Question 1

Match the following numbered items with the most correct response letter.
A response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-News editors assigning reporters to stories

Accepted Answer

News editors assigning reporters to stories is an example of preliminary control because it occurs before the actual reporting and publication of the news.

Question 2

Preliminary control is one type of _____ control.

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Question 3

_____ is the regulation of organizational activities so that some targeted elements of performance remains within acceptable limits.

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Question 4

Describe the three broad classes of budgets.

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Question 5

A(n) _____ is a plan expressed in numerical terms

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Question 6

An employee at a mid-size organization argues that she has made more sales in a particular quarter than another employee. Which of the following features will the organization's control system possess in order to confirm this claim?

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Multiple standards and information systems provide checks and balances in control and allow the organization to verify the accuracy of performance indicators.

Question 7

Managers at a technology start-up hire an agency to perform an environmental analysis for their firm. This is an example of control of _____ resources.

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Question 8

What is postaction control?

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Question 9

A(n) _____ budget shows costs of major assets such as a new plant, machinery, or land.

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Question 10

Alexander, a professor at a state university, polls his students to decide on a new examination format. He is using _____ to reduce resistance to change.

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Participation can help overcome resistance to change.

Question 11

Which if the following control systems is most likely to be highly effective?

Accepted Answer

A timely control system provides information as often as is necessary.

Question 12

An organization that instructs its employees when to come to work, where to park, and when to have morning coffee is guilty of _____.

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Question 13

A(n) _____ lists the assets and liabilities of an organization at a specific point in time.

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Question 14

Employees at an accounting agency are prohibited from using social networking websites while at work. Their personal e-mails are also closely monitored for reasons of confidentiality. The control system at this organization suffers from:

Accepted Answer

Overcontrol becomes especially problematic when it directly affects employee behavior.

Question 15

A control system that provides information as often as is necessary is said to possess _____.

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Question 16

Compare the bureaucratic and decentralized models of organizational control.

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Question 17

Match the following numbered items with the most correct response letter.
A response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-Physical therapy following surgery

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Physical therapy following surgery would fall under postaction control, as it is a type of follow-up to a specific action (the surgery). Preliminary control would refer to any measures taken before an action is taken, and screening control would refer to evaluating a large group or population to identify potential issues or concerns.

Question 18

An organizational control system that enforces unique employee dress codes for different days of the week is guilty of:

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