To become more efficient, organization have increasingly
a. downsized.
b. employed cutbacks.
c. close plants, refurbished others and slashed payrolls.
d. All of the above are correct.
e. None of the above are correct.
Question 2Ownership challenges have become particularly important as a result of:
a. The growing size and strength of unions.
b. The emergence of the mutual fund market.
c. The rise of the service sector in the U.S. economy.
d. All of the above are correct.
e. None of the above are correct.
Question 3Some of the major changes in the environment of management include:
a. The development of new and changing technology.
b. The emergence of a global economy.
c. The rise of the service sector in the U.S. economy.
d. All of the above are correct.
e. None of the above are correct.
Question 4Which of the following are challenges facing managers today?
a. empowerment
b. diversity
c. productivity
d. ethics
e. All of these are challenges facing managers today.
Question 5All of the following are competitive challenges discussed in this chapter except
a. productivity.
b. innovation.
c. intrapreneurship.
d. entrepreneurship.
e. All of these are competitive challenges discussed in this chapter.
Question 6Which of the following challenges for contemporary management can be considered a cause
of the other?
a. quality and productivity causes cutbacks and downsizing
b. ownership causes globalization
c. ethics and responsibility causes downsizing and cutbacks
d. globalization causes workforce diversity
e. workforce diversity causes ownership
Question 7Which of the following is (are) contemporary management challenges as described by the
text?
a. Managing diversity
b. Downsizing
c. Change
d. Technology
e. All of these.
Question 8All of the following were identified in the text as challenges faced by today's and
tomorrow's managers except
a. global competition.
b. increasing government regulation.
c. diversity in the work force.
d. productivity.
e. quality.
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