Exam 1: Introducing Modern Management

How do managers help in enhancing their employees' career development?

Jonah has been a team manager for eight years now.In that time,his performance has remained consistently satisfactory,but there have been no drastic changes.A junior colleague was recently promoted to department head and Jonah now reports to him.Jonah's career can best be described as being in the ________ stage.

A manager is considered efficient and effective if the manager ________.

Gayle has not established appropriate performance standards for her team.This is a fault in the ________ function of management.

Organizing is also commonly referred to as motivating,leading,directing,or actuating.

________ resources refer to the machines used during the manufacturing process.

Controlling is the management function through which managers compare present performance to pre-established performance standards.

Neil is the plant manager at Serieux Manufacturing.He has just been given the production targets for the month and has determined the activities necessary to achieve these.He now has to decide who will perform the various activities best so that the output will be maximized,and he must assign the activities to those workers.Neil is performing the ________ function of management.

Gathering information that measures recent performance within the organization is part of the ________ management function.

In any organization,change-related activities include ________.

Management principles are considered to be universal because ________.

In an organization,short-term planning,clarifying objectives of jobs in organizations,and monitoring operations and performance are task-related activities.

In terms of management efficiency during the manufacturing process,efficient means that ________.

Roland,a firm believer in management policies,always manages his team by the book.His team members agree that he is more of a manager than a leader.This indicates that Roland should work on ________ his team.

Career plateauing is a period of declining performance and productivity.

Influencing is the process of assigning the tasks developed under the planning function to various individuals or groups within the organization.

The exploration stage occurs at the beginning of a career and is characterized by self-analysis and the exploration of different types of available jobs.

The more resources unused during the production process,the more ________ the manager.

Sarah has been working full-time at Eves Golf Inc.for three years.While at college,she worked as a part-time employee at Burger King and as an office assistant for a manufacturing organization.She was recently promoted to manager,and manages a small team that is responsible for procuring raw materials for their line of golf bags,hats,and other accessories.Considering that careers evolve through a series of stages,in this scenario Sarah's career is at the ________ stage.

Which of the following skills become more important when a manager moves from lower-level management to upper-level management?