A) Factors such as cooperation, adaptability, and concern were not included as part of MBO rationale.
B) It was rule bound, hierarchical, and top heavy with corporate structure.
C) The roles of people change from controlled to empowered.
D) The conviction that it is possible to achieve error-free quality product most of the time.
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A) Quality is not achieved in a vacuum.
B) Quality is achieved most quickly by individuals working as individuals.
C) Quality should be thought of as an error rate of no greater than 90%.
D) Quality as an outcome is best achieved through fear.
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A) Inform those concerned in advance so that they can think about the implications of the change and its effect on their position within the operation.
B) Explain the overall objectives of the change, the reasons for it, and the sequence in which it will occur.
C) Show people how the change will benefit them.
D) Restrict the planning and organization for the change to upper management.
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A) hospitality customer
B) boarder
C) tourist
D) vacationer
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A) A department should be open to the smooth flow of ideas and resources from department to department.
B) A department should closely control the information and resources they generate.
C) A department should work to create high performing individuals with no concern for team development.
D) A department is responsible only for its success to the success of other departments.
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A) any person frequenting any commercial hotel or resort; food service establishment, theme park, cruise ship, or transportation operation who is prepared to pay for services and products that are prepared by efficient professionals.
B) any person of any demographic group frequenting any commercial hotel or resort; food service establish- ment, theme park, cruise ship, or transportation operation who is prepared to pay for services and products that are prepared by friendly, caring, efficient professionals.
C) any person of any demographic group frequenting any commercial hotel or resort; food service establish- ment, theme park, cruise ship, or transportation operation who is prepared to pay for services and products served by friendly, caring, efficient professionals.
D) is any person of any demographic group frequenting any commercial hotel or resort; food service establish- ment, theme park, cruise ship, or transportation operation who is prepared to pay for services and products that are prepared by friendly, caring, efficient professionals utilizing quality products and outstanding skills in a safe and sanitary environment and served by friendly, caring, efficient professionals.
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A) the consumer reacts immediately to the quality of the product, the service, and all other factors impacting their experience.
B) the consumer does not react to the quality of the product, service, and all other factors impacting their experience until they have left the property.
C) the consumer generally does not notice the quality of the product, service, and all other factors impacting their experience.
D) the quality of the product and service is consistently overshadowed by the dΓ©cor and environment created by music and lighting in the property so their reaction to the quality of product and service is delayed until they leave the area.
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A) total quality management
B) excellence movement
C) reengineering
D) contingency
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A) chaos
B) contingency
C) systems
D) total quality management
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A) reduced to repetitive, simple, separate steps.
B) enlarged to encourage independent thought by the worker.
C) directed to goals to be achieved by employees.
D) shifted from activity to results.
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A) constantly improving the system of production and service
B) close supervision of quota achievement
C) dependence on inspection to insure quality
D) increased use of slogans and targets for the workforce
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A) Peters
B) Waterman
C) Carlson
D) Drucker
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A) is a positive attitude toward the change and the anticipated outcome of the change by the manager.
B) is taking time to examine what needs to be modified.
C) is watching for symptoms that further change is necessary.
D) is the manager immediately shutting down negative responders.
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A) associated with the management theory "Management by Objective"
B) a customer who expected to be listened to
C) part of the "error free" baseline of the Excellence Movement
D) an outgrowth of an era of unskilled, uneducated labor
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A) contingency
B) systems
C) chaos
D) systems and contingency
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A) human behavior could not be defined but it could be controlled.
B) human behavior could be defined by work standards and policies.
C) time and motion studies had no place in determining work policies.
D) definition and control of human behavior lay in work standards and rules.
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