Management Principles WebXam Practice 24.25

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You are the manager of a waste management company. The software you are using to keep track of the project failed, and you have no hard copies of the completed work. You meet with investors every Friday to explain the scope and timeline of the project. The only person who can help you is an expatriate in Saudi Arabia; their work week is Sunday through Thursday, and they are 8 hours ahead of you. Today is Friday. How should you get the information to investors?

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Move the current week's meeting to Monday.

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What potential problems might you encounter waiting for the expatriate to call you back?

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They might not have the most up-to-date information.

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You are the manager of a waste management company. The software you are using to keep track of the project failed, and you have no hard copies of the completed work. You meet with investors every Friday to explain the scope and timeline of the project. The only person who can help you is an expatriate in Saudi Arabia; their work week is Sunday through Thursday, and they are 8 hours ahead of you. How should you communicate about the problem?

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Let the customer know as soon as possible.

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How might a company protect its assets and reduce the risk of fraud when designing new financial business processes?

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Use internal controls.

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What is the authority to represent someone else when voting called?

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Proxy voting

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How could the company's lack of inclusion impact their business objectives?

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Having similar perspectives can reduce company innovation.

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How should you announce a new and inclusive promotion policy to encourage employee buy-in? Options: Release an internal memo of the new policy on the intranet., Release a company-wide email about the new policy., Release a company newsletter with an interview of a new mother., Release a statement to the press regarding the new policy.

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Release a company-wide email about the new policy.

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You are an HR manager at a Fortune 500 tech company. Recently, you have had several complaints related to a promotion policy that does not consider women who have recently been on maternity leave. You must determine what the industry's best practices are and create a new policy for the company. Which is the most efficient way to gain employee opinion about the new policy? Options: One-on-one interviews, Company-wide survey, Suggestion box in the breakroom, A public forum

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Company-wide survey

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Another team at your organization has much higher sales than your team. You decide to adopt their team's sales strategies. This is an example of

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Organizational development.

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Which is the best type of software you should use to manage customer information while keeping it secure? Options: Spreadsheets, Word processing, Database, Presentation

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Database