Professional Documents
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13. The term ______ and development includes all attempts to improve productivity by increasing
an employee’s ability to perform.
A. Studying B. Training C. Learning D. Reading
14. Leadership style that consists of managers and employees working together to make decisions
A. Participative Leadership C. Free-Rein Leadership
B. Autocratic Leadership D. Boss-centered Leadership
15. ___________ is the process of establishing and maintaining contacts with key managers in your
own and other organizations, and using those contacts to weave strong relationships that serve
as informal development systems.
A. Forecasting B. Networking C. Conceptualizing D. Controlling
16. Organizational (or corporate) culture is the widely ______ values within an organization that
foster unity and cooperation to achieve common goals.
A. closed B. open C. turn-out D. shared
17. A(n) __________ consists of one person at the top of the organization and many levels of
managers who are responsible to that person.
A. hierarchy C. inverted organization
B. oligarchy D. informal organization
18. The part of production process that puts together components
A. Mass customization C. Process manufacturing
B. Facility Layout D. Assembly process
19. A summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be done, the responsibilities and
duties, the working conditions, and the relationship of the job to other functions
A. Job Simulation C. Job Selection
B. Job Description D. Job Orientation
20. PERT stands for:
A. program expected required technique C. program evaluation and required
technique
B. program expected and review technique D. program evaluation and review technique
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16 D 17 A 18 D 19 B 20 D
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1.3. Answer the questions below using your own words. (20pts)
21. What are the primary functions of management? List and describe each. (10pts)
Planning : determine stategies and tactics to achieve goals.................................................................................
Organizing : make a completed structure of organization...................................................................................
Leading : creating a vision for organization and guilding...................................................................................
Controlling : take care of the working process of people and the operation of company...................................
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22. What is flexible manufacturing? (5pts)
Designing machines to do multiplr tasks so that they can produce a variety of products...................................
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23. What are the five steps in human resource planning? (5pts)
Analysis of Organisational Plans and Objectives
Analysis of Human Resource Planning Objectives
Forecasting for Human Resource Requirement
Assessment of Supply of Human Resources
Matching Demand and Supply
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2.1. Read the following case study carefully.
Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, with its fulfillment center situated next to the UPS hub, Zappos.com has
$1 billion in annual revenue. In 2010, Zappos was ranked number six by Fortune magazine as one of the best
places to work in America. The origin of Zappos was an entrepreneurial effort by Nick Swinmurn called
ShoeSite.com. Swinmurn launched this company during the dot-com boom. The concept emerged as a result
of Swinmurn’s inability to locate shoes that he was looking for in malls. Swinmurn took photos of the shoes
from various shoe stores and uploaded them onto his website. He would take orders, go to the shoe store and
purchase the shoes for the customer, and ship the shoes the next day. At the time, there was no single place
online to purchase shoes in that way. Today, Zappos is owned by Amazon.com, which purchased the
company for $1.2 billion in 2010. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh remains at the helm of the company, and the
culture of the firm remains intact. In short, Amazon has allowed Zappos to continue to operate as it had in the
past.
The emphasis on customer satisfaction and employee happiness permeates the culture of Zappos. The
name Zappos is a derivative of the Spanish word for shoes, “zapatos.” Its culture is driven by 10 core values,
the first being to “wow” the customer. Two important core values influence the planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling functions at the firm. They are (1) to pursue growth and learning and (2) to have
passion and determination. These and the other core values emphasize teams and employee empowerment,
so much so that team leaders (management) are required to spend at least 20 percent of their time off the job
with their team members.
Relationship building helps drive a management approach that focuses on the primary goal of the
company— to provide the best possible experience for the customer. Members of the Zappos team indicate
how these functions are practiced at Zappos.
2.2. Answer the questions below using your own words.
24. What does the vision statement for a company like Zappos include? (15pts)
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25. Why do you think team leaders at Zappos are required to spend 20 percent of their time with their
teams outside the work environment? (25pts)
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