Bpl 5100 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Discrimination correct answers The wrongful act of distinguishing illicity among people not on the basis of individuals merit, but on the basis of prejudice. a) Racism b) Immorality c) Unethical behavior T/F the four forms of discrimination discussed in class are intentional unintentional., fundamental or institutional. correct answers FALSE (its intentional, unintentional, individual or institutional) T/F affirmative action was created to correct discrimination by creating opportunity for...

BPL 5100 Midterm Study Sheet (chp. 1,2,3,5)

Strategic Management correct answers Identifying opportunities to create value in dynamic competitive environments and building the capabilities needed to tackle the opportunities Strategic management correct answers the analyses, decisions, and actions an organization undertakes in order to create and sustain competitive advantages shareholder correct answers owns part of a company through stock ownership stakeholder correct answers individuals, groups, and organizations who have a sta...

Globalization correct answers a term that has two meanings (1) the increase in international exchange, including trade in goods and services as well as exchange of money, ideas, and information (2) the growing similarity of laws, rules, norms, values, and ideas across countries *The source of national advantage; that is, why an industry in a given country is more (or less) successful than the some industry in another country *The sources of national advantage; that is, why an industry in a g...

two perspectives of leadership correct answers romantic view and external control perspective External Control Perspective correct answers External forces determine the organization's success Romantic View of Leadership correct answers situations in which the leader is the key force determining the organization's success - or lack thereof Strategic Management correct answers the analyses, decisions, and actions an organization undertakes in order to create and sustain competitive adva...

Organizational structure correct answers the formalized patterns of interactions that link a firm's tasks, technologies, and people *Structure provides a means of balancing two conflicting forces: a need for the division of tasks into meaningful groupings and the need to integrate such groupings in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness *The growth patterns of major corporations and the relationship between a firm's strategy and its structure *Each of the traditional types of or...

Leadership correct answers the process of transforming organizations from what they are to what the leader would have them become Setting a direction correct answers a strategic leadership activity of strategy analysis and strategy formulation Designing the organization correct answers a strategic leadership activity of building structures, teams, systems, and organizational processes that facilitate the implementation of the leaser's vision and strategies Designing the organization T...

Strategic control correct answers the process of monitoring and correcting a firm's strategy and performance Traditional approach to strategic control correct answers a sequential method of organizational control in which (1) strategies are formulated and top management sets goals, (2) strategies are implemented, and (3) performance is measured against the predetermined goal set. *They are most appropriate when the environment is stable, and relatively simple, goals and objectives can be me...

Baruch College, CUNY - BPL 5100New Glo-Bus Quiz 2. NEW GLO-BUS Quiz 2 Answers Which of the following is NOT an action company co-managers can take to help meet or beat the investor-expected increases in the company's stock price in upcoming years? Making it company practice to issue additional shares of stock each year and use the proceeds to pay down the debt outstanding until the company's debt-equity percentages reach 20% or lower for debt and 80% or more for equity When the company's stoc...

BPL 5100 Multiple Choice Answers Chapters 1 - 5 Chapter 1 92. The text addresses two perspectives of leadership as well as their implications. These two perspectives are D. romantic and external control. 93. A CEO made a lot of mistakes in assessing the market and the competitive conditions and improperly redesigning the organization into numerous business units. Such errors led to significant performance declines. According to the text, this example illustrates the perspective of leaders...