The idea that some humans can act on behalf, or as representatives, of each other gives rise to the concept of ________.
A) throughput
B) sampling
C) norming
D) agency
E) silos
Question 2Which of the following is true of the concept of accountability from the biblical perspective?
A) Accountability is based on the assumption that different standards of behavior are expected of different people.
B) The Bible assumes that humans cannot anticipate the consequences of their actions and hence are not accountable for them.
C) Humans are accountable to themselves and to God, but not to each other.
D) God's law is the standard of truth against which human behavior is judged.
E) The standards by which people are judged are not objective, as they are developed by the community.
Question 3Clarifying goals and direction and centralizing decisions that affect many people in the organization gives managers greater flexibility.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4Which of the following is true of the concept of agency from the biblical perspective?
A) The Jews, as the Chosen People of God, are the only people capable of being His agents.
B) Only God can enter into an agent relationship with others because only God is completely trustworthy.
C) It is a financial relationship between humans and thus has no spiritual aspect.
D) All humans are agents of God charged with tasks to perform with relation to the physical world.
E) Agency is a concern of the individuals in the relationship, and has nothing to do with the community.
Question 5Abraham sent his oldest servant, Eliezer, on a mission to find a wife for Abraham's son Isaac. The relationship between Abraham and Eliezer is known as a(n) ________ relationship.
A) parasocial
B) vendor
C) diagonal
D) consanguine
E) agent
Question 6When applying for her first job, Rachel included the contact details of her project guide at the university and her parish priest as people who her prospective employer could contact to obtain additional information regarding her work experience,
work habits, or character traits. Her project guide and parish priest serve as ________ here.
A) applicants
B) references
C) colleagues
D) trainers
E) substitutes
Question 7Abraham sent his oldest servant, Eliezer, on a mission to find a wife for Abraham's son Isaac. Eliezer and Isaac traveled to the house of Bethuel and met Rebekah, who later became Isaac's wife.
In this case, which of the following people were part of an agent relationship?
A) Eliezer and Rebekah
B) Bethuel and Isaac
C) Isaac and Rebekah
D) Bethuel and Eliezer
E) Abraham and Eliezer
Question 8Which of the following is true of the concept of kingship in the Bible?
A) Each king was chosen by God to develop a system of law appropriate for his reign.
B) The kings were elected from among the people on the basis of their piety.
C) The king's power was unlimited, so that he could bring surrounding nations to belief in God.
D) The king was merely a figurehead and had no real authority to rule over the people.
E) Biblical kings were merely one human from among the community which they served.