Exam 14: Management, Motivation, and Leadership: Bringing Business to Life

In the context of evaluating an organization's competitive position, SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) is a strategic planning tool that helps companies:

Nurses care for their patients, and the work performed by them has a large and direct impact on their patients' lives. In this context, which of the following factors of job enrichment is most likely to motivate nurses?

Andrew, a project manager in a multinational company, accepts a very challenging project from his client as he feels that the employees have the capacity for imagination, creativity, and ingenuity in them to complete the project. In this scenario, Andrew's attitude toward his workers is consistent with the assumptions of _____.

Departmentalization means breaking workers into logical groups.

Which of the following statements is true of contingency planning?

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, healthcare plans and life insurance serve to satisfy the esteem needs of employees.

In the context of management skills, _____ refer to the ability of managers to grasp a big-picture view of the overall organization and the relationship between its various parts.

In the context of goal setting in an organization, the most effective strategic goals are:

_____ set objectives for their followers but give them autonomy to choose how they accomplish those goals.

Robert likes the kind of work he does in his office. He proactively seeks and accepts responsibility whenever the opportunity comes up. His firm exercise of self-control also helps him to successfully meet the company goals. This scenario is reflective of the assumptions of _____.

Daniella is a manager in a big data management company. Based on her sharp management skills, she has the highest number of people assigned under her. Thus, Daniella is in charge of supervising a total number of 35 employees of the company. In this scenario, the number of employees assigned to Daniella refers to her _____.

Barry is the branch manager of a large toy store. He has been given the responsibility to communicate with, coach, and motivate supervising managers. In this scenario, Barry most likely requires _____ to perform his role efficiently.

In the context of line-and-staff organizations, which of the following is a difference between line managers and staff managers?