Test Bank For Managing Quality Integrating The Supply Chain 6th Edition by S. Thomas Foster
Managing Quality: Integrating the Supply Chain, 6e (Foster)
Chapter 2 Quality Theory
1) A coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a class of phenomena is referred to as a(n) ________.
A) postulate
B) axiom
C) theory
D) corollary
E) hypothesis
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
2) An arrow pointing from an independent variable to a dependent variable in a theoretical model typically implies ________.
A) causality
B) normality
C) randomness
D) proactivity
E) synergy
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
3) The ________ of a theoretical model involves which variables or factors are included in the model.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
4) The ________ of a theoretical model involves the nature, direction, and extent of the relationship among the variables.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
5) The ________ of a theoretical model is the theoretical glue that holds the model together.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts from key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
6) The ________ of a theoretical model is responsible for placing contextual bounds on the theory.
A) why
B) what
C) how
D) who-where-when
E) which
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
7) A theory that is generated by observation and description is said to have been developed by the process of ________.
A) deduction
B) abstraction
C) simulation
D) induction
E) supposition
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
8) Researchers use ________ to propose a model based on prior research and design an experiment to test the theoretical model.
A) supposition
B) deduction
C) induction
D) simulation
E) abstraction
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
9) An arrow pointing from an independent variable to a dependent variable in a theoretical model typically implies causality.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
10) The four elements of a theory are what, how, why, and who-where-when.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: Discuss the total cost of quality and compare the common methods of managing quality
LO: 2.1: Integrate theories and concepts form key thought leaders.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
Type: Concept
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