Question 1

The management function of planning consists of two parts - setting goals and:

Accepted Answer

A)  regulating the activities to reach them. 
B)  deciding how best to achieve them. 
C)  arranging resources to achieve them. 
D)  influencing others to work toward them. 
A)  regulating the activities to reach them. 
B)  deciding how best to achieve them. 
C)  arranging resources to achieve them. 
D)  influencing others to work toward them. B

Question 2

Leading is the management function that involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  proper allocation of resources to perform the task. 
B)  helping to outline the vision for the organisation. 
C)  motivating members to work as effectively and efficiently as possible. 
D)  regulating departmental activities. 
A)  proper allocation of resources to perform the task. 
B)  helping to outline the vision for the organisation. 
C)  motivating members to work as effectively and efficiently as possible. 
D)  regulating departmental activities. D

Question 3

If technology is important to an organisation, top managers have to have some technical skills to:

Accepted Answer

A)  understand and evaluate technology. 
B)  foster innovations and devise strategies to beat the opposition. 
C)  lead the organisation efficiently. 
D)  follow the production process. 
A)  understand and evaluate technology. 
B)  foster innovations and devise strategies to beat the opposition. 
C)  lead the organisation efficiently. 
D)  follow the production process. B

Question 4

A manager's 'knowledge base' can include information about all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  an industry and its technology. 
B)  the personal lives of subordinates. 
C)  company goals and plans. 
D)  company culture and personalities of organisational members. 
A)  an industry and its technology. 
B)  the personal lives of subordinates. 
C)  company goals and plans. 
D)  company culture and personalities of organisational members.

Question 5

Organisations are efficient when:

Accepted Answer

A)  input resources are maximised. 
B)  input resources are minimised. 
C)  output resources are minimised. 
D)  a fine balance has been established between input and output resources. 
A)  input resources are maximised. 
B)  input resources are minimised. 
C)  output resources are minimised. 
D)  a fine balance has been established between input and output resources.

Question 6

Which of the following of Mintzberg's 10 specific managerial roles is best described as building relationships with subordinates and communicating with, motivating and coaching them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Figurehead 
B)  Leader 
C)  Entrepreneur 
D)  None of the given answers 
A)  Figurehead 
B)  Leader 
C)  Entrepreneur 
D)  None of the given answers

Question 7

According to the horizontal dimension of managerial jobs, a general manager:

Accepted Answer

A)  is usually called the CEO. 
B)  doesn't supervise multiple specialties or functional areas. 
C)  has no responsibility for managing specialised areas. 
D)  has primary managerial responsibility in a small organisation. 
A)  is usually called the CEO. 
B)  doesn't supervise multiple specialties or functional areas. 
C)  has no responsibility for managing specialised areas. 
D)  has primary managerial responsibility in a small organisation.

Question 8

Mintzberg found that managers relied heavily on networks for part of their communications. By 'networks', Mintzberg referred to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to access anyone by personal computer. 
B)  a set of cooperative relationships with a number of individuals. 
C)  just the friendships formed in the workplace. 
D)  project teams directed by middle managers. 
A)  the ability to access anyone by personal computer. 
B)  a set of cooperative relationships with a number of individuals. 
C)  just the friendships formed in the workplace. 
D)  project teams directed by middle managers.

Question 9

Mintzberg found that managers frequently relied on different sets of individuals with whom they had cooperative relationships for obtaining and transmitting information. Mintzberg called these sets of relationships:

Accepted Answer

A)  teams. 
B)  networks. 
C)  ad hoc committees. 
D)  informal groups. 
A)  teams. 
B)  networks. 
C)  ad hoc committees. 
D)  informal groups.

Question 10

Management involves a number of skills. According to Bartol, which is the most basic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflection. 
B)  Organisation. 
C)  Planning. 
D)  Managing. 
A)  Reflection. 
B)  Organisation. 
C)  Planning. 
D)  Managing.

Question 11

An orchestrator:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a high level manager. 
B)  provides incentives to encourage new ideas. 
C)  tests new ideas despite opposition. 
D)  All of the given answers is correct 
A)  is a high level manager. 
B)  provides incentives to encourage new ideas. 
C)  tests new ideas despite opposition. 
D)  All of the given answers is correct

Question 12

What are the 10 managerial roles that managers engage in? Indicate with which of the three generic roles of managers each one fits.

Accepted Answer

The answer requires two parts; namely, l

Question 13

In fulfilling the entrepreneurial role, managers are required to generate or support new ideas. This requires them to take another role, that of:

Accepted Answer

A)  orchestrator. 
B)  ideas generator. 
C)  sponsor. 
D)  idea champion. 
A)  orchestrator. 
B)  ideas generator. 
C)  sponsor. 
D)  idea champion.

Question 14

In order for managers to develop work agendas, act out roles and engage in the major functions of management, they need a sound knowledge base and:

Accepted Answer

A)  firmly established networks. 
B)  supportive supervisors. 
C)  motivated subordinates. 
D)  key management skills. 
A)  firmly established networks. 
B)  supportive supervisors. 
C)  motivated subordinates. 
D)  key management skills.

Question 15

Managers in the twenty-first century will be influenced by trends such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  total quality and continuous improvement. 
B)  workforce diversity. 
C)  the global perspective. 
D)  All of the given answers are correct 
A)  total quality and continuous improvement. 
B)  workforce diversity. 
C)  the global perspective. 
D)  All of the given answers are correct

Question 16

What are the three types of skills necessary for a manager to achieve functionally related behaviours? Describe each skill and explain why it is important.

Accepted Answer

The question requires identification of

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the major functions of management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leading 
B)  B. Planning 
C)  Organising 
D)  Monitoring 
A)  Leading 
B)  B. Planning 
C)  Organising 
D)  Monitoring

Question 18

Performance in an organisation is made up of two important dimensions - efficiency and:

Accepted Answer

A)  effectiveness. 
B)  agendas. 
C)  choosing the appropriate skills and role. 
D)  motivation. 
A)  effectiveness. 
B)  agendas. 
C)  choosing the appropriate skills and role. 
D)  motivation.

Question 19

A 'work agenda' is best described as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  the weekly production schedule determined from customer orders after it has been broken down into specific departmental assignments. 
B)  the manager's appointment calendar. 
C)  a set of goals and tasks the manager is tentatively working on in addition to more formal organisation plans. 
D)  the formal organisation plans as determined by the general manager. 
A)  the weekly production schedule determined from customer orders after it has been broken down into specific departmental assignments. 
B)  the manager's appointment calendar. 
C)  a set of goals and tasks the manager is tentatively working on in addition to more formal organisation plans. 
D)  the formal organisation plans as determined by the general manager.

Question 20

How well resources are used in the process of achieving goals best describes which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning 
B)  Entrepreneurship 
C)  Efficiency 
D)  Technical 
A)  Planning 
B)  Entrepreneurship 
C)  Efficiency 
D)  Technical

The management function of planning consists of two parts - setting goals and:

Leading is the management function that involves:

If technology is important to an organisation, top managers have to have some technical skills to:

A manager's 'knowledge base' can include information about all of the following except:

Organisations are efficient when:

Which of the following of Mintzberg's 10 specific managerial roles is best described as building relationships with subordinates and communicating with, motivating and coaching them?

According to the horizontal dimension of managerial jobs, a general manager:

Mintzberg found that managers relied heavily on networks for part of their communications. By 'networks', Mintzberg referred to:

Mintzberg found that managers frequently relied on different sets of individuals with whom they had cooperative relationships for obtaining and transmitting information. Mintzberg called these sets of relationships:

Management involves a number of skills. According to Bartol, which is the most basic?

An orchestrator:

What are the 10 managerial roles that managers engage in? Indicate with which of the three generic roles of managers each one fits.

In fulfilling the entrepreneurial role, managers are required to generate or support new ideas. This requires them to take another role, that of:

In order for managers to develop work agendas, act out roles and engage in the major functions of management, they need a sound knowledge base and:

Managers in the twenty-first century will be influenced by trends such as:

What are the three types of skills necessary for a manager to achieve functionally related behaviours? Describe each skill and explain why it is important.

Which of the following is not one of the major functions of management?

Performance in an organisation is made up of two important dimensions - efficiency and:

A 'work agenda' is best described as being:

How well resources are used in the process of achieving goals best describes which of the following terms?

Pioneering Ideas in Management

Internal External Environments

Social Responsibility and Ethics

Managerial Decision Making

Establishing Goals, Plans and Strategies

Managing Change and Conflict

Fostering Innovation

Strategic Organisation Structure and Design

Human Resource Management

Motivation

Leadership

Communication

Groups and Teams

Controlling the Organisation

Operations Management

International Management

The Regional Context

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Exam 1: The Challenge of Management

The management function of planning consists of two parts - setting goals and:

Leading is the management function that involves:

If technology is important to an organisation, top managers have to have some technical skills to:

A manager's 'knowledge base' can include information about all of the following except:

Organisations are efficient when:

Which of the following of Mintzberg's 10 specific managerial roles is best described as building relationships with subordinates and communicating with, motivating and coaching them?

According to the horizontal dimension of managerial jobs, a general manager:

Mintzberg found that managers relied heavily on networks for part of their communications. By 'networks', Mintzberg referred to:

Mintzberg found that managers frequently relied on different sets of individuals with whom they had cooperative relationships for obtaining and transmitting information. Mintzberg called these sets of relationships:

Management involves a number of skills. According to Bartol, which is the most basic?

An orchestrator:

What are the 10 managerial roles that managers engage in? Indicate with which of the three generic roles of managers each one fits.

In fulfilling the entrepreneurial role, managers are required to generate or support new ideas. This requires them to take another role, that of:

In order for managers to develop work agendas, act out roles and engage in the major functions of management, they need a sound knowledge base and:

Managers in the twenty-first century will be influenced by trends such as:

What are the three types of skills necessary for a manager to achieve functionally related behaviours? Describe each skill and explain why it is important.

Which of the following is not one of the major functions of management?

Performance in an organisation is made up of two important dimensions - efficiency and:

A 'work agenda' is best described as being:

How well resources are used in the process of achieving goals best describes which of the following terms?

Pioneering Ideas in Management

Internal External Environments

Social Responsibility and Ethics

Managerial Decision Making

Establishing Goals, Plans and Strategies

Managing Change and Conflict

Fostering Innovation

Strategic Organisation Structure and Design

Human Resource Management

Motivation

Leadership

Communication

Groups and Teams

Controlling the Organisation

Operations Management

International Management

The Regional Context

Filters