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D072 - WGU - Fundamentals for Success in Business
Test-Bank
1. An organization plans to close its local factory and shift manufacturing
operations overseas. This brings opposition from employees.Which terms describes
this organizational move?: Legal-ethical
2. Individual authors wrote books about the negative environmental impacts of
some industries, including the coal industry.Which benefit did the authors' work
have on society?: It drew the public's attention to the targeted issue.
3. The accountant of a company was asked to change the current quarterly sales
results by adding sales that were set to occur next quarter.Which stakeholder group
is directly impacted by this action?: Shareholders
4. A new manager in a restaurant decides to cut costs by purchasing sub-
standard materials. What are the implications of this manager's actions?: The
customer base of the restaurant will decrease.
5. A U.S. company hires a new employee from Germany. The new employee is
being trained by other employees on the company's conflict resolution practices in
alignment with the company's mission and ethical standards. As part of the
training, the employee identifies how the ethical values of the company are
consistent with the employee's values.Which aspect of the company is the employee
learning?: Organizational culture
6. A senior manager asks an employee to omit a key section from a financial
report to hide some distressing data. Which aspect of the organization is being
violated by the manager's behavior?: Ethics
7. A company's chief executive officer (CEO) has decided to launch a corporate
social responsibility (CSR) program.Who are the intended beneficiaries of a CSR
program?: Community members
8. A corporation's code of ethics endorses a green work place.Which employee
activity models this code?: Starting an office recycling program
9. A manager recently decides to get employees involved in a new corporate
social responsibility (CSR) initiative to show that the company is dedicated to
making a difference in the local community.Which activity demonstrates an
appropriate way to meet this goal?: Initiate a community technology recycling
program for old computers
10. A company advertises that it uses environmentally safe practices in all
business processes; however, the chief financial officer (CFO) has blocked the
adoption of many environmentally safe practices because of the additional costs to
the company. Which controversial business practice is this company using?:
Greenwashing






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11. Which organizational department is responsible for managing receivables and
payables for a company?: Accounting and finance
12. Which function is performed by the information technology
department of an organization?: Computer installation
13. Which organizational department is responsible for maintaining compliance
with labor laws?: Human resources
14. A supervisor assigns an employee to work on a small project that is directly
related to a corporate goal, and the employee's skill set makes them the ideal
person to accomplish the task. What is this employee's managerial
designation?: Individual
15. A newly hired manager has years of experience with evaluating team
performance to make improvements. Which area of managerial skills does this
new manager possess?: Analysis
16. A manager at a marketing firm is developing a monthly newsletter that will be
distributed internally to keep employees updated about marketing initiatives
and activities.Which role is this manager illustrating by taking this action?:
Informational
17. Which type of organizational culture in the Competing Values Framework
focuses on accountability to shareholders, competitiveness, and productivity?:
Market
18. Which pair of attributes captures the focus of an adhocracy culture within the
competing values framework?: Adjustable and entrepreneurial
19. Which set of attributes reflects a hierarchy culture within the Competing
Values Framework?: Process-oriented and highly structured
20. A nonprofit organization wants to fill an executive director position and is
interested in seeking a candidate that is concerned about social welfare.Which
criterion should the organization prioritize in making this decision?: Dedication
to community service
21. An individual who values a team-oriented work environment and the
individual's relationships with a large group of peers is seeking employment
that will be a good fit.Which position should this individual pursue?: A position
that offers a friendly workplace
22. An individual who is a great performer has been working in a department in a
company for over ten years and is moved to a new department and given a new
set of job responsibilities. The individual is unhappy in the new location and has
started to underperform.Which issue has emerged for this employee?: Person-
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23. A person that is high in sociability and friendliness is required for a sales job.
Which component of personality should be high in the ideal candidate?:
Extroversion
24. A production manager is told that a supplier of one of their key
products has declared bankruptcy and cannot supply the necessary material.
The production manager examines product inventory and customer orders and
sets a deadline for when a new supplier must be contracted to fulfill future
orders.
Which managerial core role is being demonstrated?: Decisional
25. Which organizational culture is best suited for an individual who is high in
conscientiousness?: Hierarchy
26. Which individual characteristic should a company search for in new hires in
order to avoid an additional screening process to prevent potential person-culture
mismatch?: Recommended by current employees
27. An employee transfers from one department to another department in an
organization. Which reality will the employee experience in relation to this change?:
The department sub-cultures may differ.
28. Which result occurs when there is a person-culture misalignment?: Attrition
29. What is an advantage of oral communication?: Allows for instant feedback
30. A manager is taking extra care to craft a message to ensure that it is
interpreted by an employee, the receiver, in the way that it was intended. This
action includes making sure the message is presented through the right channel and
uses the appropriate language.Which form of communication is the manager
ensuring during this interaction?: Effective
31. Which communication channel contains an item like an organization's
newsletter?: Leanest
32. Which communication style is being used when someone appears agreeable in
a workplace conversation and concedes to the other party but later makes snide side
comments about that individual or the issue at hand?: Passive-aggressive
33. Which communication style is being used by someone who regularly dismisses
others' feedback, displays a rigid posture when speaking, and tries to dominate the
business decision-making process?: Aggressive
34. Which action promotes effective listening in the workplace?: Paraphrasing the
phrases a speaker shares
35. How can a speaker overcome issues pertaining to semantics to ensure effective
communication?: Be direct and clearly state what is intended
36. Which characteristics are seen in employees who use an assertive
communication style?: Calm and relaxed posture

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