13. Staples, an office supply chain, uses robots to fill orders in its 500,000-square-foot warehouse in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
ANS: T
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14. The potential effects of IT are uniformly positive.
ANS: F
The potential effects of IT aren’t uniformly positive. Organizations that rely on sophisticated information technologies are more vulnerable to sabotage, espionage, and vandalism
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15. Many multinational corporations rely on computer generated teams to accomplish their work through the use of a combination of telecommunications and information technologies.
ANS: F
These teams are called virtual teams.
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16. Social networking is changing the way people communicate, search for jobs, and form groups.
ANS: T
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17. Social networking creates problems because employees try to ignore the rules and can skip ahead in the organization’s chain of command.
ANS: F
Social networking allows employees to ignore the rules and find solutions to problems without going through the organization’s chain of command.
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18. Gen X’ers have unrealistic expectations about their careers. Many are unwilling to work hard and make personal sacrifices to get ahead.
ANS: F
Gen Y’ers have unrealistic expectations about their careers. Many are unwilling to work hard and make personal sacrifices to get ahead.
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ANS: T
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14. The potential effects of IT are uniformly positive.
ANS: F
The potential effects of IT aren’t uniformly positive. Organizations that rely on sophisticated information technologies are more vulnerable to sabotage, espionage, and vandalism
AACSB Analytic | Operations Management
15. Many multinational corporations rely on computer generated teams to accomplish their work through the use of a combination of telecommunications and information technologies.
ANS: F
These teams are called virtual teams.
AACSB Analytic | Operations Management
16. Social networking is changing the way people communicate, search for jobs, and form groups.
ANS: T
AACSB Analytic | Operations Management
17. Social networking creates problems because employees try to ignore the rules and can skip ahead in the organization’s chain of command.
ANS: F
Social networking allows employees to ignore the rules and find solutions to problems without going through the organization’s chain of command.
AACSB Analytic | Operations Management
18. Gen X’ers have unrealistic expectations about their careers. Many are unwilling to work hard and make personal sacrifices to get ahead.
ANS: F
Gen Y’ers have unrealistic expectations about their careers. Many are unwilling to work hard and make personal sacrifices to get ahead.
AACSB Analytic | Operations Management
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