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.Management Sciences
Category: Work, Government and the Economy
Which one of these statements is NOT a definition of the knowledge economy ?
A. much of the workforce in now involved in physical production of goods
B. the economy is dominated by the constant flow of information and opinions
C. this is a phase of development beyond industrialism
D. investment in public education and software development is more significant
Which of the following can be classified as a charismatic leader ?
A. Joan of Arc
B. Malcolm X
C. Adolf Hitler
D. all of the above
What is the concept used by Karl Marx to explain workers loss of control over their labor power in capitalist societies ?
A. anomie
B. pauperization
C. de-skilling
D. alienation
The term informal economy is used to describe ?
A. work where no money changes hands
B. the activities of small businesses
C. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment
D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures
Which statement below most accurately describes the global unemployment rate ?
A. the unemployment rate has decreased significantly since the 1970s
B. the unemployment rate remains historically low
C. the unemployment rate remains historically high
D. the unemployment rate in not known
Which of these key early figures in sociology had an interest in issues of labor and the economy ?
A. Karl Marx
B. Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx and Max Weber
D. All three of them
By the year 2020 it is projected that less than 2 percent of the entire global labor force will be engaged in ?
A. farming
B. service jobs
C. factory work
D. high-tech jobs
Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?
A. the belief that women control the private sphere
B. women increasing labor market participation
C. the allocation of men and women to different types of job
D. relations between men and women in the workplace
The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist ?
A. John Maynard Keynes
B. Adam Smith
C. Paul Samuelson
D. Arthur Scargill
There are some important gender inequalities in paid employment and the chapter identifies three of these Which one of the following is not one of the three ?
A. the division of household labor
B. occupational segregation
C. the wage gap in favor of men
D. women’s concentration in part-time jobs
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