Unit 1- Management Fundamentals
Unit 2: Leading
Unit 3: Management Challenges
Business Trivia
100

This advancement in technology has greatly influenced the Information Age

What is the Artificial Intelligence (AI)? 

100

A leadership style where the leader makes decisions unilaterally

What is autocratic leadership?

100

This style of communication involves indirectly expressing negative feelings or resentment.

What is passive-aggressive communication?

100

The largest online retailer in the world, originally founded as an online bookstore.

What is Amazon?

200

The "economic" system where individuals work on short-term, flexible jobs rather than full-time employment.

What is the "Gig Economy" 

200

This theory suggests leaders should adapt their style based on situational factors

What is contingency theory?

200

This step in the communication process involves translating ideas into words, symbols, or gestures.

What is encoding?

200

When a celebrity promotes a product, making it more visible and attractive to consumers.

What is an endorsement? 

300

This management theory, founded by Frederick Taylor, focuses on efficiency through work tasks is called Scientific Management. This video clip from a movie was shown during the lesson to highlight the efficiencies of Scientific Management. The movie was...

What is the Founder?

300

A leadership style where rewards and punishments are used to motivate employees.

What is transactional leadership?

300

This theory categorizes job satisfaction factors into “motivators” and “hygiene factors.”

What is Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory?

300

In digital marketing, this acronym stands for improving a website’s visibility on search engines.

What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

400

This theory by Douglas McGregor categorizes managers’ beliefs about employees into two opposing viewpoints.

What is Theory X and Theory Y?

400

Howard Gardner’s theory that suggests there are multiple ways individuals can demonstrate intelligence, such as musical or linguistic.

What is the Theory of Multiple Intelligences?

400

In effective communication, this process occurs when the receiver responds, indicating they’ve understood the message.

What is feedback?

400

This international organization regulates trade between countries.

What is the WTO (World Trade Organization?)

500

On the second day of class, Ms. Cyrus used this story of her prior work history to explain the importance of tackling issues in the workplace even though you don't want to. Where was she working at the time? 

What is Dairy Queen?

500

On October 3rd. Ms. Bianchi came in and did a presentation on the who the leaders within the CRD team here at HTS. Ms. Alida Moreno, Maria Pulsoni, and _______________ all work alongside Ms.Bianchi

Who is Colin Darling?

500

When speaking about Stress and Conflict in the workplace and Ms. Cyrus shared a story of a friend who went through this phenomenon. 

What is "Job Burnout"?

500

The acronym "BRICS" represents this group of emerging economies

What are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa?