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Burt studied several hundred managers in the Raytheon supply chain group and asked them to write down ideas to improve the company supply chain management. Then he asked two Raytheon executives to rate the ideas. The conclusion: The best suggestions consistently came from managers who discussed ideas outside their regular work group. This is an example of a structural hole.

A) True
B) False

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Social network analysis can be used to help identify groups or clusters of individuals that comprise the network, individuals who link the clusters, and other network members.

A) True
B) False

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In order to take advantage of investment in human capital, a firm should


A) rotate workers through functions in the company as quickly as possible.
B) keep employees in the same position forever.
C) refrain from training individual employees.
D) establish practices that will enhance employee retention.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Knowledge workers often exhibit __________ loyalties to their colleagues and their profession relative to their employing organization.


A) fewer
B) less favorable
C) no
D) greater

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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One should only rely on communication platforms and never on email for communicating information.

A) True
B) False

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In a 360-degree evaluation and feedback system, which of these does not rate the skills and performance of an individual?


A) superiors
B) family
C) direct reports
D) colleagues

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The 360-degree evaluation systems are not useful due to the need to integrate large amounts of feedback.

A) True
B) False

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Millennials value hard work and will rarely use vacation time.

A) True
B) False

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The difference between the market value and book value of a firm is its social capital.

A) True
B) False

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The best protection for intellectual property in the long run is likely to be the development of


A) new products.
B) stronger patents.
C) dynamic capabilities.
D) international patents.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Knowledge workers are more loyal to their companies than traditional workers.

A) True
B) False

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In an effort to capture key employees from competitors, firms may attract the symbolic leader of a group within a competing firm and hope others will follow. This has been termed


A) the Columbus effect.
B) knowledge integration.
C) the Pied Piper effect.
D) strategically competitive hiring.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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According to the text, intellectual capital is the difference between the market value and the book value of a firm. Intellectual capital can be increased by


A) increasing retention of below average workers.
B) attracting and retaining knowledgeable workers.
C) decreasing labor costs.
D) increasing the turnover of employees.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The Cisco Integrated Workforce Experience (IWE) platform makes recommendations based on all of the following except


A) what you are doing.
B) the role you are in.
C) the choices of people like you.
D) competitor choices.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Protecting company intellectual property can be difficult because employees become disgruntled and patents


A) are expensive.
B) cannot be protected.
C) expire.
D) roll over.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Dynamic capabilities include the ability to sense and seize new opportunities, generate new knowledge, and reconfigure existing assets and capabilities.

A) True
B) False

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Creativity and problem solving ability are considered to be part of _________ capital.


A) physical
B) human
C) social
D) emotional

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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As the competitive environment changes, strategic management must focus on different aspects of the organization. Recently, strategic management has moved from focusing on tangible resources to


A) fixed capital.
B) working capital.
C) investment capital.
D) intangible resources.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Changes in our economy have forced firms to be ____________ concerned with protecting their knowledge workers, social capital, and intellectual capital.


A) less
B) more
C) potentially
D) not

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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IP is characterized by __________ development costs and very ______ marginal costs.


A) insignificant; low
B) expensive; high
C) significant; low
D) insignificant; high

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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