Chapter 12 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Examining college admission scores as the sole criteria for admission is an example of a(n) ________ decision.
A. networking
B. unstructured
C. good
D. structured
E. semi-structured
D. structured
Examining college admission scores in addition to interviewing the applicant is an example of a(n) ________ decision.
A. unstructured
B. semi-structured
C. networking
D. structured
E. good
B. semi-structured
A decision about whether to enter a new market would be characterized as ________ and is the responsibility of ________ management.
A. unstructured; middle
B. structured; middle
C. semistructured; middle
D. structured; operational
E. unstructured; senior
E. unstructured; senior
When a decision maker outlines and investigates several potentially useful solutions to a problem, the ________ stage of decision-making is being performed.
A. entrepreneurial
B. intelligence
C. design
D. choice
E. implementation
C. design
The classical model of management includes the managerial functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, and ________.
A. delegating
B. distributing
C. deciding
D. allocating
E. improving
C. deciding
Behavioral models of managerial behavior state that managers exhibit all the following behaviors EXCEPT being ________.
A. less well organized
B. less informal
C. less systematic
D. less reflective
E. more reactive
B. less informal
When managers act as leaders, motivating, counseling, and supporting their subordinates, they are performing the ________ role.
A. interpersonal
B. informational
C. decisional
D. knowledgeable
E. judgmental
A. interpersonal
When a manager is provided all the facts necessary to support a decision, the ________ dimension of information quality is satisfied.
A. completeness
B. consistency
C. integrity
D. accuracy
E. timeliness
A. completeness
Databases, data warehouses, data marts, and analytic platforms are part of the ________.
A. business intelligence infrastructure
B. managerial users and methods
C. business analytics toolset
D. user interface
E. BI and analytics for DSS platform
A. business intelligence infrastructure
Business strategy is considered part of the ________.
A. business analytics toolset
B. BI and analytics for DSS platform
C. managerial users and methods
D. business intelligence infrastructure
E. BI and analytics for DSS user interface
C. managerial users and methods
MIS, DSS, and ESS are part of the ________.
A. managerial users and methods
B. user interface
C. business intelligence infrastructure
D. delivery platform
E. business analytics toolset
D. delivery platform
Data mining and big data analytics are examples of ________.
A. managerial users and methods
B. business intelligence infrastructure
C. delivery platforms
D. user interface
E. a business analytics toolset
E. a business analytics toolset
The acronym KPI stands for ________.
A. key performance information
B. key performance indicator
C. key performance infrastructure
D. key performance instances
E. key performance installations
B. key performance indicator
Asking what happens to mining profits if the price of silver drops by 5 percent is an example of ________.
A. key performance indicators
B. data mining
C. geographic information systems (GIS)
D. sensitivity analysis
E. BI managerial users and methods
D. sensitivity analysis
The multidimensional analysis tool in spreadsheets is called a ________.
A. pivot table
B. pie chart
C. line chart
D. sum function
E. macro
A. pivot table
A ________ is an interactive computer-based system for facilitating the solution of unstructured problems by a set of decision makers.
A. geographic information system (GIS)
B. group decision-support system (GDSS)
C. key performance indicator (KPI)
D. sensitivity analysis
E. pivot table
B. group decision-support system (GDSS)
