After Several Years of Working as a Regional Manager for a Nationally

question 48

Multiple Choice

After several years of working as a regional manager for a nationally known nonprofit, Janelle landed a management position with an innovative small business. If she accepts the job offer, she is likely to find that:

• A) due to the significant differences in large and small firms, her previous experience will be of little value in her new position.
• B) the principles of management are much the same at large and small firms.
• C) nonprofit organizations are motivated by their desire to help people and so financial management is of little concern.
• D) planning is more important to a nonprofit organization and less important to a small business so she will need to adjust the time she spends on the planning function.

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Definitions:

Exosystem

A concept in ecological systems theory referring to the larger social systems that indirectly influence an individual, such as community structures or governmental policies.

Mesosystem

In ecological systems theory, the mesosystem refers to the interactions between different microsystems, like the relationship between a child's home and school environment.

Macrosystem

The largest and most remote set of people and places to a person that still exercises a significant influence on them, according to ecological systems theory.

Exosystem

A term in ecological systems theory referring to the social settings that indirectly influence an individual's development, such as parental workplaces.