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1. Which of the statements below
is true with regard to the difference between communitarian capitalism and individualistic
capitalism?
a. An
individualistic system includes the profit motive, while a communitarian system
excludes the profit motive.
b. An
individualistic system rewards individuals on the basis of ability and
performance, while communitarian system
rewards individuals on the basis of
need.
c. An individualistic
system emphasizes competition at all levels as the key to optimizing
performance, while a
communitarian
system places a greater emphasis on cooperation at all levels to optimize
performance.
d. a and b
e. a and c
2. Which of the following statements is
true?
a. Communitarian
organizations tend to have fewer layers of management than individualistic
organizations.
b. Employees of
communitarian organizations tend to have more external mobility than employees
of
individualistic organizations.
c. Employees of
communitarian organizations tend to be more loyal to their companies than
employees of
individualistic
organizations.
d. a and b.
e. a and c.
3. Which of the following is (are)
applicable to an economic system based on communitarian capitalism?
a. Short term
profit maximization is the main objective.
b. An underlying
assumption is that work mainly provides disutility.
c. The hierarchy of
an organization's constituencies is: employees 1st, customers 2nd, and
stockholders 3rd.
d. a and
b.
e. a and c.
4. Companies that embrace the concepts
and beliefs of communitarian capitalism tend to emphasize
a. long run
performance, cooperation and cross training workers.
b. cooperation,
specialized workers and merit ratings.
c. competition,
cross training and employee empowerment.
d. Short run
performance, stockholder interests and specialized workers.
e. None of
these.
5.
Companies that embrace the concepts and beliefs of individualistic capitalism
tend to emphasize
a. cooperation,
specialized workers and merit ratings.
b. competition,
cross training and employee empowerment.
c. long run
performance, cooperation and cross training workers.
d. Short run
performance, stockholder interests and specialized workers.
e. None of
these.
6.
Which of the following is (are) applicable to an economic system based on
individualistic capitalism?
a. Promoting
competition between individuals is viewed as a way to improve efficiency.
b. Managers tend
to blame the system for most of the variation in performance.
c. The
assumptions of the system are inconsistent with the JIT philosophy.
d. a and
b.
e. a and c.
7. Which of the following groups of assumptions is consistent
with the communitarian or collectivist type management view?
a. Uneducated workforce, bottom up
empowered workers, individual incentives.
b. Educated workforce, top down
centralized control, group incentives.
c. Uneducated workforce, top down
centralized control, individual incentives.
d. Educated
workforce, bottom up empowered workers, group incentives.
e. None of the above.
8. The key difference between socialism and capitalism is the
emphasis placed on
a. cooperation and teamwork.
b. long term growth.
c. property ownership.
d. the profit motive.
e. none of these.
9. Individualistic capitalism is more closely associated with
which of the following?
a. state capitalism.
b. state socialism.
c. state capitalism.
d. mixed state
related & private enterprise capitalism.
e. free enterprise capitalism.
10. Communitarian capitalism is more closely associated with
which of the following?
a. state capitalism.
b. state socialism.
c. state capitalism.
d. mixed state
related & private enterprise capitalism.
e. free enterprise capitalism.
11. McGregor described two very different
management theories referred to as Theory X and Theory Y. Which of the following
statements is consistent with the two types of capitalism described in Chapter 1
and McGregor's description of these theories?
a. Communitarian capitalism is more closely associated with
the Theory X management attitude towards individual employees.
b. Individualistic capitalism is more closely associated with
Theory Y management attitude towards individual employees.
c. Communitarian
capitalism is more closely associated with the Theory Y management attitude
towards individual employees.
d. Both types of capitalism are more closely associated with
the Theory X management attitude towards individual employees.
e. Both types of capitalism are more closely associated with
the Theory Y management attitude towards individual employees.
12. Which of the following statements is
consistent with the two types of capitalism described in Chapter 1 and
McGregor's description of Theory X and Theory Y?
a. Communitarian capitalism is more closely associated with
the Theory X management attitude towards groups of employees.
b. Individualistic
capitalism is more closely associated with the Theory X management attitude
towards groups of employees.
c. Individualistic capitalism is more closely associated with
the Theory Y management attitude towards groups of employees.
d. Both types of capitalism are more closely associated with
the Theory X management attitude towards groups of employees.
e. Both types of capitalism are more closely associated with
the Theory Y management attitude towards groups of employees.
Blake and Moulton developed a managerial grid as illustrated in the graphic below.

13. Which of the blocks in the grid would most
closely fit a company embracing the concepts associated with McGregor's
description of Theory X?
a. 1,1
b. 1,9
c. 9,9
d. 5,5
e. 9,1
14. Which of the blocks in the grid
would most closely fit a company embracing the concepts associated with
McGregor's description of Theory Y?
a. 1,1
b. 1,9
c. 9,9
d. 5,5
e. 9,1
15. Which of the blocks in the grid
would most closely fit a company embracing the concepts associated with
individualistic capitalism?
a. 1,1
b. 1,9
c. 9,9
d. 5,5
e. 9,1
14. Which of the blocks in the grid
would most closely fit a company embracing the concepts associated with
communitarian capitalism?
a. 1,1
b. 1,9
c. 9,9
d. 5,5
e. 9,1
15. Ouchi described
three control mechanisms including the market, bureaucracy, and clan. Which of
the statements below is more accurate.
a. A company embracing the concepts associated with communitarian
capitalism would tend to use the bureaucracy
control mechanism.
b. A company embracing the concepts associated with
individualistic capitalism would tend to use the clan control mechanism.
c. A company
embracing the concepts associated with communitarian capitalism would tend to
use the clan control mechanism.
d. Both types of companies would tend to use the bureaucracy
control mechanism.
e. Both types of companies would tend to use the clan control
mechanism.
16. Ouchi and Jaeger discussed seven dimensions related to
type A (American), J (Japanese), and Z (Modified American) organizations. Which
type (or types) of organization(s) is (are) characterized by lifetime employment
with very low employee turnover?
a. Type A
b. Type J
c. Type Z
d. a and c
e. b and c
17. Referring to the Ouchi and Jaeger organizational types
again, which type (or types) of organization(s) is (are) characterized by
individual responsibility rather than collective responsibility?
a. Type A
b. Type J
c. Type Z
d. a and c
e. b and c
18. Referring to the Ouchi and Jaeger organizational types
again, which type (or types) of organization(s) is (are) characterized by
specialized career paths ?
a. Type A
b. Type J
c. Type Z
d. a and c
e. b and c
19. Referring to the Ouchi and Jaeger organizational types
again, which type (or types) of organization(s) is (are) characterized by a
holistic concern for employees?
a. Type A
b. Type J
c. Type Z
d. a and c
e. b and c
20. Referring to the Ouchi and Jaeger organizational types
again, which type (or types) of organization(s) has (or have) the
characteristics completely consistent with communitarian capitalism?
a. Type A
b. Type J
c. Type Z
d. a and c
e. b and c
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