answer: C
Page Ref: 38
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 2-3
52) Which of the following would be considered to be the lowest level of management in a
chain of command?
A) executive vice presidents
B) functional managers
C) divisional
managers D) vice
presidents Answer: B
Page Ref: 38
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
53) Which of the following terms best describes the system of hierarchical
reporting relationships in an organization?
A) line of control B)
span of authority C)
matrix of hierarchy
D) chain of command
Answer: D
Page Ref: 39
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
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54) Which of the following employees would be considered to have a line
role? A) sales manager
B) executive vice president of
finance C) R&D director
D) vice president of production
Answer: D
Page Ref: 40
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
56) Managers who have direct responsibility for the production of goods and services
are considered to be holding a(n) role.
A) staff
B) integrative
C) line
D) distributive
Answer: C Page
Ref: 40
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
57) Managers who are in charge of a specific organizational function such as sales or R&D hold
a(n) role.
A) distributive
B) line
C) staff
D) integrative
Answer: C Page
Ref: 40
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
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58) Which of the following organizational positions is a part of an organization's top
management team?
A) functional manager
B) executive vice president
C) divisional manager
D) plant supervisor
Answer: B
Page Ref: 40
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-3
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62) A(n) problem is a problem in determining managerial accountability that arises
when delegating authority to managers.
A) self-dealing
B) organizational contract
C) line of command
D) agency
Answer: D Page
Ref: 41
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2-4
63) Which of the following is one of the two conditions that lead to a moral hazard
problem? A) the principal possesses more information than the agent
B) the agent has an incentive to pursue goals and objectives that are different from the
principal's C) the principal acts in his own best interest, as opposed to the interests of the other
stakeholders D) the agent is given the authority to allocate scarce organizational resources
Answer: B
Page Ref: 41
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 2-4
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