Exam 6: Understanding the Management Process

Crystal is the general manger for a large team of skilled and experienced programmers at a rapidly growing social media company. She wants to use a leadership style that fully utilizes the talents of her team and reduces the number of managers required to oversee the operation. Which leadership style would Crystal choose?

Which style of decision making has the downsides that decisions take longer and the team may react poorly if their input is not accepted?

Executives at Home Hardware stores are performing a SWOT analysis. They discover that stores are experiencing high turnover. At the same time, they discover an expected increase of spending nationwide on home improvement products. The high turnover would be classified as a weakness, and the increase in home improvement spending would be classified as which of the following?

Of the three levels of management, which requires the most balanced mix of the skills required for management?

Nabila is in charge of supply chain management at her firm. Nabila is which type of manager?

A local company has recently hired a new CEO. The new CEO decides that the company could perform much more efficiently if the shipping and receiving department was combined with the logistics and transportation department. Which management function is the new CEO performing?

A critical flaw in the process of generating alternatives is to go with the first alternative that meets the minimum threshold for solving the problem. This is referred to as which of the following?

Coca-Cola makes Vitamin Water. While performing a SWOT analysis, it is discovered that sales of healthier functional beverages, such as Vitamin Water, are expected to grow much more quickly than sales of cola drinks in the next five years. The fast growth of the functional beverage market would be classified as an opportunity, and the slowing growth of the cola market would be classified as which of the following?

Erin has methodically worked her way from being a front-line manager at the factory to the position of chief operations officer. Along the way, her need to demonstrate technical skills has decreased, while her need to demonstrate which type of skills has increased?

Jeff just graduated from college and was offered a sales job with an office equipment company. He will spend most of his time meeting with existing and potential customers. Which of the following skills will help him the most in his new job?

Irfan is a division manager for a large chemical company. He frequently works to implement the strategies set by the CEO and supervises the activities of the first-line manager under him. Irfan is which type of manager?

If performing a SWOT analysis, which of the following is LEAST likely to be classified as a threat to an organization?

To effectively perform their particular job, front-line managers at a Honda Autos factory will need more of which type of skills?

Shift managers at Pita Pit must train new workers on how to properly assemble food orders. What two management skills does this task most require?

After deciding to start her own business, Lorelei decides that she would like to have 20 new clients by the end of the second quarter. In order to do that, Lorelei will have to call on 30 new clients each week. Lorelei is engaging in which management function?

Jayden is reviewing the recently implemented sales strategy the company developed and is considering whether or not the company made the right decision. Jayden is in which stage of the managerial decision-making process?

A maker of video game consoles is performing a SWOT analysis and discovers that its chief competitor hasn't upgraded its console in three years, and has no plan to do so in the next three years. Luckily, the company doing the SWOT analysis has an upgraded console coming out next year. This competitive situation would be classified as which of the following for the company?

Tariq is the controller for a publishing company. He oversees accounts receivable, department budgets, and reports on company sales and profits. Tariq is which type of manager?

Hiring and training are areas within which functional area of management?

What is the first step in the managerial decision-making process?