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Title: STR 581 Week 2 Capstone 1

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STR 581 Week 2 Capstone 1

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1. Because practical considerations make job
tryouts for all candidates infeasible, it is
necessary to __________ the relative level of job
performance for each candidate on the basis of
available information.
predict
accept
assign
Abandon
2. Some studies indicate the best approach for
transformational change may have the chief
executive officer create an atmosphere for
change
but let others decide how to initiate change
and begin establishing a vision
but carefully set limits for the program
and establish a reward system
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3. Which of the following is a desirable strategy
for managers aiming to reduce the negative
consequences of rumors?
Initiating disciplinary action against the
employee who started the rumor
Encouraging employees to communicate their
concerns and suggestions
Creating a more informal communication
environment at the workplace
Refusing to comment on issues that appear to be
controversial and unfair

4. A project can be segmented into which of the
following?
Work packages
Success markers
Sub-jobs
Events
5. Which of the following is an element that
addresses elimination of waste under lean
production?
Group plant loading technology
Minimized run times
Production ahead of demand
Kanban production control system
6. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 offered what for
victims of unintentional discrimination?
race norming
adverse impact
affirmative action
monetary damages and jury trials

7. Active listening requires
summarizing all areas of the performance-interview
feedback discussion.
verbal communications only
summarizing only the areas of agreement
interruptions to get your point across
8. Which of the following is ISO 14000 primarily
concerned with?
Time management
Quality management
Environmental management
Continuous improvement management
9. Training that results in ______ is costly
because of the cost of training (which proved to
be useless) and the cost of hampered
performance.
negative transfer of training
applicability of training
reinforcement of training
simulation of training

10. As a university student, your institutions
social principles and practices reflect on you,
as a stakeholder, in the organization. Therefore,
it is your right to question how these practices
should be evaluated in relation to the social
issues that the school is addressing. If your
university provides job-share programs, builds a
day-care facility, and only uses recycled paper,
it could be said to be ________.
fulfilling its social obligation
socially image conscious
socially responsive
socially aware
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11. According to the job characteristics model,
autonomy is defined as the degree to which
a job requires completion of a whole and
identifiable piece of work
a job has an impact on the lives or work of other
people
a job generates direct and clear information
about performance
a job provides the worker freedom, independence,
and discretion

12. Which of the following is considered a major
process flow structure?
Lean Manufacturing
Project
Lead Time
Fabrication
13. An example of control criteria that can be
used in any situation is ________.
employee satisfaction
average time to process paperwork
client requests completed per hour
number of calls taken per day
14. What can affirmative action assist
organizations in achieving that diversity
initiatives cannot?
Maximizing creativity
Maximizing workforce commitment
Correcting specific problems of the past
Increased productivity

16. Which of the following is considered an
organizational blueprint, which prescribes the
quantity and time frame for when each end product
will be assembled?
WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
MRP (Material Requirements Plan)
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
MPS (Master Production Schedule)
17. In performing a SWOT analysis, which of the
following would be considered as a threat?
Lack of a strategic plan
Competitors
Recognized brand
Increased product demand
18. When an employee volunteers to run a canned
food drive, this is an example of
employee happiness
employee productivity
organizational citizenship behavior
job satisfaction

20. Sam Meyers manages a telemarketing call
center. He has 20 employees working for him who
are displeased with the way he yells and
threatens to terminate them for what they see as
small issues. Which kind of power is Sam using to
get the job done?
Reward power
Referent power
Coercive power
Legitimate power
21. In _____, workers have been fired for
refusing to quit smoking, for living with someone
without being married, drinking a competitors
product, motorcycling, and other legal activities
outside of work.
invasion of privacy
lifestyle discrimination
defamation
constructive discharge
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23. Which of the following is one of Dr. Eli
Goldratt's rules of production scheduling for
optimized production technology?
Utilization and activation of a resource are not
the same.
If you lose an hour at a bottleneck it is better
than making scrap.
An hour saved at a bottleneck operation does not
increase the process flow.
Do not allow bottlenecks to govern the flow of
the line.
24. Demings PDCA (plan, do, check, and act)
cycle underlies what inherent Six Sigma
principle?
Standard deviation
Project management
Control charting
Continuous improvement
25.________ refers to an individuals belief that
he or she is capable of performing a task.
Emotional contagion
Self-determination
Self-efficacy
Affect intensity

26.____________ is the biggest hurdle to overcome
in a pay-for-performance plan
Inflation
Merit-pay increases
Salary cap performance level
Compensation equation
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27. In order to make their firm a learning
organization, managers should
avoid the use of cross-functional teams
penalize mistakes
reinforce interdependence and reduce boundaries
increase the degree of departmentalization
28. During the implementation of a project, which
of the following should be the primary focus of a
consulting firm?
People management skills
Application of the learning curve theory
The correct project software

29. The concept that some leadership attributes
will work in some situations but not in others
can be described by the
leadership effectiveness theory
behavioral theory
contingency theory
tactical theory
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30. Which of the following statements is true
with regard to the effectiveness of tactics?
All tactics are equally effective with regard to
upward influence.
Individuals from collectivist cultures are
typically more likely to use soft tactics that
reflect personal power.
Soft tactics are less effective than hard tactics
when used individually
The combination of a soft tactic with reasonable
persuasion is more effective than a combination
of two hard tactics.

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Of Phoenix STR 581 Week 2 Capstone 1. The author
is working in the field of education from last 5
years. This article covers the basic of STR 581
Week 2 Capstone 1 from UOP. Other topics in the
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STR 581 Week 2 Capstone 1
STR 581 Week 4 Capstone 2
STR 581 Week 6 Capstone 3
STR 581 All Capstones (Week 2 Capstone 1, Week 4
Capstone 2, and Week 6 Capstone 3)
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