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Dramatic ExpressionsDramatic Expressions is a home decorating company that sells many different household accessories ranging from candles to entertainment centers. Wanda is the CEO of the company. She feels that there is not enough specialization within the company and wants to organize the business in a different way. Wanda thinks that the company would be more effective if it were to switch to a new way of organization. For example, there could be a manager in charge of the candles, a different manager in charge of the entertainment centers, and so on.Another issue that Wanda wants to resolve is that of delegation. She believes that if she could improve her delegating, employees would feel more empowered and want to go above and beyond what they are required to do. There are certain reasons that Wanda has a hard time delegating to others, but she is confident that the problem will be overcome if she works on it. Refer to Dramatic Expressions. Wanda could best improve delegation by

Boss Queen, Inc. (BQI)Boss Queen, Inc. (BQI) is a business-clothing store for professional women. The owner of the company has designed the business so that she hardly ever has to be there. There are many departmental managers who hold a lot of responsibility. While they are organized separately by department, each manager knows enough about the other departments to be able to fill in at any time. The department managers also delegate a lot of work further down to their employees as a way to empower them. The owner even delegates store-management responsibilities to a different department manager each month. Even though certain people are delegated certain tasks, everyone pitches in, so it is sometimes hard to tell who is really in charge.The employees are so comfortable with each other that many go out and participate in activities together on the weekends, even when they are not working. However, the owner realizes that she does not want to participate in these events because she does not want to seem that she is favoring certain people over others. Refer to Boss Queen, Inc. The group of employees that participate in outside activities on the weekend would be considered a(n) ____ group.

Boss Queen, Inc. (BQI)Boss Queen, Inc. (BQI) is a business-clothing store for professional women. The owner of the company has designed the business so that she hardly ever has to be there. There are many departmental managers who hold a lot of responsibility. While they are organized separately by department, each manager knows enough about the other departments to be able to fill in at any time. The department managers also delegate a lot of work further down to their employees as a way to empower them. The owner even delegates store-management responsibilities to a different department manager each month. Even though certain people are delegated certain tasks, everyone pitches in, so it is sometimes hard to tell who is really in charge.The employees are so comfortable with each other that many go out and participate in activities together on the weekends, even when they are not working. However, the owner realizes that she does not want to participate in these events because she does not want to seem that she is favoring certain people over others. Refer to Boss Queen, Inc. It seems that BQI managers could be considered all of the following except

The most common bases for departmentalization are by function, by product, by location, and by customer.

Jason assigns responsibility to a subordinate for preparing a sales presentation for an important potential client and authorizes the necessary expenditures of money and human resources, but he still requires a dress rehearsal to be presented to him before the actual presentation. Jason realizes that accountability cannot be

Which of the following is most characteristic of a line structure in an organization?

Which of the following statements about accountability is false?

Quality circles have been used successfully to solve product defect problems in U.S. firms.

The major resource or resources that comprise the major input for a conversion process is often referred to as the focus.

ABC CompanyABC Company is dedicated to operations control. It holds its suppliers to the highest standards, believing there is one best way to complete their tasks. ABC has even gone so far as to incorporate the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria into its business. Following these criteria has allowed the company to grow from a small business to a large corporation. ABC plans on going international in the next couple of years to broaden its scope.ABC has kept up with new technologies. In fact, it has incorporated a new computer system that helps with the development of the company’s products. This system has improved ABC’s production dramatically. Now, ABC will be able to sell its products at a lower cost. The ABC management is dedicated to total quality management and will do whatever is necessary to maintain quality now and for the future. Refer to ABC Company. Based on the information provided, what type of computer system is ABC Company using?