Question 1

Organizations are efficient when managers maximize the amount of input resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

_____ is the creation of a new vision for a struggling company based on a new approach to planning and organizing to make better use of a company's resources and allow it to survive and prosper.

Accepted Answer

A)   Performance management
B)   Total quality management
C)   Scientific management
D)   Turnaround management
E)   Impression managementF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

_____ is a measure of the appropriateness of the goals that managers have selected for the organization to pursue and the degree to which the organization achieves those goals.

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A)   Efficiency
B)   Generalizability
C)   Reliability
D)   Utility
E)   EffectivenessF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

First-line managers:

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A)   increase efficiency by helping middle-level managers better use resources to reduce manufacturing costs or improve customer service.
B)   are also known as supervisors.
C)   are at the top of the managerial hierarchy.
D)   work in one single department of an organization.
E)   are responsible for finding the best way to organize human and other resources to achieve organizational goals.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

The number of students competing for places in business courses is on a constant decline.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The array of technical skills managers need is independent of the position they hold in their organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify and briefly define the three major types of managerial skills.

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The three types of managerial skills are...

Question 8

Departmental skills that create a core competency give an organization a competitive advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The planning,organizing,leading,and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively is known as management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In what order do managers typically perform the managerial functions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Organizing, planning, controlling, leading
B)   Organizing, leading, planning, controlling
C)   Planning, organizing, leading, controlling
D)   Planning, organizing, controlling, leading
E)   Leading, organizing, planning, controllingF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 11

What does the managerial function of controlling involve?

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In controlling,the task of managers is t...

Question 12

To perform the _____ task,managers identify and select appropriate organizational goals and courses of action.

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A)   planning
B)   organizing
C)   leading
D)   controlling
E)   commandingF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

What are the reasons behind studying management?

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Some of the reasons of studying manageme...

Question 14

The middle managers supervise the supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The strategy of delivering new,exciting,and unique products to the customers is known as a _____ strategy.

Accepted Answer

A)   low-cost
B)   disintermediation
C)   centralization
D)   penetration
E)   differentiationF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Turnaround management is the creation of a new vision for a struggling company based on a new approach to planning and organizing to make better use of a company's resources and allow it to survive and prosper.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true of middle managers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They decide how the different departments should interact.
B)   They are responsible for daily supervision of the nonmanagerial employees who perform the specific activities necessary to produce goods and services.
C)   They develop and fine-tune skills and know-how that allow the organization to be efficient and effective.
D)   They are responsible for the performance of all departments.
E)   They establish organizational goals.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 18

The ability to analyze and diagnose a situation and to distinguish between cause and effect demonstrates a manager's:

Accepted Answer

A)   interpersonal skills.
B)   conceptual skills.
C)   human skills.
D)   technical skills.
E)   communication skills.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Identify the three levels of management and explain the basic responsibilities of each.

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The three levels are first-line managers...

Question 20

Organizations are collections of people who work together and coordinate their actions to achieve a wide variety of goals,or desired future outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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The middle managers supervise the supervisors.

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_____ is a measure of the appropriateness of the goals that managers have selected for the organization to pursue and the degree to which the organization achieves those goals.

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What are the reasons behind studying management?

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Organizations are collections of people who work together and coordinate their actions to achieve a wide variety of goals,or desired future outcomes.

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_____ is the creation of a new vision for a struggling company based on a new approach to planning and organizing to make better use of a company's resources and allow it to survive and prosper.

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To perform the _____ task,managers identify and select appropriate organizational goals and courses of action.

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Organizations are efficient when managers maximize the amount of input resources.

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The strategy of delivering new,exciting,and unique products to the customers is known as a _____ strategy.

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The number of students competing for places in business courses is on a constant decline.

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In what order do managers typically perform the managerial functions?

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What does the managerial function of controlling involve?

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Which of the following is true of middle managers?

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Departmental skills that create a core competency give an organization a competitive advantage.

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Identify and briefly define the three major types of managerial skills.

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First-line managers:

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The array of technical skills managers need is independent of the position they hold in their organizations.

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Identify the three levels of management and explain the basic responsibilities of each.

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Turnaround management is the creation of a new vision for a struggling company based on a new approach to planning and organizing to make better use of a company's resources and allow it to survive and prosper.

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The ability to analyze and diagnose a situation and to distinguish between cause and effect demonstrates a manager's:

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The planning,organizing,leading,and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively is known as management.

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