Chapter 1

Question 1

Artificial intelligence (AI ) 25

Answer 1

Is the discipline concerned with creating computer systems that simulate human reasoning and sensation,

As represented by robots, natural language processing, pattern recognition, and similar technologies

Question 2

Attitude 34

Answer 2

Defined as a learned predisposition toward a given object

Question 3

Big Data 25

Answer 3

Stores of data so vast that conventional database Management systems cannot handle them,

So very sophisticated analysis software and supercomputers are required

Question 4

Career readiness 30

Answer 4

Represents the extent to which you possess the knowledge, skills, and attributes desired by employers

Question 5

Cloud computing 25

Answer 5

The storing of software and data on gigantic collections of computers located away from a company’s principal site,

In the cloud

Question 6

Collaborative computing 25

Answer 6

Using state-of-the-art computer software and hardware, will help people work better together

Question 7

Competitive advantage 23

Answer 7

Is the ability of an organization to produce goods or services more effectively than competitors do, thereby outperforming them

Question 8

Conceptual skills 19

Answer 8

consists of the ability to think analytically, to visualize an organization as a whole and understand how the parts work together

Question 9

Controlling 10

Answer 9

Is defined as monitoring performance, comparing it with goals, and taking corrective action is needed

Question 10

Databases 25

Answer 10

Computerised collections of interrelated files

Question 11

Decisional roles 17

Answer 11

Managers use information to make decisions to solve problems or take advantage of opportunities

Question 12

E-Business 24

Answer 12

Using the internet to facilitate every aspect of running a business

Question 13

E-commerce 24

Answer 13

Or electronic commerce - the buying and selling of goods or services over computer networks

Question 14

Effective 5

Answer 14

means to achieve results, to make the right decisions, and to successfully carry them out so that they achieve the organization’s goals

Question 15

Efficient 5

Answer 15

Means to use resources - people, money, raw materials, and the like – wisely and cost-effectively

Question 16

First line managers 12

Answer 16

Make short-term operating decisions, directing the daily tasks of non-managerial personnel,

who are, of course, all those people who work directly at their jobs but don’t oversee the work of others

Question 17

Four management functions 9

Answer 17

Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling

Question 18

Functional manager 13

Answer 18

Is responsible for just one organizational activity

Question 19

General manager 13

Answer 19

Is responsible for several organizational activities

Question 20

Human skills 20

Answer 20

Consists of the ability to work well in cooperation with other people to get things done

Question 21

Information technology application skills 24

Answer 21

reflect the extent to which you can effectively use information technology and learn new applications on an ongoing basis

Question 22

Informational roles 17

Answer 22

Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson – managers receive and communicate information with other people inside and outside the organization

Question 23

Innovation 24

Answer 23

Finding ways to deliver new or better goods or services

Question 24

Interpersonal roles 17

Answer 24

Managers interact with people inside and outside their work units

Question 25

Knowledge Management 25

Answer 25

the implementing of systems and practices to increase the sharing of knowledge and information throughout an organization

Question 26

Leading 10

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Defined as motivating, directing, and otherwise influencing people to work hard meet the organization’s goals

Question 27

Management 5

Answer 27

The pursuit of organizational goals efficiently and effectively by (2) integrating the work of people through (3) planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the organization’s resources

Question 28

Meaningfulness 28

Answer 28

Is the sense of belonging to and serving something that you believe is bigger than the self

Question 29

Mentor 8

Answer 29

An experienced person who provided guidance to someone new to the work world

Question 30

Middle managers 12

Answer 30

implement the policies and plans of the top managers above them and supervise and coordinate the activities of the first line managers below them

Question 31

Mindfulness 16

Answer 31

is the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment

Question 32

Non-managerial employees 13

Answer 32

Are there work alone on tasks or with others on a variety of teams

Question 33

Organization 5

Answer 33

A group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose

Question 34

Organizing 9

Answer 34

Is defined as arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work

Question 35

Planning 9

Answer 35

Is defined as setting goals and deciding how to achieve them

Question 36

Proactive learning orientation 35

Answer 36

is the desire to learn and improve your knowledge, soft skills, and other characteristics in pursuit of personal development

Question 37

Process 37

Answer 37

Is defined as a series of actions or steps followed to bring about a desired result

Question 38

Project management software 25

Answer 38

Programs for planning and scheduling the people, cost, and resources to complete a project on time

Question 39

Resilience 34

Answer 39

Is the ability to bounce back from adversity and to sustain yourself when faced with a challenge

Question 40

Soft skills 21

Answer 40

Are interpersonal people skills needed for success at all levels

Question 41

Sustainability 28

Answer 41

is defined as economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 42

Technical skills 19

Answer 42

Consist of the job-specific knowledge needed to perform well in a specialized field

Question 43

Telecommute 25

Answer 43

Or work from home or remote locations using a variety of information technologies

Question 44

Top managers 11

Answer 44

make long-term decisions about the overall direction of the organization and establish the objectives, policies, and strategies for it

Question 45

Video conferencing 25

Answer 45

Using video and audio links along with computers to let people in different locations see, hear, and talk with one another