IIA-CIA-PART3 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which strategy for a global marketing organization emphasizes relatively strong central control?

A. Global.

B. Multinational.

C. Creation of an international division.

D. Global

According to the Boston Consulting Group's portfolio model for competitive analysis, the strategy fora strong cash cow should be

A. Harvest.

B. Divest.

C. Hold.

D. Build.

Which strategy in a global industry is most likely to be facilitated by a transnational coalition?

A. A protected niche strategy.

B. A national focus strategy.

C. A national segment strategy.

D. Broad line global competition.

The punishing of employees is made less effective by

A. Stating the offending behavior specifically.

B. Postponing the start of disciplinary procedures.

C. Permitting employees to challenge individual culpability.

D. Focusing the discussion on the offending behavior instead of the offender.

Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard developed a situational leadership model with two dimensions:task and relationship behaviors. In this model, a participating leadership style has which dimensions?

A. High task and high relationship.

B. High task and low relationship.

C. Low task and high relationship.

D. Low task and low relationship.

An adhocracy is most likely to be found in what kind of organizational structure?

A. Mechanistic.

B. Organic.

C. Bureaucratic.

D. Classical.

Which of the following characteristics is common with a mature group?

A. Harmony is emphasized at the expense of addressing the problems.

B. No attempt to force unanimity.

C. Members begin to identify with the group.

D. Redistributions of power and authority may occur.

Teams may be built by all the following methods except:

A. Participating in a series of outdoor challenges.

B. Incorporating a number of interdependent roles.

C. Rating group effectiveness.

D. Exerting direct pressure on dissenters.

The audit committee of a global corporation has mandated a change in the organization's business ethics policy. Which of the following approaches describes the best way to accomplish the policy's diffusion worldwide?

A. Deploy the policy in the corporate headquarters' language, so everyone gets an unfiltered version simultaneously.

B. Introduce the policy region by region, using any lessons learned to change the subsequent version of the policy for the next area.

C. Consult with legal and operational management in each affected country to ensure the final version can be implemented globally, following audit committee approval.

D. Send the board-approved version of the policy to each country's senior leadership, and empower them to tailor the policy to the local language and culture.

Which of the following statements about slack time and milestones are true?

1.

Slack time represents the amount of time a task may be delayed without delaying the entire project.

2.

A milestone is a moment in time that marks the completion of the project's major deliverables.

3.

Slack time allows the project manager to move resources from one task to another to ensure that the project is finished on time.

4.

A milestone requires resource allocation and needs time to be completed.

A. 1 and 4 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 1, 2, and 3 only

D. 1, 2, 3, and 4