Exam 9: Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Two coworkers at Nortel came up with an idea for renting software over the Internet.Nortel's top management liked the idea and set up a special division called Channelware devoted to taking the idea and making a new product.The establishment of a new company and assigning the employees in the division the task of making the idea a reality requires which management function?

Gillette decided to plant a tiny computer chip in its products' packages to attempt to revolutionize how its inventory was managed.Which of the following management functions would be used to achieve its goal of greater efficiency?

The world's largest bank,Deutsche Bank,set as its objective to make its brand name as recognizable in the United States as FedEx and Visa are now.Which of the following types of planning would be required for the implementation of this long-range plan?

As a decisional manager,Lia Morris would do which of the following?

Lee Iacocca was the dominant figure at Chrysler for many years because of his personal qualities and his charisma.He had a unique leadership style.Iacocca's influence reflected which type of power?

Which of the following type of planning is short-range and detailed,based on long-range planning,and focuses on current operations?

What two types of leadership style use empowerment?

Management is the process of combining human and other resources to accomplish organizational objectives.

Which of the following statements best describes a type of managerial skill?

Managers must perform interpersonal,informational,and decisional roles.

Stuart McFarland is sales manager for a hotel.His job entails leading,motivating,and communicating with employees.What is his main management activity?

Since Juneau Kerry makes one-directional decisions and seeks no input from her subordinates,she can be described as having an autocratic leadership style.

Jack Welch,former CEO of General Electric,was known by his employees as "Bloody Jack" because of the downsizing and restructuring he insisted the company do.Knowing this nickname,you can assume that Welch used which type of power to accomplish his goals for GE?

Supervisory managers are the ones who primarily need to have strong conceptual skills.

Yanjing is a Chinese brewery that decided to open manufacturing plants outside mainland China with the goal of being one of the world's top 10 beer producers in 2010.Which of the following were necessary to determine what resources were needed to achieve this goal?

The proliferation of information technology no longer has any effect on today's managers.

In order for empowerment to work,managers have to create an organizational environment conducive to high levels of employee participation.

Which of the following is the set of attitudes,values,and standards that distinguishes one organization from another?

Which of the following is the process of reaching organizational objectives by coordinating the organization's resources?

Which two different leadership styles use empowerment?