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When executives presell products at year-end to trigger their annual bonuses even though the deep discounts that they must offer will threaten the price stability of their products for the upcoming year,this is an example of


A) Moral hazard problem
B) Adverse selection
C) Self-concept
D) Concern for quality

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A major determinant of a firm's success is the extent to which it can relate functionally to the external environment.To accomplish this,the firm must have:


A) Infinite sources of capital for expansion
B) A realistic self-concept
C) Specific objectives and job descriptions
D) Community involvement

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Given that managers implicitly accept a general,unwritten,yet pervasive code of behavior that govern business actions,the _____ vary little from one firm to another.


A) Philosophies
B) Visions
C) Missions
D) Self-concepts

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Which of these conditions is also called "shirking?"


A) Moral hazard problems
B) Adverse selection
C) Self-concept
D) Concern for quality

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The statement which usually accompanies the mission statement and expresses the firm's basic beliefs,values and aspirations is known as:


A) Grand strategy
B) The company's statement of philosophy
C) The company profile
D) Long-term objectives

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The company mission is a broadly framed but enduring statement of


A) A firm's intent
B) Corporate structure
C) A firm's competitive positioning
D) Stakeholder analysis

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The company's philosophy is sometimes also called the:


A) Company creed
B) Corporate profile
C) Corporate motto
D) Corporate symbol

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In deriving a mission statement,which of the following should be included?


A) Tax advantages
B) Secondary markets to be served
C) Concern for survival through growth
D) Employee rules and policies

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Three issues have become prominent in the strategic planning for organizations and are increasingly becoming integral parts in the development and revisions of mission statements.These are:


A) Self-concept, customers and markets
B) Customers, quality and vision statement
C) Markets, quality and concern for employees
D) Concern for employees, suppliers and customers

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In general terms,the mission statement addresses all of the following questions EXCEPT


A) What are our economic goals?
B) What is our operating philosophy in terms of quality, company image and self-concept?
C) What customers do and can we serve?
D) Who are our competitors and how can we collaborate with them?

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Which of the following goals are taken for granted to such an extent that it is neglected as a principal criterion in strategic decision making?


A) Maturity
B) Ethics
C) Survival
D) Competitiveness

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The process of defining the company mission for a specific business can be best understood by


A) Thinking about the business at its inception
B) Looking at the industry attributes
C) Analyzing the regulatory requirements of what to include in a mission
D) Analyzing the most successful competitors in the marketplace

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When executives manipulate personnel records to keep or acquire key company personnel,this is an example of


A) Moral hazard problem
B) Adverse selection
C) Self-concept
D) Concern for quality

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A mission statement should include all of these components EXCEPT


A) Basic types of products or services to be offered
B) The firm's managerial philosophy
C) The public image the firm seeks
D) The government regulations the firm must meet

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_______ represents a statement that is sometimes developed to express the aspirations of the executive leadership.


A) Mission statement
B) Agency theory
C) Adverse selection
D) Vision statement

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As the business grows or is forced by competitive pressures to alter its product,market,or technology,______ the company mission may be necessary.


A) redefining
B) abandoning
C) writing
D) discarding

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Which of these represent the most popular solution to moral dilemma and adverse selection problems?


A) To more closely align the owners and agents interests through the use of executive bonus plans
B) To allow the managers to act more as hired-hands only
C) To remove vision components from mission
D) To ensure board of directors report and work for the CEO

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The image the company seeks to project is reflected in the firm's:


A) Profile
B) Tactics
C) Mission
D) Strategic options

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The combination of which of these factors describe the company's business activity?


A) Basic product or service, primary markets and principal technology
B) Self-concept, managerial philosophy and public image
C) Concern for survival through growth, self-concept and primary markets
D) Economic goals, core competencies and primary and secondary customers

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Characteristically,the company mission is a statement of all of these EXCEPT


A) Attitudes
B) Outlooks
C) Measurable targets
D) Orientation

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