The "A"'s have it - all answers start with letter A
Management Theories
The Business Environment
Out of the Goodness of the Heart
Let's Make Plans
100
Accountability
What is this word that means your boss expects you to complete your work on time?
100
Bureacracy
What is the theory developed by Max Weber
100
competitive rivals
Sony and Microsoft are considered these when it comes to video game consoles
100
Sarbanes Oxley Act
This law established in 2002 was a result of improper accounting and collusion between Enron and their accounting firm Arthur Anderson
100
situational analysis
What these activities are collectively called, gathering and interpreting past, current and future events
200
Adam Smith
Is known as the father of the systematic management theory?
200
Procedures and processes
The systematic approach attempted to build these into operations to ensure coordination of efforts
200
economic
What these factors are considered: unemployment rate, inflation, and interest rates
200
Whistleblower
The name of this policy meant to protect employees who report unethical behavior
200
evaluation of the goals, plans
The process that reviews the advantages, disadvantages and potential effect
300
Advantage
To remain competitive companies seek to sustain this by focusing on quality, or customer service as examples
300
Henry Ford
He built the model T automobile
300
demographics
These when grouped together: race, age, education level
300
Courage
Just like one of the wizard of oz characters, ethics requires
300
Controlling and measuring whats been implemented
What is the most forgotten management function
400
Alternatives
The third step in the planning process is to generate these
400
self-actualization
The highest level of need according to Maslow
400
OSHA
Federal agency that is concerned with worker safety
400
Corporate social responsibility
An example of this is TECO's reduction of its carbon footprint
400
mission statement
What is the company's clear and concise expression of its purpose
500
Authority
The name for having power to make decisions
500
X and Y Mgrs.
Douglas McGregor's theory on how managers viewed their employees are divided into these two
500
product complements
Cell phone and chargers, milk and cereal, chocolate and red wine are examples of these
500
stakeholders
Corporations have responsibilities to this larger group of people who might include their workers, the community they operate in and the government
500
benchmarking
Accessing how well your company is doing by comparing it to other successful companies is called
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