Question 1

Advertising and subscription revenues at U.S. newspapers have been decreasing. A CEO sets a goal of stopping the decline. The CEO is engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)  organizing. 
B)  planning. 
C)  controlling. 
D)  leading. 
E)  communicating. 
A)  organizing. 
B)  planning. 
C)  controlling. 
D)  leading. 
E)  communicating.

Question 2

When a manager encourages employees to improve productivity, she is engaged in the ____________________ role.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a manager encourages employees to improve...

Question 3

When your boss goes to the company president's home for a Christmas party, your boss is engaged in the political role as defined by Mintzberg.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Conceptual skills enable managers to

Accepted Answer

A)  take an overall view of how the parts of the organization interrelate and to think strategically. 
B)  solve detailed problems for their subordinates. 
C)  understand, interact with, and communicate effectively with others in the organization. 
D)  correctly diagnose organizational problems. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  take an overall view of how the parts of the organization interrelate and to think strategically. 
B)  solve detailed problems for their subordinates. 
C)  understand, interact with, and communicate effectively with others in the organization. 
D)  correctly diagnose organizational problems. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 5

Which of the following correctly lists all of the basic management functions?

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A)  Decision making, controlling, leading, and coordinating 
B)  Planning, decision making, organizing, and controlling 
C)  Planning and decision making, leading, and organizing 
D)  Planning and decision making, organizing, leading, and controlling 
E)  Managing, leading, directing, staffing, and evaluating 
A)  Decision making, controlling, leading, and coordinating 
B)  Planning, decision making, organizing, and controlling 
C)  Planning and decision making, leading, and organizing 
D)  Planning and decision making, organizing, leading, and controlling 
E)  Managing, leading, directing, staffing, and evaluating

Question 6

Which decisional role involves the manager in resolving conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negotiator 
B)  Disturbance handler 
C)  Liaison 
D)  Leader 
E)  Resource allocator 
A)  Negotiator 
B)  Disturbance handler 
C)  Liaison 
D)  Leader 
E)  Resource allocator

Question 7

How is technology affecting management today?

Accepted Answer

Technology is profoundly affecting manag

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an activity associated with the management function of leading?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trying to get employees to produce at high levels 
B)  Settling a dispute between two shifts of workers 
C)  Praising workers who show improved performance 
D)  Informing employees of corporate goals for next year 
E)  Checking on the quality of finished products 
A)  Trying to get employees to produce at high levels 
B)  Settling a dispute between two shifts of workers 
C)  Praising workers who show improved performance 
D)  Informing employees of corporate goals for next year 
E)  Checking on the quality of finished products

Question 9

Chrysler Group, operated by Fiat, repaid $551 million in one quarter to the U.S. government for a loan provided during bankruptcy reorganization. Fiat's CEO was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  disturbance handler. 
B)  liaison. 
C)  leader. 
D)  resource allocator. 
E)  entrepreneur. 
A)  disturbance handler. 
B)  liaison. 
C)  leader. 
D)  resource allocator. 
E)  entrepreneur.

Question 10

In the National Football League, the stadiums are ____ resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive 
B)  physical 
C)  human 
D)  financial 
E)  information 
A)  competitive 
B)  physical 
C)  human 
D)  financial 
E)  information

Question 11

Chris Cadott sees an opportunity to increase sales of his company's new machinery by sending a salesperson to talk to a representative of the Iowa Agricultural Department. In this case Chris is engaging in the role of an entrepreneur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about management is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Management occurs solely among individuals at high levels in organizations. 
B)  Management exists only in business firms. 
C)  Management is relatively unimportant in not-for-profit organizations. 
D)  Management exists in organized crime and street gangs. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Management occurs solely among individuals at high levels in organizations. 
B)  Management exists only in business firms. 
C)  Management is relatively unimportant in not-for-profit organizations. 
D)  Management exists in organized crime and street gangs. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 13

In the National Football League, the ticket revenues are ____ resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive 
B)  physical 
C)  human 
D)  financial 
E)  informational 
A)  competitive 
B)  physical 
C)  human 
D)  financial 
E)  informational

Question 14

____ refers to doing a job without wasting resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Complexity 
B)  Effectiveness 
C)  Pervasiveness 
D)  Efficiency 
E)  Reliability 
A)  Complexity 
B)  Effectiveness 
C)  Pervasiveness 
D)  Efficiency 
E)  Reliability

Question 15

Rajiv just completed a project in which he restructured sales territories, met with sales representatives to help them set goals, scheduled motivational meetings, and started a program of quarterly performance review for the sales force. His goals are to reduce waste and provide improved customer service. Rajiv is engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)  planning. 
B)  organizing. 
C)  managing. 
D)  controlling. 
E)  leading. 
A)  planning. 
B)  organizing. 
C)  managing. 
D)  controlling. 
E)  leading.

Question 16

____ managers tend to be generalists and not associated with any particular functional area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Administrative 
B)  Operations 
C)  Production 
D)  Marketing 
E)  Human resources 
A)  Administrative 
B)  Operations 
C)  Production 
D)  Marketing 
E)  Human resources

Question 17

In the National Football League, the promotional ads are  ____ resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive 
B)  physical 
C)  human 
D)  financial 
E)  informational 
A)  competitive 
B)  physical 
C)  human 
D)  financial 
E)  informational

Question 18

The owner of RBJ, a small family-owned business that manufactures and markets fruit spreads, has hired a new worker to cook the fruit used to make the spreads. The cooking process requires a large pressure cooker, which must be closely monitored while in operation. As the owner trains the new employee in how to operate the pressure cooker, she is engaged in which managerial role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developer 
B)  Entrepreneur 
C)  Planner 
D)  Leader 
E)  Monitor 
A)  Developer 
B)  Entrepreneur 
C)  Planner 
D)  Leader 
E)  Monitor

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the role of education in management is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal education is the best way to acquire the skills a manager requires. 
B)  Managerial skills are best learned through experience, not formal education. 
C)  Once a manager has a master's degree, additional formal education is unnecessary. 
D)  The primary advantage of a college education to managers is that a person can become familiar with current research and thinking on management. 
E)  College courses are of little value to first-line supervisors. 
A)  Formal education is the best way to acquire the skills a manager requires. 
B)  Managerial skills are best learned through experience, not formal education. 
C)  Once a manager has a master's degree, additional formal education is unnecessary. 
D)  The primary advantage of a college education to managers is that a person can become familiar with current research and thinking on management. 
E)  College courses are of little value to first-line supervisors.

Question 20

Middle managers spend most of their time

Accepted Answer

A)  on the telephone. 
B)  in meetings. 
C)  implementing plans of top managers. 
D)  managing inventory. 
E)  supervising production employees. 
A)  on the telephone. 
B)  in meetings. 
C)  implementing plans of top managers. 
D)  managing inventory. 
E)  supervising production employees.

Advertising and subscription revenues at U.S. newspapers have been decreasing. A CEO sets a goal of stopping the decline. The CEO is engaged in

When a manager encourages employees to improve productivity, she is engaged in the ____________________ role.

When your boss goes to the company president's home for a Christmas party, your boss is engaged in the political role as defined by Mintzberg.

Conceptual skills enable managers to

Which of the following correctly lists all of the basic management functions?

Which decisional role involves the manager in resolving conflicts?

How is technology affecting management today?

Which of the following is NOT an activity associated with the management function of leading?

Chrysler Group, operated by Fiat, repaid $551 million in one quarter to the U.S. government for a loan provided during bankruptcy reorganization. Fiat's CEO was a(n)

In the National Football League, the stadiums are ____ resources.

Chris Cadott sees an opportunity to increase sales of his company's new machinery by sending a salesperson to talk to a representative of the Iowa Agricultural Department. In this case Chris is engaging in the role of an entrepreneur.

Which of the following statements about management is TRUE?

In the National Football League, the ticket revenues are ____ resources.

____ refers to doing a job without wasting resources.

____ managers tend to be generalists and not associated with any particular functional area.

In the National Football League, the promotional ads are ____ resources.

Which of the following statements about the role of education in management is TRUE?

Middle managers spend most of their time

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunitieschallenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Basic Elements of Organizing

Managing Organization Design

Managing Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Process

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Basic Elements of Control

Managing Operations, Quality and Productivity

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Exam 1: Managing and the Managers Job

Advertising and subscription revenues at U.S. newspapers have been decreasing. A CEO sets a goal of stopping the decline. The CEO is engaged in

When a manager encourages employees to improve productivity, she is engaged in the ____________________ role.

When your boss goes to the company president's home for a Christmas party, your boss is engaged in the political role as defined by Mintzberg.

Conceptual skills enable managers to

Which of the following correctly lists all of the basic management functions?

Which decisional role involves the manager in resolving conflicts?

How is technology affecting management today?

Which of the following is NOT an activity associated with the management function of leading?

Chrysler Group, operated by Fiat, repaid $551 million in one quarter to the U.S. government for a loan provided during bankruptcy reorganization. Fiat's CEO was a(n)

In the National Football League, the stadiums are ____ resources.

Chris Cadott sees an opportunity to increase sales of his company's new machinery by sending a salesperson to talk to a representative of the Iowa Agricultural Department. In this case Chris is engaging in the role of an entrepreneur.

Which of the following statements about management is TRUE?

In the National Football League, the ticket revenues are ____ resources.

____ refers to doing a job without wasting resources.

____ managers tend to be generalists and not associated with any particular functional area.

In the National Football League, the promotional ads are ____ resources.

Which of the following statements about the role of education in management is TRUE?

Middle managers spend most of their time

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunitieschallenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Basic Elements of Organizing

Managing Organization Design

Managing Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Process

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Basic Elements of Control

Managing Operations, Quality and Productivity

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