Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding supervisors is(are) true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supervisory managers are involved in directing employees' behavior toward achieving the organization's goals. 
B)  Supervisors must make more decisions more frequently than other managers. 
C)  The decisions that managers make are interrelated and often have to be made quickly. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Supervisory managers are involved in directing employees' behavior toward achieving the organization's goals. 
B)  Supervisors must make more decisions more frequently than other managers. 
C)  The decisions that managers make are interrelated and often have to be made quickly. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 2

Decision makers attempt to minimize the possibility of risk by not attempting to forecast outcomes or variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements describes programmed decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They occur infrequently. 
B)  They require separate decision making each time the situation occurs. 
C)  They are routine and repetitive. 
D)  They have many different variables. 
A)  They occur infrequently. 
B)  They require separate decision making each time the situation occurs. 
C)  They are routine and repetitive. 
D)  They have many different variables.

Question 4

Supervisors who give greater weight to the human side of a decision use a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Feeling approach. 
B)  Authority approach. 
C)  Thinking approach. 
D)  Opportunity approach. 
A)  Feeling approach. 
B)  Authority approach. 
C)  Thinking approach. 
D)  Opportunity approach.

Question 5

Without decision making the entire management system would cease to exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Joan reported late for work on several occasions this week.In handling this situation, her supervisor, Jim will probably use a programmed decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Vroom-Yetton model provides guidelines on the extent to which subordinates are involved in decision making or problem solving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Supervisors can usually devise an established, systematic way of handling programmed decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A(n) ____ decision is one which is routine and repetitive.

Accepted Answer

A)  Unprogrammed. 
B)  Linear. 
C)  Programmed. 
D)  Intuitive. 
A)  Unprogrammed. 
B)  Linear. 
C)  Programmed. 
D)  Intuitive.

Question 10

Even if an outcome is inevitable, a decision is always needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Determining whether the decision is achieving results involves the control function of management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The conscious consideration and selection of a course of action from among available alternatives is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizing. 
B)  Decision making. 
C)  Controlling. 
D)  Orienting. 
A)  Organizing. 
B)  Decision making. 
C)  Controlling. 
D)  Orienting.

Question 13

Prudent decision makers attempt to minimize ____ by effectively forecasting outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Opportunity. 
B)  Estimation. 
C)  Risk. 
D)  Decision making. 
A)  Opportunity. 
B)  Estimation. 
C)  Risk. 
D)  Decision making.

Question 14

Without identification of the cause, it is difficult to correctly solve a problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the two elements of the Crawford Slip technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fluency. 
B)  Rigidity. 
C)  Responsibility. 
D)  Hesitancy. 
A)  Fluency. 
B)  Rigidity. 
C)  Responsibility. 
D)  Hesitancy.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the styles described in the Vroom and Yetton model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consultative. 
B)  Dynamic. 
C)  Autocratic. 
D)  Group consensus. 
A)  Consultative. 
B)  Dynamic. 
C)  Autocratic. 
D)  Group consensus.

Question 17

Decisions that are made infrequently, are which of the following types of decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unprogrammed. 
B)  Variable. 
C)  Programmed. 
D)  Not really decisions. 
A)  Unprogrammed. 
B)  Variable. 
C)  Programmed. 
D)  Not really decisions.

Question 18

In a cost-benefit analysis, you should select the alternative in which the costs are greater than the benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

____ is(are) the standards used to judge the "rightness" or "wrongness" of one person's behavior toward others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Policies. 
B)  Standards. 
C)  Rules. 
D)  Ethics. 
A)  Policies. 
B)  Standards. 
C)  Rules. 
D)  Ethics.

Question 20

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, people who tend to be patient, practical and realistic, will primarily rely on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intuition. 
B)  Feeling. 
C)  Thinking. 
D)  Sensing. 
A)  Intuition. 
B)  Feeling. 
C)  Thinking. 
D)  Sensing.

Which of the following statements regarding supervisors is(are) true?

Decision makers attempt to minimize the possibility of risk by not attempting to forecast outcomes or variables.

Which of the following statements describes programmed decisions?

Supervisors who give greater weight to the human side of a decision use a(n):

Without decision making the entire management system would cease to exist.

Joan reported late for work on several occasions this week.In handling this situation, her supervisor, Jim will probably use a programmed decision.

The Vroom-Yetton model provides guidelines on the extent to which subordinates are involved in decision making or problem solving.

Supervisors can usually devise an established, systematic way of handling programmed decisions.

A(n) ____ decision is one which is routine and repetitive.

Even if an outcome is inevitable, a decision is always needed.

Determining whether the decision is achieving results involves the control function of management.

The conscious consideration and selection of a course of action from among available alternatives is:

Prudent decision makers attempt to minimize ____ by effectively forecasting outcomes.

Without identification of the cause, it is difficult to correctly solve a problem.

Which of the following is one of the two elements of the Crawford Slip technique?

Which of the following is NOT one of the styles described in the Vroom and Yetton model?

Decisions that are made infrequently, are which of the following types of decisions?

In a cost-benefit analysis, you should select the alternative in which the costs are greater than the benefits.

____ is(are) the standards used to judge the "rightness" or "wrongness" of one person's behavior toward others.

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, people who tend to be patient, practical and realistic, will primarily rely on:

Supervisory Management Roles and Challenges

Fundamentals of Planning

Fundamentals of Organizing

Delegating Authority and Empowering Employees

Communication

Motivation

Leadership

Group Development and Team Building

Meetings and Facilitation Skills

Coaching for Higher Performance

Managing Conflict, Stress, and Time

Exercising Control

Controlling Productivity, Quality and Safety

Selecting, Appraising and Disciplining Employees

The Supervisor, Labor Relations, and Legal Issues

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Exam 3: Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Ethics

Which of the following statements regarding supervisors is(are) true?

Decision makers attempt to minimize the possibility of risk by not attempting to forecast outcomes or variables.

Which of the following statements describes programmed decisions?

Supervisors who give greater weight to the human side of a decision use a(n):

Without decision making the entire management system would cease to exist.

Joan reported late for work on several occasions this week.In handling this situation, her supervisor, Jim will probably use a programmed decision.

The Vroom-Yetton model provides guidelines on the extent to which subordinates are involved in decision making or problem solving.

Supervisors can usually devise an established, systematic way of handling programmed decisions.

A(n) ____ decision is one which is routine and repetitive.

Even if an outcome is inevitable, a decision is always needed.

Determining whether the decision is achieving results involves the control function of management.

The conscious consideration and selection of a course of action from among available alternatives is:

Prudent decision makers attempt to minimize ____ by effectively forecasting outcomes.

Without identification of the cause, it is difficult to correctly solve a problem.

Which of the following is one of the two elements of the Crawford Slip technique?

Which of the following is NOT one of the styles described in the Vroom and Yetton model?

Decisions that are made infrequently, are which of the following types of decisions?

In a cost-benefit analysis, you should select the alternative in which the costs are greater than the benefits.

____ is(are) the standards used to judge the "rightness" or "wrongness" of one person's behavior toward others.

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, people who tend to be patient, practical and realistic, will primarily rely on:

Supervisory Management Roles and Challenges

Fundamentals of Planning

Fundamentals of Organizing

Delegating Authority and Empowering Employees

Communication

Motivation

Leadership

Group Development and Team Building

Meetings and Facilitation Skills

Coaching for Higher Performance

Managing Conflict, Stress, and Time

Exercising Control

Controlling Productivity, Quality and Safety

Selecting, Appraising and Disciplining Employees

The Supervisor, Labor Relations, and Legal Issues

Filters