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Basic Business Management MCQ

1. The affordability of health care is one of the most important _____ issues of our time?

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Correct Answer: Social

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2. The ________________ requires employers with more than 50 employees to provide health insurance

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Correct Answer: 2010 health care reform legislation

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3. The majority of private sector employment in the u.s. economy is in the _______ sector.

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Correct Answer: Services

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4. Government bonds can vary in denomination, but most corporate bonds are issued in ___________.

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Correct Answer: $1000 denominations

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5. ________ emphasizes motivating the worker through the characteristics of the job itself.

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Correct Answer: Job enrichment

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6. _______ is defined in marketing terms as the basic problem-solving benefits consumers are seeking.

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Correct Answer: The core customer value

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7. Enacting changes in response to reported problems is called ________.

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Correct Answer: Reactive change management

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8. The danger of trade dependency is that ________.

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Correct Answer: Political turmoils in a country might affect all dependent countries.

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9. Internal auditing is an example of a(n) _____ control.

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Correct Answer: Feedback

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10. The average u.s. worker, today, is _____ than ever.

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Correct Answer: Older

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11. John flynn works at stutz toyota and is paid a(n) __________ against his earned commissions.

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Correct Answer: Draw

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12. In closed loop recycling ________.

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Correct Answer: The product is reused to produce a similar product.

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13. In a(n) _____, people use communication primarily to exchange facts and information.

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Correct Answer: Low-context culture

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14. People who tend to be sociable, outgoing, and friendly are low in _____.

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Correct Answer: Extraversion.

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15. In recruiting employees, entrepreneurs tent to focus on ________.

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Correct Answer: Matching the person to the organization

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16. In dblc, the phase after the database initial study is _____.

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Correct Answer: Database design

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17. The book publishing and motion-picture industries are both examples of ______.

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Correct Answer: Oligopolies

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18. In the hierarchy of effects, the stage between interest and trial is known as __________.

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Correct Answer: Evaluation

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19. In simple terms, the aida model is also known as the __________ model.

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Correct Answer: Think, feel, do

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20. In developing advertising strategies, marketers must make decisions regarding ___________________.

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Correct Answer: Organizing the advertising function; adaptation to international markets

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21. The board of governors of the federal reserve system is solely responsible for _______.

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Correct Answer: Determining the reserve requirements for depository institutions

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22. The best-known nonlinear presentation software is _______________.

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Correct Answer: Prezi.

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23. In windows, __________ controls access to network resources, such as servers or printers.

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Correct Answer: Share level access

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24. The ceo, president, and top executive officers are responsible for ________ in the strategic plan.

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Correct Answer: Defining the firm's purpose

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25. Increases in import spending _____________________, ceteris paribus.

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Correct Answer: Lower GDP

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26. The bedrock principle of business is that it should ________.

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Correct Answer: Earn a profit

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27. The basis of an xp plan is a set of ____ that users develop.

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Correct Answer: User stories

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28. The basic star schema has four components: facts, _____, attributes, and attribute hierarchies.

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Correct Answer: Dimensions

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29. The average life for an sba-guaranteed business loan is ____ years.

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Correct Answer: Twenty-five.

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30. The average cost of employee benefits is about ____ percent of total compensation.

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Correct Answer: 30

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31. Regional strategies are more appropriate than global strategies for firms that operate in ________.

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Correct Answer: Multi-domestic industries

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32. Regional economic integration is also referred to as ________.

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Correct Answer: Regionalism

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33. Refer to academic standard, inc. jonathan suggested that the company ____ part of production.

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Correct Answer: Outsource

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34. Price controls can cause _____.

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Correct Answer: Shortages or surpluses

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35. The best way to prepare to be an investor is to learn all the _____ that you can.

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Correct Answer: Accounting

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36. The equal protection clause became part of the constitution as a result of ________.

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Correct Answer: The Fourteenth Amendment

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37. The downtime metric, ____________________, is also referred to as maximum acceptable data loss.

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Correct Answer: Recovery Time Objectives

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38. Jonathan speaks four languages fluently. he is likely to have a high level of _______ intelligence.

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Correct Answer: Naturalist

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39. Jason, a manager, chooses to behave unethically. jason can be described as a(n) ____ manager.

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Correct Answer: Lmoral

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40. Intuition is based on _____, but lacking in _____.

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Correct Answer: Conscious thought; practicality

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41. Inflation in the united states has ________ since 1950.

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Correct Answer: Varied over time

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42. In the shadowing approach to mentoring, the protg _____.

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Correct Answer: Follows the mentor around for a stated period of time

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43. In the needs assessment process, organizational analysis deals with identifying _____.

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Correct Answer: The training resources that are available

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44. In the context of argument making, what do we mean by the word claim? a claim is ________.

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Correct Answer: The statement the maker of the argument is seeking to show to be true or probably true

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45. In our macro circular flow, the households are choosing to spend _________ billion dollars.

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Correct Answer: 3500

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46. In most engines, the head of the intake valve is _______ the head of the exhaust valve.

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Correct Answer: Slightly larger than

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47. Parkinson's disease ________, but huntington's disease ________.

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Correct Answer: Is characterized by a poverty of movement; is characterized by uncontrollable movement.

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48. _____ began to create independent agencies in the late 1800s.

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Correct Answer: Congress

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49. The success of common stock investments depends on the success of _________.

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Correct Answer: The firm and its real assets

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50. To print a mailing label, tap or click the labels button on the mailings tab in the ____ group.

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Correct Answer: CREATE

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51. When you analyze and fully understand the need your proposal meets, you understand its ______.

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Correct Answer: Purpose.

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52. Facility exteriors and interiors are part of ________.

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Correct Answer: The servicescape.

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53. The fundamental limitation of a matrix structure is that it ________.

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Correct Answer: Institutes a dual hierarchy that violates the unity-of-command principle

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54. The government allows some ________ companies to operate as regulated monopolies.

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Correct Answer: Utility

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55. If a current vendor does not meet dole's needs, dole will likely initiate _____.

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Correct Answer: The B2B buying process

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56. Workers in the millennial generation prefer ________.

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Correct Answer: Teamwork and connection

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57. In a pert chart, the _______ path is the most time-consuming set of tasks in a project.

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Correct Answer: Critical

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58. If demand bounces around when prices change, its _______.

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Correct Answer: Elastic

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59. If a company does not have ________ it will fail.

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Correct Answer: Cash

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60. If a change in price barely effects demand, that means the demand is _______.

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Correct Answer: Inelastic

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61. Identifying and taking action to resolve problems is called __________.

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Correct Answer: Problem solving

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62. Historically, there was ________ a central bank in the u.s.

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Correct Answer: Resistance to

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63. Governments impose currency restrictions in their countries to ________.

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Correct Answer: Protect currencies from speculators

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64. Good management strives for ________.

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Correct Answer: High efficiency and high effectiveness

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65. All meetings must have a(n) _____ and intended outcome.

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Correct Answer: Purpose

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66. Align technology uses a ________ approach to produce clear plastic removable aligners.

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Correct Answer: Mass customization

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67. After outsourcing to global suppliers, __________ is not simple.

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Correct Answer: Back-shoring

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68. A(n) _____ is a set of activities or steps that combine inputs to create a good or service.

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Correct Answer: Servicescape

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69. Examples of the balanced scorecards customer measurement criteria are ___________.

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Correct Answer: Brand image and reputation

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70. A common advantage of a promotion is that ______.

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Correct Answer: You will receive better pay

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71. _________ data includes sentiment mining in social media and tracking shopper behavior in stores.

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Correct Answer: Observational

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72. 802.11i works in ________ mode.

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Correct Answer: Both A and B

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73. __________ tries to create desired perceptions in the eyes of others.

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Correct Answer: Impression management

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74. Capacity requirements planning helps managers reconcile __________ with __________.

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Correct Answer: What is needed; what is possible

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75. Bill inmon and chuck kelley created a set of 12 rules to define a(n) _____.

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Correct Answer: Data warehouse

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76. As a major tariff barrier, a(n) ____ is a tax imposed on imports.

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Correct Answer: Import tariff

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77. As a group, the children in hard times by charles dickens are depicted as being _____.

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Correct Answer: Rebellious

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78. An organization's _____ is the work process that is directly related to the organization's mission.

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Correct Answer: Core technology

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79. An nlp system provides a question-and-answer setting that is particularly useful with _____.

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Correct Answer: Databases

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80. A learning organization requires employees to ________.

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Correct Answer: Share information and collaborate with one another

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81. ________ prevents a single employee from getting conflicting orders from two different superiors.

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Correct Answer: Unity of command

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82. A company that is looking to maximize its market share would do well to follow ________ pricing.

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Correct Answer: Market-penetration

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83. A main difference between english gothic and french gothic is _____.

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Correct Answer: The English were not as concerned with height

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84. A 2009 national endowment for the arts (nea) study reported that _____.

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Correct Answer: For the first time since 1982, the overall rate at which adults read literature had gone up

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85. A _______ is a marine organism that swims throughout the water column.

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Correct Answer: Nekton

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86. Complete the equation: monosaccharide + monosaccharide ______ + water

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Correct Answer: Disaccharide

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87. Groupware is intended mainly for _____.

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Correct Answer: Teamwork

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88. Boundaryless organizations try to eliminate ________ within their organization.

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Correct Answer: Horizontal specialization and vertical hierarchy

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89. An approach to the sdlc where the phases overlap is often referred to as the _______ approach.

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Correct Answer: Modified waterfall

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90. There are four categories of __________ brands: premium, generic, copycat and exclusive co-brands.

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Correct Answer: Private-label

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91. The xyz clothing company wants to create and build brand awareness. it would use _____ advertising.

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Correct Answer: Informative

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92. The unit of purchase of transit advertising is known as a _____.

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Correct Answer: Showing

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93. The ultimate goal of any marketing communication is to drive the receiver to ______.

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Correct Answer: Action

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94. In 2008, companies spent ______ a year advertising to children.

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Correct Answer: $17 billion

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95. Historically, one controversial use of the association principle in advertising is ______.

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Correct Answer: Women being portrayed as stereotyped caricatures

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96. Brand __________ refers to the linking of a brand to other favorable images, such as a celebrity.

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Correct Answer: Association

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97. Blue ginger multi-grain blue rice chips are in the _________ stage of the product life cycle.

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Correct Answer: Product advertisement

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98. At its core, successful promotion is all about effective _____.

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Correct Answer: Communication

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99. An advertisement designed to sell soda to a young, hip audience would be called ______ advertising.

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Correct Answer: Targeted

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100. Advertising, sales promotion, public relations, and buzz building activities are all ________.

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Correct Answer: Channels that should be integrated under the concept of integrated marketing communications

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101. Abercrombie and fitch, a nationwide clothing store, in a(n) _____.

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Correct Answer: Chain retailer

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102. A lock arising from a select...for update command will be released when ____.

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Correct Answer: A COMMIT command is executed

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103. A ________ is a promise or statement of fact by the seller about a product.

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Correct Answer: Sales warranty

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104. The term _____________ describes circumstances where a country's imports exceed its exports.

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Correct Answer: Trade surplus

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105. A person who satisfices fails to ________.

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Correct Answer: Maximize his or her decision

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106. A low self-monitoring individual would not tend to pursue a career as ________.

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Correct Answer: An actor

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107. When a manufacturer like exxonmobil refines crude oil, that corporation is using a(n) ____ process.

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Correct Answer: Analytical

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108. There are more than _____ amusement parks in the united states.

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Correct Answer: 400

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109. The ____ outlines the specific vehicle to be purchased and all charges for the purchase.

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Correct Answer: Buyer's order

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110. Special consideration should be paid to your tutors___________when selecting a tutor.

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Correct Answer: Cost, schedule and credentials

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111. A prerequisite condition for job rotation is the ________.

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Correct Answer: Presence of employees with similar skill sets and requirements

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112. Water and soil pollution from oil and gas drilling is primarily related to ____.

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Correct Answer: Sustainability issues

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113. Unlike most other concepts of health, holistic health considers _____ to be part of overall health.

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Correct Answer: Intellectual and spiritual dimensions

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114. Tape storage requires ______ access, which refers to reading or writing data consecutively.

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Correct Answer: Sequential

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115. Under the net method of handling credit and debit card payments, the ________.

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Correct Answer: Net amount of the sale is credited to the Sales Revenue account on the date of sale

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116. The world bank classifies countries' economic development according to ________.

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Correct Answer: GNI

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117. The __________ layer of the bull's-eye model receives attention last.

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Correct Answer: Applications

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118. To reduce the sting of an unpleasant thought, _____.

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Correct Answer: Employ active voice

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119. The _____ process involves a series of steps taking corrective action on nonperformance issues.

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Correct Answer: Employee empowerment

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120. Conceptually, modernization theory is an outgrowth of _____ theory.

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Correct Answer: Functionalist

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121. For the most part, ________ are involved in hr decisions within their own department or unit.

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Correct Answer: All managers

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122. Foundersuite, quirky and unassumer are web sites that provide access to ________.

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Correct Answer: Surveys

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123. For minor or routine scenarios, the ___________ approach is nearly always best.

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Correct Answer: Direct

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124. Companies generally try to minimize turnover that is ________.

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Correct Answer: Voluntary, dysfunctional, and avoidable

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125. An asset allocation of 95% stocks and 5% bonds is considered ________ risk.

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Correct Answer: Aggressive high

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126. According to the text, ____ typically amount to more than 90 percent of employees' salaries.

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Correct Answer: Turnover costs

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127. Fundamentally, group insurance is ____________ insurance.

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Correct Answer: Term

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128. Generally, industries are more attractive when the threat of substitutes is ________.

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Correct Answer: Low

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129. Chinese immigrants utilized the minority group response of __________ when they formed chinatowns.

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Correct Answer: Segregation

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130. Compounding interest means interest accrues _____.

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Correct Answer: More quickly than simple interest

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131. Google provides a measure of ________ through its adwords system using a quality score.

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Correct Answer: Relevance

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132. Frito-lay increased its emphasis on _____ customers online to build its brand image.

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Correct Answer: Interacting with

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133. While the global economy continued to grow robustly until 2007, economic performance ______.

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Correct Answer: Was sluggish then stopped in 2009

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134. When delegating a task, it is important to _______.

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Correct Answer: Give away the most difficult things on your task list

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135. When a country lacks hard currency, it must use _____ to complete international trade.

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Correct Answer: Countertrade

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136. Unions were originally formed ________________.

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Correct Answer: To make certain that there were an equal number of non-management and management-level employees within the company

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137. The type of utility on which production and operations management focuses is ____

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Correct Answer: Form

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138. The two broad categories of buying behavior are ____ and ____.

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Correct Answer: Consumer; business

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139. The amount of money that a worker's compensation claimant can recover is ________.

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Correct Answer: Dependent on whether the employer carried worker's compensation insurance

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140. The 25 in 50/100/25 refers to ____________ coverage.

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Correct Answer: Collision

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141. The __________ style is the best approach for drafting website content.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inverted pyramid

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142. The ________ product of a fast food meal is the sandwich, side dish, and drink.

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Correct Answer: Core

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143. The ________ allows the group to meet formally, but it does not allow members free discussion.

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Correct Answer: Nominal group technique

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144. The ____ factor affecting ethical behavior includes one's moral values and central attitudes.

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Correct Answer: Individual

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145. Technology best supports whistle blowers by ________

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Correct Answer: Enabling distribution of business codes of conduct on the Internet

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146. Shopping bots use ________ software for searching the internet.

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Correct Answer: Comparison

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147. Setting queue priorities is a type of _____ decision at the operational management level.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unstructured

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148. Return on stockholders' equity is equal to____times times____ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Net profit margin; fixed asset turnover; equity multiplier

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149. In a manufacturing enterprise resource planning (erp) system, demand management _______.

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Correct Answer: Refines a production plan by determining the amount of weekly or daily production needed to meet the demand for individual products

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150. In a _____ system, the distinction blurs between input, output, and the interface itself.

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Correct Answer: User-centered

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151. Improving your skill-related components of fitness will help you perform ______ in an activity.

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Correct Answer: Better

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152. If you were at a neighborhood party, _______ would be very much like networking.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mingling

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153. If you show defensiveness, people are more likely to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Close their communication

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154. If you have both wpa and wep available to you, your system will be most secure if you use ____.

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Correct Answer: WPA only

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155. If the price of butter increases, then the demand for margarine will likely _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases

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156. If the national incomes of our trading partners increase, then our aggregate demand _____.

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Correct Answer: Increases because net exports increase

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157. If the correctness of a response is essential for a job, then a(n) ________ test should be used.

Answer

Correct Answer: Power

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158. If ted wants to buy a house and believes that interest rates will rise, he should __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Apply for a fixed-rate mortgage

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159. If portugal sends out 30 units of wine, it will get back ________ units of cloth.

Answer

Correct Answer: 45

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160. If one wishes to override an act passed by the legislature, they would sign a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Referendum

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161. Highlighting a benefit to the reader should be done in the _________ of the message.

Answer

Correct Answer: Close

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162. Hewlett-packard uses _____ reasoning to assist users of its printers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Case-based

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163. Globalization is a controversial subject for many people because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It results in the closing of some U.S. manufacturing facilities

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164. For your speech to be effective, you must carefully consider what your specific _____________ is.

Answer

Correct Answer: Audience

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165. Fms allows a company to combine ____ into a single system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Robotics and computer-integrated manufacturing

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166. Flowcharting is a quality improvement technique used for ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Process mapping

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167. Concerning the relative ages of the granite and sandstone, ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Their relative ages cannot be determined from the information given

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168. Cindy is hired to replace a well-liked leader. as a result cindy is likely to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have some difficulty exerting authority

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169. Cbt or wbt for those preparing for certification exams are ____ courses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Online tutorial

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170. Categorical data use either the ______ or ______ scale of measurement.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nominal; ordinal

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171. Cartels for natural resources tend to be ______ than cartels for manufactured goods.

Answer

Correct Answer: More successful

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172. Businesses assume an _________ demand when they increase prices to raise total revenue.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inelastic

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173. Business start-up cost information can be obtained from ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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174. Business rules are derived from ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A detailed description of an organization's operations

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175. Business continuity planning is interested in __________ disasters if possible.

Answer

Correct Answer: Avoiding

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176. Business case arguments based on fear are dependent on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The notion that if the system is not implemented, the firm will lose out to the competition or go out of business

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177. Being "on time" in business situations generally means being about ________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: About five minutes early

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178. Because their employer is the government, public employees receive ___________ protections.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extra

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179. Because application letters are ________ messages, the aida approach is ideally suited for them.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasive

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180. At the lowest price for a tv, producers will supply the _____ televisions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Least

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181. As a result of liberal policies, jvs have ____ and acquisitions have ____ in emerging economies.

Answer

Correct Answer: Declined, increased

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182. Approval clauses require that the ________ approve any assignment of a contract.

Answer

Correct Answer: Obligor

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183. Antarctica has been continuously glaciated for the last __________ years.

Answer

Correct Answer: 15 million

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184. An increase in investment __________

Answer

Correct Answer: Lowers interest rates

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185. An expense is entered as a _____ in a financial ledger.

Answer

Correct Answer: Debit

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186. An artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unrecognizable

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187. An advertising campaign that attempts to reposition its product is an example of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Creating a new vision

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188. Among the contextual factors that contribute to team effectiveness, we find _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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189. Among retail stores, _____ is a larger problem than customer shoplifting.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal employee theft

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190. Among larger nations, the piracy rate in _____ is one of the highest in the world.

Answer

Correct Answer: China

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191. Amazon.com represents the classic ____ firm.

Answer

Correct Answer: B2C

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192. Although anorexics feel a(n) __________ over eating, bulimics feel a _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sense of control; lack of control

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193. Alpha-gamma coactivation causes __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The muscle spindle to remain active during skeletal muscle contraction

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194. All of the following except ________ pertain to the scope of a business message.

Answer

Correct Answer: The sequence in which the information is presented

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195. All of the following are factors affecting mass wasting except for ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Geologic age

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196. Advocates argue that _____ increase competition between public and private schools.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vouchers

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197. Administrative oversight given to self-managed teams does not typically include _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Initiating change

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198. Acknowledging a buyer's expressed concern is important because doing so ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A and B

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199. According to your course, two benefits of a cloud-based system are _____ and _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Data backup; collaboration

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200. According to the lesson, texas ranks _____ highest in the country for unemployment rate.

Answer

Correct Answer: 9th

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201. According to the laffer curve, _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A high tax rate will produce a higher revenue

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202. According to the bpmn standard, a solid line with an arrow head indicates ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The next action to perform in a process

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203. According to the bpmn standard, a circle with a thick border is the symbol for ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The start of a business process

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204. According to the 1980 revisions to the copyright act of 1976, _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both people and organizations can be held liable for unauthorized duplication and use of copyrighted programs

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205. According to the _____ ethics tradition, people act out of habit than out of deliberations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Virtue

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206. According to herzberg, favorable hygiene factors can cause an employee to feel ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Not dissatisfied

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207. Accompany your rsum with ________ when you're responding to an identified job opening.

Answer

Correct Answer: A solicited application letter

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208. A(n) _____ indicator helps economists predict the duration of an economic upturn or downturn.

Answer

Correct Answer: Coincident.

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209. A risk management pm is also sometimes called a(n) ________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Risk management coordinator

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210. A legal obligation that involves repaying a debt is called a _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liability

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211. A cvs/pharmacy store is an example of a ________ business.

Answer

Correct Answer: National

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212. A business message that primarily relies on the _____ shows that the message is self-centered.

Answer

Correct Answer: I-voice

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213. A _________ value in xn can pose a problem for an economy over the longer term.

Answer

Correct Answer: Large Negative

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214. A _________ is used to prevent attenuation when packets are traveling long distances.

Answer

Correct Answer: Repeater

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215. __________ is a condition in which the price increases are slowing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Disinflation

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216. __________ currently provides for regulating international banking and finance practices.

Answer

Correct Answer: No organization

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217. ________ groups are those groups we would like to belong to but do not.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aspirational

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218. ________ defined as the basic convictions about right and wrong decisions and behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Values are

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219. ________ benefits are advantages your audience directly receives from complying with your request.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal

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220. ________ bargaining is negotiation that seeks to divide a fixed amount of goods or services.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distributive

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221. _____ tools focus on the strategic and tactical use of information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business intelligence

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222. _____ refers to the ability to identify the symbols, rituals, and taboos in other cultures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Knowledge

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223. _____ of nearly 200 erp implementations worldwide were judged to be failures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Half

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224. _____ means that jobs are restructured or redesigned by adding higher levels of responsibility.

Answer

Correct Answer: Job enrichment

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225. _____ is the psychological bonding that occurs between people and their ideas.

Answer

Correct Answer: Association

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226. _____ is part of the new social contract for employees.

Answer

Correct Answer: Employability, personal responsibility

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227. _____ is considered a type of interorganizational system (ios).

Answer

Correct Answer: An Extranet

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228. _____ is a structure for allocating scarce resources

Answer

Correct Answer: Economic system

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229. ____ is the largest video site on the internet.

Answer

Correct Answer: YouTube

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230. ____ is one of the disadvantages associated with the use of work teams.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social loafing

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231. When the bargaining power of suppliers and buyers is high, companies in the industry will ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Find it more difficult to be profitable

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232. The first step in preparing successful marketing and sales messages is ____________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emotional

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233. Secondary stakeholders are important to a company because ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: They can affect public perceptions and opinions.

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234. Under the ucc, value has not been given if the holder ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Performs the agreed-on promise

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235. There is a ________ association between inflation and the growth rate of money ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive; supply

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236. A trend line is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​a hypothetical graph line

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237. Transborder data flow (tdf) comprises national laws and international agreements on _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethical standards

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238. Sticking to a decision despite evidence that it is a mistake is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Escalation of commitment

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239. ______ minimizes the number of disk reads necessary to retrieve a row of data.

Answer

Correct Answer: Row-centric storage

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240. Willard may be able to forecast his asset needs using the ____________ technique.

Answer

Correct Answer: Percentage-of-sales

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241. Once long-term goals and objectives have been determined, middle management generates ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tactical plans

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242. The view no one will ever know about it is a way of __________ unethical behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rationalizing

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243. The process of shipping fresh flowers from california to texas gives ____ utility to the flowers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Time

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244. The ___________ styles are inappropriate when the issue is important to you.

Answer

Correct Answer: Avoiding and obliging

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245. To ensure that a calculated control displays as currency, change the ____ property.

Answer

Correct Answer: Format

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246. To create a numbered list, you use the numbering button in the ____ group.

Answer

Correct Answer: Paragraphb

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247. Like the autofilter query technique, the ____ command displays a subset of the table.

Answer

Correct Answer: Advanced Filter.

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248. The processor market for desktop and laptop computers is dominated by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intel

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249. With _____, resources are wasted because they are not used efficiently.

Answer

Correct Answer: A monopoly

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250. When applying for a position, you can make a positive impression by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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251. The utility created by converting production inputs into finished products is called ____ utility.

Answer

Correct Answer: Form

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252. Sound your horn __________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: When necessary to avoid collisions

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253. In _______ e-commerce, the sellers and buyers are organizations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business-to-business

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254. Wholesalers that perform the entire range of wholesaler functions are _____ wholesalers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Full-service

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255. To qualify as a small business, a manufacturing plant can employ no more than ____ people.

Answer

Correct Answer: 500

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256. The world market is approximately ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 7 billion potential customers

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257. The united states is a member of the ____, which is the successor to gatt.

Answer

Correct Answer: World Trade Organization

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258. The thomas register of american manufacturers lists companies that specialize in creating ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prototypes

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259. In _____, police and military are not allowed to vote.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peru

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260. In _____, direct and indirect materials in one industry are purchased on an as-needed basis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vertical exchanges

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261. If susan wants to obtain information in the least expensive way, she should use ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secondary market research

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262. Carnival cruise lines lowers its taxes by all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hiring host-country nationals who pay no taxes

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263. Capitalism is founded on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The belief that competition among business firms best serves the needs of society

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264. Buying an existing business _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Allows the owner to build upon the goodwill of previous customers

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265. Businesses that engage in electronic data interchange with each other are called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trading partners

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266. Business portfolio analysis is defined as the process in which management ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Assesses the attractiveness of an SBU's market and the strength of its position in the market

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267. Business leaders create wealth by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hiring employees in order to sell more units and generate more profit

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268. Business intelligence software can help managers ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Identify which factors are the greatest contributors to bad debt

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269. Before the wto was created, ____ governed international trade.

Answer

Correct Answer: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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270. Because it restricts the transferability of its stock, generation now is a _____ corporation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Private

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271. Average gross profit per customer is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Average sale per customer minus average cost of sale per customer

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272. At the heart of any marketing program is the firm's ________, its tangible offering to the market.

Answer

Correct Answer: Value

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273. As you hire employees, you will need to become aware of laws and taxes, including ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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274. As gatt/wto membership has _____ over the years, international trade has _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased; increased

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275. As computers gained popularity, the ____ typewriters decreased along with the price.

Answer

Correct Answer: Demand for

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276. As a result of _____, the central american common market collapsed in 1969.

Answer

Correct Answer: War between Honduras and El Salvador after a riot at a soccer match between teams from the two countries

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277. Appropriability theory refers to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Denying rivals access to competitive resources such as management know-how

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278. Appliances, men's suits, and ____ are examples of shopping products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bicycles process

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279. An offset agreement differs from a counterpurchase agreement in that an offset agreement ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fails to specify the type of product that must be purchased

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280. An expatriate is someone who ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lives and works outside of his or her own country

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281. An ethnocentric attitude stems from ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parochialism

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282. All of the following contribute to accelerating globalization except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: An increase in democratization

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283. All of the following are perceptions of brand except brand ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: License

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284. Advertising, commissions, download fees, licensing, and product sale are examples of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Revenue streams

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285. Advantages of ________ include reduced start-up fees and no territory restrictions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Online franchising

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286. Advance payment is commonly used for export/import financing when ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two parties are unfamiliar with each other

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287. According to the u.s. department of commerce, a ________ of small businesses export their goods.

Answer

Correct Answer: Small percentage

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288. According to the hofstede framework, china's culture ranks high on_______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Collectivism

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289. According to the cage model, if countries share a common currency, ______ distance will be ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Administrative; smaller

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290. About ___% of the events market is corporate events.

Answer

Correct Answer: Special event

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291. With one exception, all presidents have been ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: White

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292. Insurance is a tool that can lessen ____ risk.

Answer

Correct Answer: Economic

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293. The definition of marketing implies that ____ should receive benefits from exchange relationships.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both customers and businesses

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294. The creation of domestic jobs by foreign employers is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Insourcing

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295. The convergence in buyer preferences in countries around the world is referred to as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Globalization of markets

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296. The color of a new vehicle is an example of a ______ quality.

Answer

Correct Answer: Search

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297. Itunes is an example of a _______ technology.

Answer

Correct Answer: Incremental

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298. In the u.s. starbucks does not franchise. it has a(n) ____ agreement with barnes and noble.

Answer

Correct Answer: Strategic

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299. Issues regarding potential threat from substitute products in a market are addressed in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Competitor analysis

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300. In a(n) ______ arrangement, one partner in a jv assumes primary responsibility for running it.

Answer

Correct Answer: Assigned

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301. In the ________ form of ownership, the business itself pays income taxes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Corporation

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302. In retailing, a just-in-time delivery system is called a(n) _______ system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Quick response (QR)

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303. In marketing research, the research objectives are the __________ goals of the decision maker.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both specific and measurable

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304. In general, the rate of diffusion can be postulated as negatively related to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Complexity

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305. Otto, the previous ceo at idle time gaming, relied on a(n) ___________ style of management.

Answer

Correct Answer: Autocratic

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306. Opponents argue that globalization ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Eliminates manufacturing jobs in developed nations

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307. One problem with business-to-business e-procurement is that it _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Can erode​ long-standing customer-supplier relationships

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308. One problem typical of __________ is when governmental bureaucracy bogs down the effort.

Answer

Correct Answer: Joint venture.

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309. When managers pursue a multidomestic strategy, they most likely use a _________________ strategy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Globalgeographic

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310. When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business, this is called a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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311. When a template is created, dummy ____ is/are used to verify the formulas in the template.

Answer

Correct Answer: Data

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312. When a person engages in _______, sexual arousal is obtained by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frotteurism; rubbing one's genitals against someone without consent

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313. When a company expands by entering new business areas, it is called growth through __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diversification

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314. Typically, operational control is accomplished through reports issued _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Daily

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315. Today approximately ____ percent of american workers are employed in service industries.

Answer

Correct Answer: 87

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316. The _____ tells managers that what works in one organizational situation might not work in others.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contingency view

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317. The _____ is the field's largest professional human resources association.

Answer

Correct Answer: Society for Human Resource Management

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318. The _____ is purchase orders divided by customer inquiries.

Answer

Correct Answer: Current ratio

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319. Technology makes it easier to stay connected but ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It also presents constant distractions, making it difficult to stay on task

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320. Succession allows ecosystems to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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321. Stakeholder symbiosis is in direct contrast with ________ thinking.

Answer

Correct Answer: Zero sum

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322. Scope, time and cost goals in order of importance can be ranked on a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Expectations management matrix

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323. Using the internet to streamline global supply systems ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Enhances the efficiency of the supply chain

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324. The _____ created a regional trading zone in europe.

Answer

Correct Answer: Maastricht Treaty

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325. The _____________ of a claim refers to the payer's decision regarding payment.

Answer

Correct Answer: Determination

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326. When it comes to a firm's pricing ability, foreign business law is often _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Confusing and difficult to adhere to

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327. Using marketing information to gain customer insights is of little value unless __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It is used to make better marketing decisions

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328. Unlike marketers in the consumer market, business-to-business marketers __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deal with far fewer but far larger buyers

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329. Understanding the status and trends of an industry can be aided by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above.

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330. Two special methods vital to marketing researchers are __________ and __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sampling and statistical inference

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331. To deliver real value to marketers, marketing information must _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide useful customer insights

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332. The __________ entail the creation of a third-party legal entity, whereas the __________ do not.

Answer

Correct Answer: Joint ventures; strategic alliances

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333. The _______ step of active listening requires organizing the sounds heard into meaningful parts.

Answer

Correct Answer: Analysis

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334. The _______ shapes the eus political priorities and policy agendas.

Answer

Correct Answer: European Council

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335. The _____ era embraced the belief that a good product would sell itself.

Answer

Correct Answer: Production-oriented

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336. The ____ marketing philosophy is the preferred approach for all businesses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consumer-oriented.

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337. Taxes and government regulations are part of the ________________ environment of business.

Answer

Correct Answer: Economic & legal

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338. Staples has expanded its __________ efforts to sell to companies such as wells fargo or ibm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business to business

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339. Social media monitoring, in-depth interviews, and focus groups are all __________ research methods.

Answer

Correct Answer: Qualitative

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340. Small businesses have traditionally added ____ new jobs to the economy.

Answer

Correct Answer: More than their proportional share of

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341. The __________ stage of the product life cycle is characterized by the appearance of competitors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Growth

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342. Semicontrolled messages include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sponsorships of special events

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343. Costs that fluctuate based on production levels achieved are called _____ costs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Variable

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344. A key feature of a _____ is that its composition is always changing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Virtual organization

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345. A firm that needs greater flexibility should choose _____ for its decision-making.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decentralization

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346. A draft schedule for a project is most likely to be found in a _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Project charter

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347. A company cannot know what training to offer employees unless it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Assess their strengths and weaknesses

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348. A business ____ is a document that provides justification for investing in a project.

Answer

Correct Answer: Case

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349. A "passion for the product" works as a(n) ______ motivator.

Answer

Correct Answer: Instrinsic

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350. A ___________ chart is a histogram that can help you identify and prioritize problem areas.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pareto

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351. A ________ manages security for the organization's information systems and information.

Answer

Correct Answer: CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)

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352. A ____ is a product or service produced or provided as part of a project.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deliverable

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353. What is the projects budget? this is an example of a projects _____ constraint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cost

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354. "white water" environments are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: White-water rapids

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355. "no food and/or drinks in the classroom" is an example of a _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rule

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356. __________involves ensuring proper strategic controls and organizational designs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Strategy implementation

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357. _______________ focuses on how to respond to events that have a positive impact on a project.

Answer

Correct Answer: Risk management

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358. ________ resulted in the shifting of organizational boundaries.

Answer

Correct Answer: Digitization

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359. ________ is the tendency for supervisors to base judgments on readily obtainable information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Availability heuristic

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360. ________ is not a benefit of flextime.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreased work/life balance

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361. _____ refers to the fact that services are perishable and cannot be stored in inventory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intangible output

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362. _____ proposes that perceptions of fairness directly impact worker motivation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Equity theory

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363. _____ project work includes collecting, measuring, and disseminating performance information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Monitoring

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364. _____ is(are) most beneficial when employees have challenging jobs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Quality circles

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365. _____ is the trend in recent years.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wider spans of management

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366. _____ is the new knowledge area identified by the project management institute.

Answer

Correct Answer: Project stakeholder management

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367. _____ is expressed as a retailer's sales or profits divided by the number of employees.

Answer

Correct Answer: Employee productivity

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368. _____ helps employees select development activities that prepare them to meet their career goals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Career management

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369. _____ emphasizes identifying and monitoring the sources of new technologies for an industry.

Answer

Correct Answer: Environmental Scanning

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370. _____ can uncover reasons why employees leave and perhaps set the stage for some of them to return.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exit interviews

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371. ________ track progress from start to finish, pinpointing any deviations from the plan.

Answer

Correct Answer: Monitoring and controlling processes

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372. __________ is the degree to which someone uses power manipulatively.

Answer

Correct Answer: Machiavellianism

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373. __________ involves balancing career demands with personal and family needs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Work-life balance

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374. ________ signify what an organization and its employees are trying to accomplish.

Answer

Correct Answer: Terminal values

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375. ________ programs help employees integrate and transition to a new job.

Answer

Correct Answer: Onboarding

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376. _____ is a multiplicative function of motivation times ability times situational constraints.

Answer

Correct Answer: Job performance

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377. A greenfield investment is the best choice when ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adequate facilities in the local market​ aren't available

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378. A company subscribing to ethical relativism would implement the morality of the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Host country

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379. A ____________ is the share of profits or percentage of sales a franchisee pays to a franchisor.

Answer

Correct Answer: Royalty

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380. A firm is less likely to offer a standardized product globally when __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The benefit of serving the customers with an adapted product may outweigh the benefit of a standardized product

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381. __________ is the result of optimizing operations and supplier processes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cost reduction

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382. Aging computer systems falls under the ____________ category of business environmental pressures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Markets

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383. Age, gender, place of residence, and income are all examples of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Segmentation variables

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384. A home country encourages outflows of foreign direct investment because it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tends to increase the long term competitiveness of firms

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385. A government's seizure of a domestic or foreign company's assets is known as ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Expropriation

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386. A global corporation ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Centralizes management in a single home country

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387. A geographic roll-out opportunity is available in a(n) ______ industry.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fragmented

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388. A firm's employees would be considered __________________ in the business.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stakeholders

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389. A firm's ________ is determined by the number of separate items within the same category.

Answer

Correct Answer: Product line length

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390. A firm's ________ describe(s) the ways in which it makes money.

Answer

Correct Answer: Revenue streams

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391. A country has a good chance of selling more of its goods abroad if it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Devalues its currency

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392. A company generally needs more than ____ employees in order to be considered large.

Answer

Correct Answer: 500

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393. A business-level strategy in which a company exploits economies of scale is called a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Low-cost leadership strategy

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394. A ________ strategy can create cost savings due to product and marketing standardization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Global

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395. A ____ is issued by the exporter's bank, ordering the importer's bank to pay for the merchandise.

Answer

Correct Answer: Draft

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396. A ____ is a form that enables stockholders to allow someone else to vote for them.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proxy

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397. A ____ brand type is considered the least protectable under existing trademark regulations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generic

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398. ____________ questions elicit a specific answer, such as yes or no.

Answer

Correct Answer: Closed

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399. ___________ means selling goods and services to ultimate consumers over the internet.

Answer

Correct Answer: Electronic retailing

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400. ___________ is a process used to test consumer reactions about a product among potential users.

Answer

Correct Answer: Test marketing

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401. ________ is what distinguishes an entrepreneurial venture.

Answer

Correct Answer: Growth

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402. ________ is the most common form of international business activity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exporting

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403. ________ is prevented by quotas.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dumping

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404. _____ places an emphasis on a worldwide perspective.

Answer

Correct Answer: Geocentric companies

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405. _____ capital flows through the processes of overseas investment, credit, lending, and aid.

Answer

Correct Answer: Financial

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406. _____ are wealthy individuals who invest in new and growing firms.

Answer

Correct Answer: Angel investors

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407. _____ are preferred over currency for many transactions due to their lower risk of loss.

Answer

Correct Answer: Checks

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408. _____ aims to price a handful of items temporarily below cost to drive in-store traffic.

Answer

Correct Answer: Loss leader pricing

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409. A(n) __________ is a local operation completely owned by a foreign firm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Franchise

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410. Oli advantages refer to a firms quest for _____via fdi.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ownership advantages,

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411. When the topic at hand is a complicated scientific issue, it is important to _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: :understand the fundamentals

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412. The revision in 1994 of the gatt clearly defined intellectual property rights in order to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Give more protection to copyrights.

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413. The redesign of a bicycle to improve its safety is an example of a(n) ____ modification.

Answer

Correct Answer: Functional

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414. The primary opportunity existing for startups in fragmented industries is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consolidate the industry and establish industry leadership as a result of doing so

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415. The power of the wto that sets it apart from the gatt is its capability to ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Foster trade and boost cross-border investment.

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416. The pacific alliance has removed tariffs on _____ of members' merchandise trade.

Answer

Correct Answer: 90%

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417. The national park service has more than ________ designated parks around the country

Answer

Correct Answer: Noncommercial recreation

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418. The most successful strategic plans make the ________ focal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer

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419. The most important factor in an attractive business climate is the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Easy access to growing markets

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420. The most common tariffs used today are the ________ tariffs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Import

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421. The most common confidence level and corresponding z-score for marketing research is ___, ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1.96.

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422. The methodical and exacting process by which a researcher measures a variable is known as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operational definitions

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423. The market mechanism benefits society by ensuring that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Scarce resources are channeled into products most desired by society

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424. The majority of new small business owners rely heavily on _____ to finance their start-ups.

Answer

Correct Answer: Personal sources, including credit cards

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425. The major advantage of borrowing money from friends or family to start a business is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: They will not usually expect a high rate of return on their investment

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426. The main drawback of a multinational strategy is that it does not allow a company to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exploits scale economies in product development and marketing

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427. The loyalty of customers to a business is called _____,

Answer

Correct Answer: Goodwill

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428. The kof index measures the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distribution of the global workforce.

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429. The key to persuading customers to buy your products is delivering _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Value

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430. The international capital market consists of the ________, ________, and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vehicle currency

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431. The imf has ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helped support some weaker European countries during the recent financial crisis

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432. The group of american consumers born after 1994 is often called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generation Z.

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433. The goal of a disaster recovery plan is to ensure ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business continuity

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434. The general agreement on tariffs and trade (gatt) ____. quizlet

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreases both tariffs and nontariff barriers

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435. The forecasting of political events that may impact foreign investments is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Political-risk analysis

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436. The first step that nutrisystem likely took in selecting a target market was ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Segmentation

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437. The first stage in adjusting to a new culture is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Confusion

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438. One of the most frequently measured _________ is willingness to recommend the service.

Answer

Correct Answer: Behavioral intentions.

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439. Of the various market entry strategies, direct investment has a __________ level of risk.

Answer

Correct Answer: Direct Investment.

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440. Newman's own organics is considered a socially responsible company because it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Donates to charity

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441. Multiple items marketed under the same brand name are called a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Family brand.

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442. Most partnerships have ____ partners.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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443. Most industrialized nations operate economies based on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Planned economies

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444. Most companies have used the _____ to successfully enter foreign markets.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phase model of globalization

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445. More than half of the world gdp growth in recent years comes from ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emerging economies, such as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China)

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446. Money used for entertainment comes from ____ income.

Answer

Correct Answer: Discretionary.

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447. Marketing is not needed in a ______________ economy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pure subsistence

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448. Many businesses will set the ________ through their organizational leadership.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethical tone

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449. Management prioritizes the satisfaction of customers needs and wants in a __________ orientation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consumer.

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450. Locating production facilities within regional markets is popular because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Regional markets offer greater range of resources needed for production

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451. Local content regulations are primarily intended to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Encourage MNEs to increase production activities in a country.

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452. Licensors must be careful that a licensee ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Doesn't damage the licensing company's name

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453. Libor is _____ the prime rate.

Answer

Correct Answer: Approximately equal to

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454. Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship are ________________________ in an economic system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Measurements of wealth necessities for business capital expenditures

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455. A(n) ________ is a 30-second to a 2-minute summary of your business.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elevator pitch

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456. A(n) _____ is utilized to get back the money invested in creating a new product offering.

Answer

Correct Answer: Investment pricing strategy

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457. A(n) _____ is automatically launched by some trigger and appears in front of the active window.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pop-up ad

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458. A typical focus group has ________ members.

Answer

Correct Answer: Focus groups

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459. Globalization is the trend ___.

Answer

Correct Answer: Of the world economy toward becoming a more interdependent system

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460. Firms pursuing ________ have between 70% and 95% of their sales in a single product market.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dominant-business diversification

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461. Governments in developing countries impose fewer consumer protection laws in order to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hold down production costs and consumer prices

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462. Statistics indicate that 45 percent of all small businesses ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Survive five or more years

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463. A family business constitution is sometimes labeled a _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Family creed

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464. A person understating income or claiming personal expenses as business expenses is guilty of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Skimming

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465. A(n) __________ manager fails to consider ethics.

Answer

Correct Answer: Moral

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466. Tactical plans support ________________ plans.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operational

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467. The outcomes of the changes in the laws and regulations of a society are known as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Political forces.

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468. The worlds largest spy agency is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cia

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469. In the united states, price discrimination is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Encouraged (incorrect)

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470. A(n) _______ is an image that appears distorted unless viewed from a very specific angle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anamorphic projection

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471. A(n) ____________ refers to a model input that can be controlled in a spreadsheet model.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decision variable

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472. A top-down analysis of a firm's prospects starts with an analysis of the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: U.S. economy or even the global economy

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473. Strategic planning for a large firm such as disney with several sbus probably occurs ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: At both the overall corporate level and at the individual SBU level

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474. Many cross-border m&a deals are driven by the desire of companies to _______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Get a foothold in a new geographic market

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475. The sba's ________ program provides export-financing opportunities for small businesses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Export Express loan

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476. The process of forecasting both a company's human resource needs and its supply is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Human resource planning

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477. Recently, it has become important for value-oriented marketers to _____ with customers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Move toward a relational perspective from a transactional orientation

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478. Ranking questions generally produces ___________ level of measurement.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ordinal

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479. Public schools, charities and government agencies generally _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Do not seek to earn a profit

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480. Products such as very expensive wristwatches are distributed using _____ distribution.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exclusive

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481. Prizm and esris tapestry are two of the most widely used tools for _______ segmentation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Geodemographic

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482. People with radical view toward fdi argue that _____ is an instrument of imperialist domination.

Answer

Correct Answer: A multinational enterprise

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483. Many business experts contend that __________ will likely be the growth market of the future.

Answer

Correct Answer: Asia

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484. Intrapreneurs make use of __________ to develop and launch new products and generate new profits.

Answer

Correct Answer: Their employer's existing human, financial, and physical resources

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485. In earlier years, leveraged buyouts became synonymous with the ____ lbo.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bust-up

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486. A good has ________ attributes that a consumers five senses can perceive.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tangible attributes

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487. When marketing researchers consider sampling techniques, they are preparing to collect ____ data.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary

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488. If a firm wants to know why valuable employees are leaving the company, it will conduct __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exit interviews

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489. Transportation efficiency promotes __________ in the supply chain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intermodal demand

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490. The major disadvantage of a geocentric staffing policy is its potential for ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Being costly due to high salaries and moving costs of managers

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491. Typically, project managers have authority over _____ but not over _____ assigned to it.

Answer

Correct Answer: The project; people

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492. Businesses should consider twitter as a social network where the dominant focus is on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Status updates

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493. Managers should avoid satisficing in the ____ stage of the managerial decision-making process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Selecting an alternative

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494. Kay alden manages a department that prepares annual reports. kay works in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Financial accounting

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495. Research shows that simplified jobs lead to all the following except _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased productivity

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496. ________ can be categorized as popularity, relevancy, and user satisfaction.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mobile search SEO

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497. A mechanism of control utilized in organizational culture is ___________

Answer

Correct Answer: Socialization

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498. In the bcg matrix, ________ refer to low-growth, high-share businesses or products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cash cows

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499. Geert hofstede's cultural dimensions concept focuses on six dimensions of __________ in a country.

Answer

Correct Answer: Underlying values

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500. Ethnocentric managers believe that their native country, culture, language, and behavior _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are superior to all others

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501. Consumers buying products online have dramatically affected the ____ variable of the marketing mix.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distribution

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502. _____ is a form of nonstore retailing that entails the use of machines to offer goods for sale.

Answer

Correct Answer: Automatic vending

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503. According to the research of lillian gilbreth, many employees were motivated by money and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Job satisfaction

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504. ________ is a very well known free voip provider

Answer

Correct Answer: Skype

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505. ________ includes a query language titled pig.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hadoop

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506. _____ is the first step in the mbo process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Setting goals

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507. The uml notation for the includes relationship is a(n) _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A dashed arrow

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508. A supply chain driven by actual customer orders or purchases follows a ________ model.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pull-based model

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509. Enterprise resource planning systems take a(n) ______ view of the overall organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: BUSINESS PROCESS

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510. According to the price equation, final price equals list price minus __________ plus extra fees.

Answer

Correct Answer: Incentives and allowances

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511. Airplanes, crates, and trucks represent ____ resources for federal express.

Answer

Correct Answer: Material

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512. _____ tells us that costs decline at a predictable rate as experience with a product increases.

Answer

Correct Answer: An experience curve.

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513. A disaster recovery plan contains a _____________ that outlines the costs to support the plan.

Answer

Correct Answer: Disaster recovery cost curve

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514. In a ____ vpn, tunnels connect multiple sites on a wan.

Answer

Correct Answer: Site-to-site

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515. When more efficient workers earn higher wages, this is known as a _____ pay structure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Differential rate

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516. Record keeping, payroll, and simple inventory problems are examples of _____ tasks.

Answer

Correct Answer: Structured

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517. Nike, kitchenaid, and sony are all examples of the use of _____ brands.

Answer

Correct Answer: Manufacturer

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518. Old navy jeans are sold exclusively at old navy stores. this is an example of a(n) _________ brand.

Answer

Correct Answer: Private-label brand

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519. Information is considered inefficient if ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It is irrelevant to the subject

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520. Vendor analysis is the examination of the _________ of purchased materials.

Answer

Correct Answer: Source

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521. A device that assures the delivery of electric power without interruption is a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: UPS

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522. The two types of visionary leadership are ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Charismatic leadership and transformational leadership

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523. Ethos uses responsible research practices and fair use of appeals to establish _________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Credibility

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524. Inadequate database capacity is an example of the ________ dimension of business problems.

Answer

Correct Answer: Technology

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525. Service variability means that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Service quality depends on when, where, and how they are provided

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526. _____ was developed so that users could communicate with computers in human language.

Answer

Correct Answer: Natural-language processing

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527. A monopolist's goal is to maximize _____. output costs profits

Answer

Correct Answer: Costs

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528. _____ is a scripting language that allows web authors to design interactive sites.

Answer

Correct Answer: JavaScript

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529. A private internet that is used exclusively within an organization is called a(n) ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intranet

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530. Fees associated with buying and finalizing your loan are known as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Finalizing fees i think

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531. Causal research is most useful in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Understanding which variables lead to the dependent variable

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532. A firm's ________ is its entire range of products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Product mix

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533. _____________ are business customers who purchase products primarily to run the organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Institutions

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534. ________ is often the most difficult but most critical step in the research process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Developing the research plan

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535. A(n) ________ exports products on behalf of an indirect exporter.

Answer

Correct Answer: Export management compan

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536. ________ are negative internal factors that inhibit the accomplishment of a firm's objectives.

Answer

Correct Answer: Weaknesses

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537. _____ in countries can distort media choice by changing the cost ratios of various media.

Answer

Correct Answer: Advertising taxation

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538. A(n) __________ is a small group of people brought together for an intensive discussion of a topic.

Answer

Correct Answer: Focus group

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539. Home nations discourage foreign direct investment outflows because it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Replaces jobs in the home nation

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540. You can be jailed up to six months and fined up to $1,000 if you _________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abandon or dump an animal on the road

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541. When teams have a high degree of dependence on outsiders, _____ is the best team strategy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Probing

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542. When stock prices decline steadily, investors refer to the market as a ________ market.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bear

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543. The ________ tier acts as the intermediary between the client applications and the database.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business

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544. One key role marketing plays in a company's strategic planning is to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Providing a guiding philosophy

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545. In the context of balance sheets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights are examples of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intangible assets

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546. _________ represent a powerful force in the buying and selling of corporate securities.

Answer

Correct Answer: Institutional investors

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547. _____ auctions are the most common auction model for large purchases.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forwardb

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548. Retaliation against employees that report misconduct is a problem in _____ cultures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Weak ethical

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549. _____ is the offering of something of value in order to gain an illicit advantage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shoulder surfing

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550. Customers and clients will have __________ in the outcome of the disaster recovery.

Answer

Correct Answer: A direct interest.

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551. Each additional advertisement increases customer awareness by _____________the first.

Answer

Correct Answer: A lesser amount than

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552. Depicting items in contrasting colors, shapes, or sizes ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emphasizes differences

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553. Due to increasing consumer demand, many television networks are creating ____ of their shows.

Answer

Correct Answer: Podcasts

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554. A(n) _____ strategy indicates how a division intends to compete against its rivals in an industry.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business-level

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555. A(n) ________ organization consolidates decision making in the hands of a few people.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vertical

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556. In the perceptual process, ____ is the process of noticing or becoming aware of particular stimuli.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attention

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557. In the perceptual process, ____ is the process of attaching meaning to new knowledge.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpretation

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558. A disadvantage of electronic data interchange (edi) is that it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tends to lock partners into their relationship

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559. A network organization is an emerging business structure in which ________ collaborate.

Answer

Correct Answer: A group of companies

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560. Dividing the market by purchase behaviors that have been observed is ________ segmentation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Behavioral

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561. A high-high leader in the ohio state studies achieved the highest ratings with respect to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both employee performance and satisfaction

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562. According to mcgregor, howie's views of his employees suggest he is a ____________ manager.

Answer

Correct Answer: Theory X

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563. The notable advantage to investing in ________ is diversification.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mutual funds.

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564. For communication to be successful, meaning must be imparted and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Understood by the receiver

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565. In a large corporation, shareholder responsibilities include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Electing a board of directors

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566. Maslow's work has had an impact on the field of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Management

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567. Maslow's theory is a hierarchy because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Needs are satisfied sequentially

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568. The glass ceiling is most closely associated with ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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569. The gis coordination dimension requires a(n) ____ architecture for data.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decentralized

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570. The three principles that characterize tqm are continuous improvement, teamwork, and ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer focus and satisfaction

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571. For small businesses, the internet tends to blur ____ boundaries.

Answer

Correct Answer: Geographic

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572. An effective feedforward strategy for dealing with employee theft is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Screen workers before they are hired

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573. Jargon can be very useful for communication ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Within a specialized, close-knit group

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574. A global company reflects the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethnocentric attitude

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575. A disadvantage of a written essay for employee appraisal is that it tends to be biased by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The writing skill of the evaluator

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576. In most cases, organizations that have managers who behave ethically tend to have ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: More ethical employees

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577. In microsoft visual basic, use the ____ statement to create a string variable.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​Dim

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578. Products like brandwatch and ubervu are used by companies to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perform social media monitoring

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579. Job analysis is most important because managers use it to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Support all HRM activities

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580. A dishwasher is an example of a(n) ________ good.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shopping.

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581. _____ encourage employees to behave in a socially responsible manner.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethical organizational cultures

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582. Organizations that promote a spiritual culture ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Recognize that people seek to find meaning and purpose in their work.

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583. A typical industry analysis includes the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Structure of the wholesale and retail distribution networks

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584. __________ unemployment results when the demand for labor varies during the year.

Answer

Correct Answer: Seasonal

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585. Owning ten stocks rather than two illustrates the concept of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diversification.

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586. Sole proprietorships make up over _____ of all businesses

Answer

Correct Answer: 70 percent

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587. Job-based employees are characterized by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: High value and high uniqueness

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588. In the _____, an organization uses e-commerce sites to sell digital products and services.

Answer

Correct Answer: Subscription model

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589. When a business fails or does not make a profit, _______ have the most to lose.

Answer

Correct Answer: Owners

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590. At the first four levels of the need hierarchy, people are motivated by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deficiency

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591. ___________ would not be a good product for using gender segmentation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Toothpaste

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592. __________ shows the profitability of selling a product to a customer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer profitability analysis​ (CPA

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593. __________ pricing tactics lower the price of a product below cost.

Answer

Correct Answer: Loss leader

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594. A ________ is a full-scale operating model of the product or service.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prototype

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595. A common criticism of the marketing system is that intermediaries ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mark up prices beyond the value of their services

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596. A ________________ is a prediction of what a business's sales will be in the future?

Answer

Correct Answer: Forecast

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597. A ______ summarizes what the holder of the job does and how and why he or she does it.

Answer

Correct Answer: Job description

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598. A _____ change is related to the organization production process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Technological

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599. _______________ is the tendency for highly cohesive teams to lose their evaluative capabilities.

Answer

Correct Answer: Groupthink

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600. _____________ is when a business uses one brand name to cover a variety of products?

Answer

Correct Answer: Family branding

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601. ____________ is the biggest hurdle to overcome in a pay-for-performance plan.

Answer

Correct Answer: Coping with inflation.

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602. __________ is the physical arrangement of resources in the production process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Facility Layout

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603. As the number of employees in an organization grows, structure tends to become more ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Specialized

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604. _____ are the broad statements of where the organization wants to be in the future.

Answer

Correct Answer: Strategic goals

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605. In the chain of command, each person above you ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Has line authority

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606. A manager must ensure fairness and __________ in considering a promotion of an employee.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nondiscrimination

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607. Alderfer referred to the needs for physical well being as _____ needs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Existence

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608. In the context of motivation, persistence refers to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The length of time a person sticks with a given action

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609. Individual behavior in organizations includes ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attitudes, learning, and motivation

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610. Charismatic leaders can be most distinguished by their __________ skills.

Answer

Correct Answer: Communication

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611. In the selection process managers use the ______________ tool.

Answer

Correct Answer: References

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612. For options-based planning to work, the organization must _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have slack resources

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613. All decisions and actions of managers are based on their _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Subjective perceptions

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614. Without appropriate ____, the leader can rarely influence the actions of group members.

Answer

Correct Answer: Performance feedback

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615. When evaluating the assets of an existing business, the inventory ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Should be judged on the basis of its market value, not its book value

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616. There are two types of disruptive business models - ________ and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Low-end; high-end

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617. The purpose of multifunctional teams is to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Speed innovation through early identification of new ideas or problems that would typically not have been generated until much later

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618. The key to sustaining competitive advantage is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Using information technology to continuously improve and support the core functions of a business

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619. The hawthorne studies showed how _____ can influence work.

Answer

Correct Answer: Workers' feelings

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620. The degree of change and complexity in an organization's environment is referred to as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Environmental uncertainty.

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621. The control management function ensures that ________ in an organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Goals are met.

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622. The basic model of ethical decision making ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Act

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623. Some people believe that creativity is ________, while others think that creativity ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inborn; can be learned

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624. Societies with a high assertiveness rating would tend to be ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Competitive

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625. Pricing is the tactic or activity being used by uber to achieve its ________ goal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Strategic

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626. Planning is often called the primary management function because _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It establishes the basis for all the other things managers do

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627. Planning gives organizations direction that primarily helps them ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Improve teamwork and coordinate activities

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628. Operational planning is done by _____ managers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lower level

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629. One section of the business plan that is often neglected is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Opportunity Analysis and Research

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630. One result of effectively managing diversity is a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reduction in turnover rates

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631. Management by objectives (mbo) is a management technique often used to develop and carry out ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tactical Plans

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632. Managed services contractors have about ________ of the business and industry market

Answer

Correct Answer: 80%

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633. Make sure your business is run in an ethical manner by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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634. In a(n) ________ organization, authority is centralized and rules are clearly specified.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mechanistic.

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635. In a manufacturing firm's supply chain, raw materials flow from suppliers to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Manufacturers

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636. In a highly integrated organization, the specialists work together to achieve ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A common goal

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637. In a high context culture, such as italy, one would expect to find __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: High uncertainty avoidance

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638. Groups made up of employees connected by some common dimension of diversity are known as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Employee Resource Groups

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639. Goal displacement, satisficing, and groupthink are ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Disadvantage of group decision making

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640. For managers, the importance of maslow's contribution is that he showed that workers _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have needs beyond that of just earning a paycheck

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641. First-line managers are typically those who ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are typically involved with producing the organization's products or providing its service

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642. Feedback can lead to stronger motivation and effort if it _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Encourages employees to set higher, more difficult goals after the initial goals are accomplished.

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643. Ethical dilemmas can involve all of the following except _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Educating employees about the firm's credo

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644. Employees resist change for all the following reasons except _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Faith in change agent intentions

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645. Employees are likely to see an adaptive change as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Least threatening.

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646. Employee inventories and skills inventories are strategies for __________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Human resource planning

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647. Early research on leadership traits ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Focused on characteristics that might differentiate leaders from nonleaders

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648. Dysfunctional conflict is sometimes called ________ conflict.

Answer

Correct Answer: Negative

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649. During the performing stage of team development, the group answers the question _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Can we do the job properly?

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650. During the _____ stage of the problem solving process, you select a course of action.

Answer

Correct Answer: Choice

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651. During the _____ stage of team development, the major emphasis is on task accomplishment.

Answer

Correct Answer: Performing

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652. Diversity helps companies grow by ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Improving marketplace understanding

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653. Decisions that are highly __________ tend to have the least need for collaboration.

Answer

Correct Answer: Structured

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654. Contingency theory is concerned with ______ and _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Styles; Situations

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655. Companies use secondary data, personal experience, and word of mouth to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Learn about their competitors' strengths and weaknesses

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656. China is considered to have a(n) ________ culture.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​high-context

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657. Capital required to compete in an industry determines ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Threat of new entrants

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658. Boring, tedious jobs generally reduce people's perceptions of their _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-efficacy

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659. Being profitable relates to the _____ dimension of social responsibility.

Answer

Correct Answer: Economic

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660. At the upper-management level in an organization, ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Technical skills are less important than human skills

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661. Asset-based borrowing permits small businesses ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: To use normally unproductive assets such as accounts receivable and inventory

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662. An innovative organization needs to tolerate risk because employees ________ the creative process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Making mistakes is part of

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663. An effective decision making process should include _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: An evaluation of available resources

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664. An appraisal that is based on facts and is likely to be numerical is a(n) ________ appraisal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Objective

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665. All of the following except _____ require periodically re-earning the added pay.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cost-of-living increases

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666. All of the following are major perspectives of the balanced scorecard except _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Competitors

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667. According to the textbook, the five forces model can be used in the following two ways: ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: First, to help a firm determine whether it should enter a particular industry, and second, to help a firm discern whether it can carve out an attractive position in that industry

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668. Absenteeism, substance abuse, and poor job performance are _______ consequences to stress.

Answer

Correct Answer: Behavioral

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669. A(n) ________ structure creates a division with a manager for international activities.

Answer

Correct Answer: International division

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670. A traditional "top down" organization is ________ organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: A largely centralized

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671. A product layout is most likely to be used in a(n) _______________ assembly.

Answer

Correct Answer: Automobile

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672. A key ingredient to setting prices properly is to understand a company's ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Target market

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673. A functional team is also referred to as a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Command team

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674. A corporation has a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Governing body that has ultimate responsibility for decisions made in the organization

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675. A _______ relationship exists between an employee and a supervisor.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vertical

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676. ________ is increasing the pace of both cultural diffusion and cultural change.

Answer

Correct Answer: Globalization

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677. _______ costs are those costs that increase as the level of production increases.

Answer

Correct Answer: Variable

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678. _____ is the process used to get workers and managers to change their behaviors and work practices.

Answer

Correct Answer: Change intervention

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679. _____ is the first activity involved in a typical business-to-consumer (b2c) cycle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Information sharing

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680. _____ is primarily responsible for operational goals/plans.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lower management

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681. _____ is not a type of current problem that organizational development can help address.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diversification

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682. All of the following are necessary for successful team structure except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Team members with years of management experience

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683. A job description is best defined as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The organization's indicator of tasks, duties, and responsibilities required for each job

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684. A mission statement includes identification of an organization's ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Purpose and basic philosophy

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685. A manager's use of _______________ power can harm another person within the organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Coercive

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686. A manager who wants to give his team the highest amount of autonomy should select _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-designing teams

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687. For workers to truly accept organizational goals, the workers must ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trust management

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688. _____ are responsible for the creation of tactical plans.

Answer

Correct Answer: Middle managers

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689. Companies need to excel at managing ____ in order to successfully manage innovation streams.

Answer

Correct Answer: The sources of innovation

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690. Citizenship has three dimensions. legal citizenship is defined as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Being the legal resident of a particular place

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691. Ceramics were first created __________________

Answer

Correct Answer: For functional uses such as, holding water or to carry grains

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692. Broad beliefs about what is appropriate behavior are called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Values

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693. After you start your vehicle, ensure that the ___________ are off.

Answer

Correct Answer: Warning lights

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694. A(n) ____ folder is the location where you want to move or copy a file.

Answer

Correct Answer: Destination

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695. A swot analysis is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A search for the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats affecting an organization

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696. A manager's job focuses on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helping others accomplish their work goals

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697. A manager who takes very little time to make a decision probably has the trait of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: High risk-taking

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698. A major part of the controlling function of management is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Correct performance problems

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699. ______ has been associated with success for managers and salespeople.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extroversion

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700. ____ provide(s) an employee more control over his or her work situation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Job enrichment

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701. _____ can be another term used for a goal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Objective

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702. A _____ is all the products offered by an organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mix

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703. Budgets are an example of ____ planning.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operational

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704. A statement of what is to be accomplished through marketing activities is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A marketing objective

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705. A competitor analysis should be included in the ________ section of a business plan.

Answer

Correct Answer: Market analysis

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706. A ____ is a target, objective, or result.

Answer

Correct Answer: Goal

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707. ________ are a set of activities an organization performs in order to reach their business goals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business processes

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708. Advertising, personal selling, coupons, and sweepstakes are forms of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Promotion

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709. _____ refers to borrowing money that has to be repaid in order to start a business.

Answer

Correct Answer: Debt financing

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710. Another name for a database server-side extension program is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Web-to-database middleware

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711. The first step in creativity involves ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Seeing things from a unique perspective

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712. Setting goals definitely seems to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase performance and motivation

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713. Organizational ____ is the successful implementation of creative ideas in organizations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Innovation

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714. Grilled cheese is the perfect ________ to my tomato soup.

Answer

Correct Answer: Complement

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715. Goals are different from plans because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Goals are desired outcomes, and plans describe how those outcomes will be accomplished

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716. A problem associated with traditional goal setting is that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clarity is lost as the goals make their way down from the top of the organization to lower levels

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717. _____ involves semistructured decisions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Budget preparation

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718. During the implementation phase of the systems development life cycle (sdlc), _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phased-in-phased-out

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719. A _____ stores information on a customer's computer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Server-side digital wallet

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720. If a trait theory of leadership were true, then all leaders would possess ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The same traits

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721. Because leading is one of the four basic managerial functions, ________ leaders.

Answer

Correct Answer: All managers should be

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722. ____ is the perceived degree to which outcomes and rewards are fairly distributed or allocated.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distributive justice

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723. In microsoft access, the ____ function displays a value in lowercase letters.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​LCASE

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724. Secure sockets layer is also known as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transport Layer Security

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725. To create successful new products, a company must _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Understand its consumers, markets, and competitors and develop products that deliver superior value

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726. Your _______ should furnish enough money to live on, in an emergency, for six months.

Answer

Correct Answer: Savings

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727. Where no specific standards apply to a workplace situation, employers must follow the ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: OSHA Law

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728. When you buy a ____ , you are loaning money to an organization. a

Answer

Correct Answer: Bond

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729. When workers make fewer mistakes and do better work, it reduces ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Waste and rework

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730. When using a self-managed team, a manager should _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Allow members to hire their own coworkers

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731. Through equity financing, stockholders become _________ of the firm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Owners

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732. The overriding goal of a control system is to enable the __________ and __________ of the business.

Answer

Correct Answer: Survival, long-term success

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733. The jurisdiction receiving mutual aid can ____________ resources if they do not meet its needs

Answer

Correct Answer: Decline

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734. The easiest way to convert your paper files into electronic files is by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Using an electronic scanner

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735. The best way to convince employers of your skills and abilities is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide a written list, such as in your resume

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736. The annual percentage rate on a credit card determines _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The amount of interest you are charged on credit card purchases

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737. The _________________ budget constraint shows the tradeoff between present and future consumption.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intertemporal choice

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738. Products that can carry the energy star logo include _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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739. If a person attempts to read their e-mail while they are riding the bus, they are _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Combining tasks

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740. Frito-lay production personnel obtain a sample every ______ minutes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 45

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741. Bachelors degrees are typically earned in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: 3-4 years

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742. A lifelong learner is committed to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both theoretical and applied learning

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743. The change brought about by online competition from amazon and walmart are examples of _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Changing customer preferences

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744. A litmus test for profitability is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The economics of one unit (EOU)

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745. A forecast is a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Projection for the future

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746. Mbo emphasizes goals that are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tangible, verifiable, and measurable

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747. _____ is an operational requirement for a global information system (gis).

Answer

Correct Answer: Global data access

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748. High-performance work practices include all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Centralized decision making

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749. Dss and mis are also referred to as ________ systems.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business intelligence systems.

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750. A _____ is a voluntary agreement between two or more people to jointly own a business.

Answer

Correct Answer: Partnership

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751. In general, the best persuasive messages ________ the audience's potential resistance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anticipate and address

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752. When making a routine request, the body of your message should ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Explain and justify your request

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753. Abstract reasoning is the ability to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Make and manipulate models

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754. The most successful early trait theories focused on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Traits associated with leadership

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755. Early leadership trait research looked to find characteristics that might ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Differentiate leaders from non leaders

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756. A _____ is a subset of objects taken from the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sample; population

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757. A "company newsletter" is an example of ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Publicity

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758. A ________ prevents a brand from becoming generic and public property.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trademark

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759. A ________ is what a customer gains from the product or service feature.

Answer

Correct Answer: Benefit

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760. In bpmn notation, a solid line with an arrow on one end represents a(n) ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sequence flow

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761. An organization that rewards its team members through gainsharing is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sharing the financial value of performance gains

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762. ________ are false targets for computer criminals to attack.

Answer

Correct Answer: Honeypots

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763. _______ is not a relationship-oriented behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Political maneuvering

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764. _____ means directing and motivating individuals to achieve organizational goals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leading

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765. _____ leadership is about creating better interpersonal processes for finding solutions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral

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766. $0.63 + _____ = $1.00

Answer

Correct Answer: $0.37.

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767. _____ is the way the advertisement portrays its information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Message execution

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768. _____ is the primary promotional method for the sale of all business products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Personal selling

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769. _____ is the personalized way we sense, interpret, and comprehend various stimuli.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perception

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770. _____ involves storing data and running applications outside the company’s firewall.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cloud computing

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771. Workforce diversity will be significantly affected in the next decade by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The aging of the U.S. population

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772. Value-creation processes are sometimes called _____ processes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Core

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773. _____ encodes a message with an algorithm that uses a single numeric key to encode and decode data.

Answer

Correct Answer: Symmetric encryption

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774. The big five model of personality includes all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aptitude.

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775. Business documents can include all of the following except ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Personal letters

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776. A compensating balance on a bank loan effectively ____________ the cost of the loan.

Answer

Correct Answer: Raises

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777. A company's financial records are a source of ________ and ________ data for marketing researchers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal;secondary

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778. ___________ means producing the desired result.

Answer

Correct Answer: Effectiveness

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779. ________ is the primary market for u.s. franchisers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Europe

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780. ________ is the financial value of a customer throughout the lifetime of the customer relationship.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer equity

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781. ________ is the final step in the marketing research process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Determining a research approach

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782. ________ is the amount of money charged for a product or service.

Answer

Correct Answer: Price

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783. ________ is data and responses to data that are contributed by users and sm sponsors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Content data

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784. ________ is an example of an in-kind benefit.

Answer

Correct Answer: The Food Stamp program

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785. ________ are defined as states of felt deprivation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Needs

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786. ________ are a company's decision makers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Managers

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787. ________ advertising primarily maintains brand relationships and is important for mature products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reminder

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788. _____ is a measure of space productivity used by retailers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sales per square foot

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789. _____ costs do not change as output is increased or decreased.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fixed

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790. _____ captures how much gratification a consumer receives from consumption.

Answer

Correct Answer: Value

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791. _____ can be produced independently of the consumer and then stored and shipped.

Answer

Correct Answer: Goods

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792. _____ are the physical products, raw materials, and supplies that flow along a supply chain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Material flows

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793. A(n) ________ is a description of how the researchers will measure the variables of interest.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operational definition

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794. ____ forecasts are needed for planning production schedules and to assign workers to jobs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Short-range

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795. ____ control is a method of gathering information about performance deficiencies before they occur.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedforward

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796. ____ control is a method of gathering information about performance deficiencies as they occur.

Answer

Correct Answer: Control

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797. ____ control is a method of gathering information about performance deficiencies after they occur.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedback

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798. ____ connects customers with marketers as well as other customers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Connectivity

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799. ___ is the overall goal of mbo.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motivating employees

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800. A successful tqm program incorporates all of the following except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Centralized decision making authority

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801. Users in motion, wireless connectivity, and a cloud-based resource are the elements in a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mobile system

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802. Managers can use overt integrity tests to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Select and hire ethical employees

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803. Managers can use behavioral addition and behavioral substitution to ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Modify corporate culture

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804. Managers can motivate employees to increase their efforts by ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Asking employees what their needs are then matching rewards to those needs

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805. Managers are assumed to use ________ if they make logical and consistent choices to maximize value.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rational decision-making

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806. In a process design, a__________is a specific unit of work required to create an output.

Answer

Correct Answer: Task

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807. Arab negotiators will most likely make concessions because of their interest in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forming long-term relationships

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808. Feedback is more likely to be destructive than constructive when it is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Judgmental

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809. Affirmative action programs seek to make sure that employers ________ minority groups.

Answer

Correct Answer: Enhance employment opportunities for

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810. E-hubs are more ________ than private industrial networks.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transaction-oriented

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811. In ________, the organization gains control of its outputs by becoming its own distributor.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forward vertical integration

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812. A _____ refers to an overall orderly arrangement of all the format elements of an ad.

Answer

Correct Answer: Layout

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813. ________ is a technique for intercepting computer communications.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sniffing

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814. ________ is a major issue faced by companies when implementing enterprise systems.

Answer

Correct Answer: The gap between the requirements of an organization and the capabilities of an application

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815. According to expectancy theory, in order for people to be highly motivated, ____ must be high.

Answer

Correct Answer: Instrumentality

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816. A _____ span of control creates a _____ organization structure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wide; flat

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817. A _____ is primarily focused on planning and selling.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business plan

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818. ________ technologies radically change the business landscape and environment.

Answer

Correct Answer: Disruptive

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819. ________ is a discomfort caused by postpurchase conflict.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognitive dissonance

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820. ________ are the most common price promotion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Coupons

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821. ________ are reports produced when something out of predefined bounds occurs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exception reports

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822. ________ are industrial products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Office supplies

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823. The use of short, direct sentences with no fluff is known as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business style

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824. The united states is considered to have a(n) ________ culture.

Answer

Correct Answer: Low-context

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825. Transmission of data across satellites is an example of data communication through _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Radiated media.

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826. To specify that an option button be already selected, you type ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Checked=checked

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827. The term ________ commonly is used to refer to a string that is part of another string.

Answer

Correct Answer: Substring

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828. Your mobile device files can be synchronized using ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A cloud service

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829. When compared to traditional commerce ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​e-commerce transactions can save money

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830. Webites, online advertising, email, online video, and blogs are all forms of ______.

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Correct Answer: Online marketing

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831. The way a network is configured is called the _____.

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Correct Answer: Network baseline

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832. The performance of decision support systems is typically a function of decision quality and _____.

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Correct Answer: Problem complexity

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833. The hardware components of an information system will act as a(n) ________.

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Correct Answer: Actor on the computer side

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834. The four ms of resources are _____.

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Correct Answer: Manpower, machinery, materials, and money

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835. The basic input/output system is stored on a ________ chip.

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Correct Answer: ROM

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836. The arrows in b and c point to structures that can both be described as __________.

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Correct Answer: Ligament

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837. The simplest level of information processing takes place at the __________.

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Correct Answer: Axon hillock

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838. Without genetic ___________, natural selection could not occur.

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Correct Answer: Variation

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839. Using the scientific method, a(n) _____ must be tested as the focus of any experiment.

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Correct Answer: Hypothesis

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840. Translation occurs in the _____.

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Correct Answer: Cytoplasm

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841. The name of a binary compound ends with _____

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Correct Answer: Ide

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842. The first basic idea of evolutionary adaptation can be traced back to ________.

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Correct Answer: Lamarck

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843. Trace elements _____.-

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Correct Answer: Are required in very small amounts

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844. _____ is an example of a human resource indicator.

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Correct Answer: Turnover rate

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845. _____ is understanding the role of information in generating and using business intelligence.

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Correct Answer: Information literacy

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846. People who are motivated by strong relationships, admire belonging to groups or organizations, and are sensitive to the needs of others are known as?

Answer

Correct Answer: Need for Affiliation

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847. People who are motivated by being seen as a high achiever are known as?

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Correct Answer: Need for Achievement

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848. Which of the following is not an element of delegation

Answer

Correct Answer: responsibility

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849. Accountability means..........

Answer

Correct Answer: Answerability

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850. Delegation is................

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Correct Answer: Assigning the task

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851. Getting work done

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Correct Answer: being in a management position

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852. The process of organising consists of...........................

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Correct Answer: Both a&b

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853. organising deals with ...............

Answer

Correct Answer: division of work

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854. Formal organisation is..................

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Correct Answer: created by management

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855. Organising process involves.........

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Correct Answer: All of these

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856. organising is.....................

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Correct Answer: None of these

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857. Which among the following is not the principles of organisation?

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Correct Answer: Initiative

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858. ................ is also known as management by result

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Correct Answer: management by objectives

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859. ....................... are guides to action

Answer

Correct Answer: policies

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860. operational planning is undertaken at ..................

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Correct Answer: lower level

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861. planning provides...............

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Correct Answer: purpose and direction of all persons

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862. Find the odd one out

Answer

Correct Answer: motivation

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863. Which among the following is not an element of co-ordination

Answer

Correct Answer: directing

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864. Which among the following is a single use plan?

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Correct Answer: Budget

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865. Which among the following involves in planning process?

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Correct Answer: both A and B

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866. scientific analysis of work under scientific management requires.......

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a&b

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867. purpose of time study is.............

Answer

Correct Answer: to determine fair days work

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868. unity of command implies

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Correct Answer: be accountable to one and only one superior

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869. Top management consists of .......

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Correct Answer: Board of Directors and chief executives

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870. middle management ...........

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a&b

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871. management is...............

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Correct Answer: intangible

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872. Administration is.............

Answer

Correct Answer: policy making

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873. Top management is concerned with ...................

Answer

Correct Answer: transmitting orders downwards

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874. management is need at ..............

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Correct Answer: all levels

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875. Who is known as the father of scientific management?

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Correct Answer: F.W. Taylor

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876. Which among the following is not a subsidiary function of management?

Answer

Correct Answer: Motivation

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877. Management should find ' One best way ' to perform a task. Which technique of Scientific management is defined in this sentence

Answer

Correct Answer: Method study

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878. The principals of management are significant because of

Answer

Correct Answer: Initiative

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879. Which of the following is Not a principle of management given by Taylor

Answer

Correct Answer: Functional foremanship

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880. Which of the following statement best described the principle of 'Division of work '

Answer

Correct Answer: labour should be divided

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881. Henry Fayol was a

Answer

Correct Answer: Mining engineer

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882. How are principles of management formed

Answer

Correct Answer: By experiences of management

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883. Policy formulation is the function of

Answer

Correct Answer: top level management

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884. Management is

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Correct Answer: both art and science

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885. Which of the following is not a function of management?

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Correct Answer: co-operation

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