Management 490 Chapter 8 Part 2

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1.

Some of the most common types of these controls are associated with production and service processes and with quality standards
- A.
  
  Feed-Forward Control
- B.
  
  Concurrent Control
- C.
  
  Statistical Process Control
2.

Setting performance standards for specific work activities
- A.
  
  Statistical Process Control
- B.
  
  Feed-Forward Control
- C.
  
  Concurrent Control
3.

Helps managers anticipate changes in the external and internal environments based on analysis of inputs from stakeholders and the broad environment
- A.
  
  Statistical Process Control
- B.
  
  Concurrent Control
- C.
  
  Feed-Forward Control
4.

Major and unexpected changes in the social, economic, technological, and political environments necessitating change within the organization
- A.
  
  Bureaucratic Controls
- B.
  
  Environmental Discontinuities
- C.
  
  Premise Control
5.

Periodically assessing the assumptions, or premises, underlying strategic choices
- A.
  
  Statistical Process Control
- B.
  
  Premise Control
- C.
  
  Feed-Forward Control
6.

Rules, procedures, and policies that guide the behavior of organizational members. This a behavioral control
- A.
  
  Bureaucratic Controls
- B.
  
  Policy
- C.
  
  Clan Controls
7.

A general guide to action which provides a framework for decisions that are made routinely
- A.
  
  Bureaucratic Controls
- B.
  
  Concurrent Control
- C.
  
  Policy
8.

Makes organizational members more inclined to see things the same way, by espousing common beliefs and assumptions, that in turn, shape their perceptions
- A.
  
  Socialization
- B.
  
  Clan Controls
- C.
  
  Bureaucratic Controls
9.

Socialization processes through which an individual comes to appreciate the values, abilities, and expected behaviors of an organization
- A.
  
  Clan Controls
- B.
  
  Socialization
- C.
  
  Bureaucratic Controls
10.

The degree to which members of society accept and expect uneven power distribution in society and are accepting of authority
- A.
  
  Clan Controls
- B.
  
  Socialization
- C.
  
  Power Distance
11.

The degree to which the focus of society is on individuals or the group
- A.
  
  Uncertainty Avoidance
- B.
  
  Individualism/Collectivism
- C.
  
  Confucian Dynamics
12.

The degree to which society draws strong distinction between gender roles
- A.
  
  Masculine/Feminine
- B.
  
  Individualism/Collectivism
- C.
  
  Uncertainty Avoidance
13.

The degree to which members of society are tolerant of uncertainty and ambiguity
- A.
  
  Uncertainty Avoidance
- B.
  
  Masculine/Feminine
- C.
  
  Individualism/Collectivism
14.

The degree to which decisions are focused on the long term versus the short term
- A.
  
  Masculine/Feminine
- B.
  
  Confucian Dynamics
- C.
  
  Uncertainty Avoidance
15.

Focus on outcomes of decisions
- A.
  
  Power Distance (Low)
- B.
  
  Uncertainty Avoidance
- C.
  
  Power Distance (High)
16.

Focus on adherence to the plan
- A.
  
  Long-Term Orientation
- B.
  
  Power Distance (Low)
- C.
  
  Power Distance (High)
17.

Individual rewards
- A.
  
  Individualism
- B.
  
  Collectivism
- C.
  
  Short-Term Orientation
18.

Team-based rewards
- A.
  
  Individualism
- B.
  
  Power Distance (High)
- C.
  
  Collectivism
19.

Achievement, heroism, and material success are valued
- A.
  
  Feminine
- B.
  
  Uncertainty Tolerance
- C.
  
  Masculine
20.

Relationship and quality of life are valued
- A.
  
  Feminine
- B.
  
  Masculine
- C.
  
  Power Distance (Low)