Question 1

In the context of the management process,organizing is the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  setting objectives and determining what should be done to accomplish them. 
B)  assigning tasks, allocating resources, and coordinating work activities. 
C)  preparing team members to achieve closure and disband. 
D)  measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results. 
E)  motivating team members to increase team cohesiveness to ensure the occurrence of groupthink. 
A)  setting objectives and determining what should be done to accomplish them. 
B)  assigning tasks, allocating resources, and coordinating work activities. 
C)  preparing team members to achieve closure and disband. 
D)  measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results. 
E)  motivating team members to increase team cohesiveness to ensure the occurrence of groupthink.

Question 2

Which of the following is typically the first step of the management process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizing 
B)  Analyzing 
C)  Leading 
D)  Controlling 
E)  Planning 
A)  Organizing 
B)  Analyzing 
C)  Leading 
D)  Controlling 
E)  Planning

Question 3

_____ helps in maintaining connectivity with people that in turn helps with job searches and career advancement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Commitment 
B)  Self-management 
C)  Social networking 
D)  Performance efficiency 
E)  Job migration 
A)  Commitment 
B)  Self-management 
C)  Social networking 
D)  Performance efficiency 
E)  Job migration

Question 4

_____ is an input measure of the resource costs associated with goal accomplishment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Productivity 
B)  Profit 
C)  Performance effectiveness 
D)  Performance efficiency 
E)  Revenue 
A)  Productivity 
B)  Profit 
C)  Performance effectiveness 
D)  Performance efficiency 
E)  Revenue

Question 5

What is an advantage of reshoring?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps safeguard the intellectual property of a firm. 
B)  It shifts jobs from home countries to the overseas outlets of a firm. 
C)  It increases the cost of transportation. 
D)  It increases globalization. 
E)  It increases job migration. 
A)  It helps safeguard the intellectual property of a firm. 
B)  It shifts jobs from home countries to the overseas outlets of a firm. 
C)  It increases the cost of transportation. 
D)  It increases globalization. 
E)  It increases job migration.

Question 6

A(n)_____ skill is the ability to think analytically to diagnose and solve complex problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual 
B)  human 
C)  technical 
D)  kinesthetic 
E)  interpersonal 
A)  conceptual 
B)  human 
C)  technical 
D)  kinesthetic 
E)  interpersonal

Question 7

Why is job migration considered to be a side effect of globalization? How is it being dealt with in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

One controversial side effect of globali

Question 8

_____ is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Job satisfaction 
B)  Competency 
C)  Performance effectiveness 
D)  Performance efficiency 
E)  Tech IQ 
A)  Job satisfaction 
B)  Competency 
C)  Performance effectiveness 
D)  Performance efficiency 
E)  Tech IQ

Question 9

The productivity of a company is neither efficient nor effective when its:

Accepted Answer

A)  goals are not achieved and resources are wasted. 
B)  goals are achieved and resources are not wasted. 
C)  goals are achieved but resources are wasted. 
D)  performance effectiveness is high. 
E)  goals are not achieved but resources are not wasted. 
A)  goals are not achieved and resources are wasted. 
B)  goals are achieved and resources are not wasted. 
C)  goals are achieved but resources are wasted. 
D)  performance effectiveness is high. 
E)  goals are not achieved but resources are not wasted.

Question 10

Typical job titles for middle managers include department head,team leader,and supervisor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The top managers of an organization constitute an executive team that is not accountable to any higher authority in the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_____ is the collective brainpower or shared knowledge of a workforce that can be used to create value.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social capital 
B)  Intellectual capital 
C)  Workforce diversity 
D)  Productivity 
E)  Competency 
A)  Social capital 
B)  Intellectual capital 
C)  Workforce diversity 
D)  Productivity 
E)  Competency

Question 13

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a manager with good human skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacity to break problems into smaller parts 
B)  Knowing how to write a business plan 
C)  A high degree of emotional intelligence 
D)  Expertise at handling budgets and distributing resources 
E)  Ability to inspire efforts to achieve goals 
A)  Capacity to break problems into smaller parts 
B)  Knowing how to write a business plan 
C)  A high degree of emotional intelligence 
D)  Expertise at handling budgets and distributing resources 
E)  Ability to inspire efforts to achieve goals

Question 14

To which of the following categories does the chief financial officer (CFO)of an organization typically belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Board of directors 
B)  Middle managers 
C)  First-line managers 
D)  Top managers 
E)  Board of trustees 
A)  Board of directors 
B)  Middle managers 
C)  First-line managers 
D)  Top managers 
E)  Board of trustees

Question 15

Mathilda,who works for an insurance company,has the capacity to sell fifteen insurance policies a day.However,she sells only ten insurance policies a day.This is a typical example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  information asymmetry 
B)  the glass ceiling effect 
C)  inefficiency 
D)  an ecological fallacy 
E)  the functional chimneys problem 
A)  information asymmetry 
B)  the glass ceiling effect 
C)  inefficiency 
D)  an ecological fallacy 
E)  the functional chimneys problem

Question 16

_____ is the ability to manage ourselves and our relationships effectively.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conceptual skill 
B)  Technical skill 
C)  Tech IQ 
D)  Emotional intelligence 
E)  Critical thinking 
A)  Conceptual skill 
B)  Technical skill 
C)  Tech IQ 
D)  Emotional intelligence 
E)  Critical thinking

Question 17

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of an open system?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an organization that is convened for a specific purpose and disbands when its task is completed. 
B)  It is a system where each member has the authority to make decisions about how they share and complete their work. 
C)  It is the system where communication flows only between individual members and a hub. 
D)  It is the system in which subgroups have limited communication with one another. 
E)  It is a system that transforms resource inputs from the environment into product outputs. 
A)  It is an organization that is convened for a specific purpose and disbands when its task is completed. 
B)  It is a system where each member has the authority to make decisions about how they share and complete their work. 
C)  It is the system where communication flows only between individual members and a hub. 
D)  It is the system in which subgroups have limited communication with one another. 
E)  It is a system that transforms resource inputs from the environment into product outputs.

Question 18

In today's world,Americans find that their customer service call is Answered in Ghana,their CAT scan read by a radiologist in India,and their tax return prepared by an accountant in the Philippines.This has become possible primarily due to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  collectivism 
B)  the glass ceiling effect 
C)  regional trade agreements 
D)  globalization 
E)  distributed leadership 
A)  collectivism 
B)  the glass ceiling effect 
C)  regional trade agreements 
D)  globalization 
E)  distributed leadership

Question 19

Glenn refused to promote Carmelia to the position of a global manager because she belonged to a minority community.He was of the opinion that her ethnic identity would limit her from working effectively and that it would make the company's clients uncomfortable.Which attitude has Glenn displayed in his decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination 
B)  Favoritism 
C)  Opportunism 
D)  Autocracy 
E)  Incompetency 
A)  Discrimination 
B)  Favoritism 
C)  Opportunism 
D)  Autocracy 
E)  Incompetency

Question 20

Through controlling,a manager identifies desired results and ways to achieve them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the context of the management process,organizing is the process of:

Which of the following is typically the first step of the management process?

_____ helps in maintaining connectivity with people that in turn helps with job searches and career advancement.

_____ is an input measure of the resource costs associated with goal accomplishment.

What is an advantage of reshoring?

A(n)_____ skill is the ability to think analytically to diagnose and solve complex problems.

Why is job migration considered to be a side effect of globalization? How is it being dealt with in the U.S.?

_____ is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment.

The productivity of a company is neither efficient nor effective when its:

Typical job titles for middle managers include department head,team leader,and supervisor.

The top managers of an organization constitute an executive team that is not accountable to any higher authority in the organization.

_____ is the collective brainpower or shared knowledge of a workforce that can be used to create value.

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a manager with good human skills?

To which of the following categories does the chief financial officer (CFO)of an organization typically belong?

Mathilda,who works for an insurance company,has the capacity to sell fifteen insurance policies a day.However,she sells only ten insurance policies a day.This is a typical example of _____.

_____ is the ability to manage ourselves and our relationships effectively.

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of an open system?

In today's world,Americans find that their customer service call is Answered in Ghana,their CAT scan read by a radiologist in India,and their tax return prepared by an accountant in the Philippines.This has become possible primarily due to _____.

Through controlling,a manager identifies desired results and ways to achieve them.

Management Learning Past to Present

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Environment, innovation, and Sustainability

Global Management and Cultural Diversity

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

Information and Decision Making

Planning Processes and Techniques

Control Processes and Systems

Strategy and Strategic Management

Organization Structures and Design

Organization Culture and Change

Human Resource Management

Leading and Leadership Development

Individual Behavior

Motivation Theory and Practice

Teams and Teamwork

Communication and Collaboration

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Exam 1: Introducing Management

In the context of the management process,organizing is the process of:

Which of the following is typically the first step of the management process?

_____ helps in maintaining connectivity with people that in turn helps with job searches and career advancement.

_____ is an input measure of the resource costs associated with goal accomplishment.

What is an advantage of reshoring?

A(n)_____ skill is the ability to think analytically to diagnose and solve complex problems.

Why is job migration considered to be a side effect of globalization? How is it being dealt with in the U.S.?

_____ is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment.

The productivity of a company is neither efficient nor effective when its:

Typical job titles for middle managers include department head,team leader,and supervisor.

The top managers of an organization constitute an executive team that is not accountable to any higher authority in the organization.

_____ is the collective brainpower or shared knowledge of a workforce that can be used to create value.

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a manager with good human skills?

To which of the following categories does the chief financial officer (CFO)of an organization typically belong?

Mathilda,who works for an insurance company,has the capacity to sell fifteen insurance policies a day.However,she sells only ten insurance policies a day.This is a typical example of _____.

_____ is the ability to manage ourselves and our relationships effectively.

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of an open system?

In today's world,Americans find that their customer service call is Answered in Ghana,their CAT scan read by a radiologist in India,and their tax return prepared by an accountant in the Philippines.This has become possible primarily due to _____.

Through controlling,a manager identifies desired results and ways to achieve them.

Management Learning Past to Present

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Environment, innovation, and Sustainability

Global Management and Cultural Diversity

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

Information and Decision Making

Planning Processes and Techniques

Control Processes and Systems

Strategy and Strategic Management

Organization Structures and Design

Organization Culture and Change

Human Resource Management

Leading and Leadership Development

Individual Behavior

Motivation Theory and Practice

Teams and Teamwork

Communication and Collaboration

Filters