The political model in French organizations

85. Which of the following ethical principles is notimplicitly drawn upon by the political model of decision making?

a.	hedonistic principle
b.	distributive justice principle
c.	might-equals-right principle
d.	all of these are implicitly drawn upon by the political model

ANS:  B                   

   86.   The political model in French organizations includes all of the following assumptions and expectations except:

a.	power should not be shared except with a small group of senior managers
b.	individuals with top-management competencies can be put in jobs where they have no experience and should be able to learn how to do the jobs
c.	it is harmful to reveal information unnecessarily because then the decision-making process cannot be controlled.
d.	relationships between superiors and subordinates are equal

ANS:  D                  

   87.   Liam is the head of the Buildings and Grounds Department at Waterford-Beckman Company, a small manufacturing firm. Recently, the firm that was handling refuse disposal for Waterford-Beckman declared bankruptcy, and Liam was asked to recommend another hauler who would provide good service at a reasonable price. Three months earlier, Liams brother-in-law had started a refuse disposal business. Unfortunately, he was having difficulty soliciting contracts since most area companies already had arrangements with other haulers. Liam instructed his brother-in-law to submit a bid at 10% below what the now bankrupt firm had been charging. He did not seek any other bids. On the basis of that single bid, Liam recommended his brother-in-laws company as the new hauler for Waterford-Beckman. The decision making model that was used in this example would best be characterized as the ____ model.

a.	rational
b.	political
c.	bounded rationality
d.	evidence-based

ANS:    B

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