Exam 1: Managers and Managing

The ability to understand, alter, lead, and control the behaviour of other individuals is known as:

When the CEO of a large company decides to expand internationally, they are acting in the role of an entrepreneur.

Stories and language play a very small role in organizational culture.

An instrumental value is a mode of conduct that an individual seeks to follow.

Middle managers supervise the first-line managers and report to top management.

Which of the following is not a responsibility of top managers?

The ability to understand and manage one's own moods and emotions and the moods and emotions of other people is known as:

The outcome of organizing is:

Evaluating how well an organization is achieving its goals is known as strategizing.

Discuss the impact of values and attitudes on managerial behaviour.

The chief mechanic overseeing a crew of mechanics in the service department of a new car dealership would be classified as a middle manager.

Management is the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of resources to achieve goals effectively and efficiently.

The five step process used to identify and select appropriate goals and courses of action is known as:

Conceptual, interpersonal, technical, and strategic skills are the principal types of skills managers need to successfully perform their roles.

A terminal value is a lifelong goal or objective that an individual seeks to achieve.

A manager who chooses the right goals to pursue but does a poor job of using resources to achieve these goals is said to have:

First-line managers are responsible for the daily supervision of nonmanagerial employees.

The outcome of planning is the creation of an organizational structure.

First-line managers spend most of their time performing which of the managerial functions?

An example of a resource is: