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MGT 3353 TEXAS STATE GUNTER EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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The purpose of cover letters and résumés is to - ANSWER show howyou meet the needs of your prospective employers.
To be persuasive, your résumé should highlight everything that you do
well. - ANSWER False
Greg is the purchasing manager at a jeans-manufacturing company. He
knows he could save his company money by using cheaper, thinner
cotton, but he says, "Our customers count on us to provide a durable
product. I do not want to let them down." What quality does this
demonstrate? - ANSWER character
The Durable Business Machine Company has been around for almost a
century and generally has a good reputation for accountability. Which of
the following actions might harm its reputation for taking a stakeholder
view? - ANSWER The company keeps profits high by eliminating
pollution controls.
Why has transparency become so important in the post-trust era? -
ANSWER It helps reduce the fear that unethical or dishonest practices
are being conducted in secret.
Brad is the chief financial officer of his company. At the annual meeting,
he gives a presentation that contains only positive financial news even
though the company had a lay-off in the previous year. What impact is
Brad's presentation likely to have on the employees? - ANSWER It will
create mistrust because the presentation did not offer the whole truth.
The Daily News just hired five young reporters. Which new employee
has the most competence? - ANSWER Helena, who earned a journalism
degree and interned at a local newspaper for two summers
Marta is a middle manager at a company. Which of the following actions
would help Marta build a sense of community among her team
, members? - ANSWER empower each team member to set personal
goals for his or her career
Which of the following is an impact of low self-management on
interpersonal communication? - ANSWER One frequently vents
frustrations without a constructive work purpose.
People with high self-management react defensively with a me-first
attitude when threats are perceived. - ANSWER False
Which of the following is a strategy to improve self-management? -
ANSWER Examine strategies for overcoming impulses that compete
with achieving your long-range goals.
Which of the following is most likely to be true of those people who have
low empathy? - ANSWER They seize any opportunity to talk about their
own past accomplishments.
Which of the following is an impact of high empathy on interpersonal
communication? - ANSWER One directs conversations to topics that
focus on the needs of others and self.
When Cary writes a message to persuade customers that trying a new
product will increase their sex appeal, he chooses to make it indirect and
implicit. Cary has chosen a common approach for such a message. -
ANSWER True
Which of the following statements is a judger statement rather than a
learner statement? - ANSWER Aren't you interested in trying new
techniques?
Which of the following is a strategy to improve relationship
management? - ANSWER Build up the courage to have a difficult
conversation.
The tone for persuasive messages should be pushy and exaggerated.
(T/F) - ANSWER False
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