Integrated Business Quiz: Multiple Choice Questions for – BUS 475, Week 1

Summary

The quiz covers a range of topics in business and business management. Students get to test their knowledge of decision making, organizational behaviour, leadership, communication, ethics, law and information technology.

Logical reasoning and decision making

Students work out which decisions are valid and sound. They identify fallacies in arguments. They assess claims based on the nature of the claim and the source.

Organizational behaviour and leadership

Students consider what motivates employees. They learn about group development and how to measure leader effectiveness. They explore when to decentralize authority.

Effective communication and technology

Students think about what makes communication more effective. They compare different meeting technologies. They consider what makes persuasive messages, and how to design presentations.

Ethics, law and information systems

Students consider different approaches to ethics. They learn about privacy policies and wireless communication. They explore enterprise resource planning and the purpose of a request for proposal.

Key terms

valid argument

an argument where the conclusion follows logically from the premises.

fallacy

a mistake in reasoning that undermines the logic of an argument.

intrinsic work values

values that come from within a person, rather than from external rewards.

group development

the stages that a group goes through as it forms and works together.

leader effectiveness

how well a leader helps a group or organization to achieve its goals.

utilitarian approach to ethics

an approach that judges an action by its outcome, aiming for the most good or the least harm.

Questions this document helps with

• What makes an argument valid?
• How do you assess the effectiveness of a leader?
• What is the difference between an opt-in and an opt-out privacy policy?

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