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Regained Discussion Questions | Grad MA Course
1. What is Tom Johnson referring to when he uses the term "management by remote control"?
e. a., b. and c.
2. In the book Relevance Regained Johnson explains how American management changed the production environment by decoupling the line. This means that
e. b. and c.
3. After the production environment was changed, as indicated in the previous question processes were measured in terms of
b. cost minimization.
4. Johnson argues that decoupling the line tends to cause
e. b. and c.
5. In Johnson's discussion of the bottom up versus top down type of management structure, bottom up refers to which of the following?
a. flat organization structure.
6. Johnson argues that to become globally competitive companies need to
b. generate information about the causes of waste.
7. According to Johnson the language of business is
e. a. and c.
8. Johnson view of accounting information is that it should be used for
a. planning.
9. Johnson argues that companies should
d. a. and c.
10. In Johnson's opinion what should be managed?
e. a. and c.
11. From Johnson's perspective cost-volume-profit analysis (break-even) and cost behavior analysis
e. all of the above.
12. Johnson's view of responsibility accounting is that
b. functional boundaries or silos should be eliminated.
13. Johnson recommends which of the following for the management accounting curriculum?
c. eliminate the concept of constrained optimization.
14. According to Johnson which of the following refers to a system where a company produces only what it can sell?
b. limited production.
15. In Tom Johnson’s comparison of Plato’s Allegory to modern management, the men chained to the wall in the cave represent
e. managers.
16. In Tom Johnson’s comparison of Plato’s Allegory to modern management, the puppeteers in the cave represent
a. management accountants.
17. In Tom Johnson’s comparison of Plato’s Allegory to modern management, the shadows on the wall in the cave represent
c. traditional accounting information.
18. In Tom Johnson’s comparison of Plato’s Allegory to modern management, what is outside cave?
b. actual operating activities and processes.
19. In Tom Johnson’s comparison of Plato’s Allegory to modern management, the light outside the cave represents
d. knowledge of how to satisfy customers.
20. What does Tom Johnson indicate is needed for improvement?
b. information on the causes of waste.
21. According to Tom Johnson, the language of business is defined by
d. a. and b.
22. According to Tom Johnson, what is the most important information needed by management?
a. How to create customers and keep them satisfied.
23. According to Tom Johnson, which of the following should professors eliminate from management education?
e. b. and c.
24. Management by means is consistent with the concept and principles of
c. management of living systems.
25. Johnson's view of how a company should be managed includes
b. an emphasis on team behavior.
Relevance Regained MC Questions
See the ABM MC Questions for a few more questions related to Johnson's views.