Question 1

Farmers can choose to buy and plant drought-tolerant seeds at greater expense than other seeds.The seed producers claim 5-15% increase in yield.Farmer Mitch Schaffner measures his yields and crop quality to analyze if the seeds are worth the expense.This represents which function of management?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The marketing,production,and finance functions within Toyota are systems in their own right but are also subsystems within the overall organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Apple is known for its cutting edge technology and rapid growth.Based on this information,Apple is an effective company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Amazon sold out of the Kindle Fire on-line a week before unveiling a new Kindle.The launch of the new Kindle coincided with the beginning of the holiday shopping season.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Why do managers study management history and theory?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do managers study management history and...

Question 6

Winston interacts with his subordinates with ease,but he is often intimidated and uncomfortable with his superiors.Winston needs to develop his ____ skills.

Accepted Answer

A) time-management 
B) communication 
C) interpersonal 
D) conceptual 
E) diagnostic

Question 7

Managers who are able to see the overall relationships among their organization,its competitors,its suppliers,and the economy are said to have good technical skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Interpersonal skills enable managers

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

____________________ skills refer to the manager's ability to correctly recognize and define problems and opportunities and to then select an appropriate course of action to solve problems and capitalize on opportunities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ skills refer to the manager's ability...

Question 10

If a manager has two employees who commit the same offense,but she realizes that she will have to take a different approach to correcting the behavior of each person,she obviously understands the concept of the ____________________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a manager has two employees who...

Question 11

An example of a human resource is the stockholder who invests money in a corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How do top managers spend most of their time?

Accepted Answer

A) Overseeing day-to-day operations 
B) Routine administrative tasks 
C) Implementing plans of first-line managers 
D) Making decisions and creating goals 
E) Coordinating the work of first-line managers

Question 13

Managers can be classified by both the level of the organization at which they work and the area in which they specialize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

____ provide(s)a conceptual framework for organizing knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) The classical management perspective 
B) History 
C) Administrative management 
D) Theory 
E) All of these

Question 15

Subsystems

Accepted Answer

A) are autonomous. 
B) are interdependent. 
C) have some autonomy and interdependence. 
D) are closed systems. 
E) none of these answers.

Question 16

Which of the following persons is a manager?

Accepted Answer

A) Cardinal Timothy Dolan,Archbishop of New York 
B) Nick Saban,football coach at the University of Alabama 
C) Linda Kaplan Thaler,chief creative officer of Kaplan Thaler Group 
D) Marissa Mayer,CEO of Yahoo 
E) All of these.

Question 17

Julia assigns Jason a project to be completed and then holds periodic meetings with Jason to determine whether target dates for subparts of the project are being met.Which management function do these meetings represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Coordinating 
B) Controlling 
C) Organizing 
D) Leading 
E) Planning and decision-making

Question 18

Managers who select a course of action from among a set of rational alternatives are involved in decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe how the recession of 2008-2010 impacted the new workplace,work force diversity and organizational change.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how the recession of 2008-2010 impacted...

Question 20

Managers who deal with the marketing aspects of a firm are frequently referred to as financial managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Understanding the Managers Job

Farmers can choose to buy and plant drought-tolerant seeds at greater expense than other seeds.The seed producers claim 5-15% increase in yield.Farmer Mitch Schaffner measures his yields and crop quality to analyze if the seeds are worth the expense.This represents which function of management?

The marketing,production,and finance functions within Toyota are systems in their own right but are also subsystems within the overall organization.

Apple is known for its cutting edge technology and rapid growth.Based on this information,Apple is an effective company.

Amazon sold out of the Kindle Fire on-line a week before unveiling a new Kindle.The launch of the new Kindle coincided with the beginning of the holiday shopping season.This is an example of

Why do managers study management history and theory?

Winston interacts with his subordinates with ease,but he is often intimidated and uncomfortable with his superiors.Winston needs to develop his ____ skills.

Managers who are able to see the overall relationships among their organization,its competitors,its suppliers,and the economy are said to have good technical skills.

Interpersonal skills enable managers

____________________ skills refer to the manager's ability to correctly recognize and define problems and opportunities and to then select an appropriate course of action to solve problems and capitalize on opportunities.

If a manager has two employees who commit the same offense,but she realizes that she will have to take a different approach to correcting the behavior of each person,she obviously understands the concept of the ____________________ perspective.

An example of a human resource is the stockholder who invests money in a corporation.

How do top managers spend most of their time?

Managers can be classified by both the level of the organization at which they work and the area in which they specialize.

____ provide(s) a conceptual framework for organizing knowledge.

Subsystems

Which of the following persons is a manager?

Julia assigns Jason a project to be completed and then holds periodic meetings with Jason to determine whether target dates for subparts of the project are being met.Which management function do these meetings represent?

Managers who select a course of action from among a set of rational alternatives are involved in decision making.

Describe how the recession of 2008-2010 impacted the new workplace,work force diversity and organizational change.

Managers who deal with the marketing aspects of a firm are frequently referred to as financial managers.