What have you learned from this class??

Was I supposed to learn something?, I learned I never want to take Hillman again!, Not a damn thing!, Will this question be on the test?

In the Neflix Culture Video....

Patty McCord said "best practices" don't work when change is great

Which of these is a part of a company's culture artifact?

Their requirment for staff to wear suits, ties, or dresses

You were asked to watch "9 Steps to Accountability", which of these are true from the video?

Don't accept general answers to a specific question

Espoused or enacted values, which is true?

When enacted values contradict espoused values, you've got hypocrisy

When companies grow too large to maintain good span of control

They split their organizational structure into divisions

A "Satisficing Decision" is

Is the typical result of a non-programmed decision making process

What is true about the Matrix Organizational Structure?

It violates a management principle

When your boss tells you to make a decision by saying, "What does your gut tell you?"

He is telling you to use the intuition model of decision making

What should a well-trained manager do to maintain a good company culture?

Create stories that exemplify each value

Span of Control, which of these statements are true?

The most effective range for managers to control is 6 to 10

When a founder hires the same type of people as themselves, it is called....

Attraction-Selection-Attrition cultural model

Peter Drucker said this...

Culture eats Strategy for breakfast

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MGT 331 Fall 2024 Final Exam

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1
Which functions do companies usually NOT group employees by?
Finance
Seniority
Accounting
Marketing
2
What have you learned from this class??
Was I supposed to learn something?
I learned I never want to take Hillman again!
Not a damn thing!
Will this question be on the test?
3
You found a company using a hierarchical structure, what else is likely true?
They have a de-centralized decision making process
They use a wide span of control
They are a tall organization
They have an organic approach to org design
4
In the Neflix Culture Video....
Blockbusters failed to implement the proper culture
Daniel Pink said Autonomy is a motivational element at Netflix
They didn't make any money in their first 5 years.
Patty McCord said "best practices" don't work when change is great
5
This is a programmed decision
Developing a new phone app
Deciding which candidate to hire
Selecting the next site for a new office
Ordering paper for the copiers
6
Which of these is a part of a company's culture artifact?
An "unwritten rules" document
Their vacation policy
Guiding principles explained during onboarding
Their requirment for staff to wear suits, ties, or dresses
7
What is GroupThink?
People agree to avoid conflict
A mostly antiquated management process
When a team gets their best ideas
A way to avoid bias in decision making
8
Which of these do not make up a company's culture?
Values
Policies
Artifacts
Assumptions
9
You were asked to watch "9 Steps to Accountability", which of these are true from the video?
Make sure your people know company polices and procedures
Accountability, Schumaccountability!!, just do the job!
Big Girls and Big Boys have to grow up
Don't accept general answers to a specific question
10
Which of these production blocking techniques did we NOT talk about?
Delphi Technique
Brainstorming
Nominal Group Technique
Entrepreneurship Technique
11
Espoused or enacted values, which is true?
Enacted values are written on posters on the wall
When enacted values contradict espoused values, you've got hypocrisy
Espoused values are the most important element of culture
Espoused values eat enacted values for lunch!
12
When companies grow too large to maintain good span of control
They pay managers more to handle more people
They often fire people to get back into the right ratio
They split their organizational structure into divisions
They change their policies to allow larger span of control
13
A "Satisficing Decision" is
Is the optimal decision that can be made
Is the typical result of a non-programmed decision making process
It is called that because you are trying to satisfy the boss
About the most stupid thing you can do
14
What is true about the Matrix Organizational Structure?
It is only used for special projects.
It isn't used much because it is difficult to explain
F.W. Taylor cautioned against it
It violates a management principle
15
When your boss tells you to make a decision by saying, "What does your gut tell you?"
She is concerned about the sounds coming from your intestines
He is telling you that you are passing too much gas
He is telling you to use the intuition model of decision making
She wants you to make a decision right away, to speed it up.
16
What should a well-trained manager do to maintain a good company culture?
Post the values on the wall in the lunch room
Create stories that exemplify each value
Encourage people to tattoo the values on their arms
Make sure your people can recite the company values by memory
17
Span of Control, which of these statements are true?
Often called by the C-Suite, the span of control is a "corporate girdle"
Companies should reduce expenses by assigning 15 staff to a manager
When a manager controls a staff member, it is called spanning them
The most effective range for managers to control is 6 to 10
18
When a founder hires the same type of people as themselves, it is called....
Attraction-Selection-Attrition cultural model
Stupid, because there is only 1 founder, everyone knows that!
A direct application of Herzberg's 2 Factor Theory
Nepotism
19
Peter Drucker said this...
You shouldn't turn in breakfast as a business expense
There is no such thing as a free lunch
Culture eats Strategy for breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
20
Companies generally DON'T make divisions in their organization based on
Geography
Technology
Product
Market

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