Dvuo Mgmt303 Principles Of Management, Chapter 1 Quiz

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Dvuo Mgmt303 Principles Of Management, Chapter 1 Quiz

A(n) ______________ is group of people working together in a structered and coordinated fashion to achieve a set of goals

_______________ is a set of activities directed at an organization's resources, with the aim of achieving organizational goals in an efficient and effective manner.

Which one of the following is not an example on an organization:

Which one of the following is not an example of human resources

Which one of the following is not one of the four categories of resources used by an organization.

By __________, we mean using resources wisely and in a cost-effective way.

By _______________, we mean making the right decisions tand successfully iplementing them.

A ___________ is someone whose primary responsibility is to carry out the management process.

In its simplest form, ______________ means setting an organization's goals and deciding how best to achieve them.

_____________, a part of the planning process, involves selecting a course of action from a set of alternatives.

____________ ivolves the determining how activities and resources are to be grouped.

Which of the following are the four basic activities involved in management (check all that apply):

Which one of the following is not a level of management:

__________ managers make up the relatively small group of executives who manage the overall organization.

__________ managers probably make up the largest group of managers in most organizations.

______________ managers supervise and coordinate the activities of operating employees.

Store managers who oversee day-to-day operations of their respective stores, hire operating employees to staff them, and handle routine administrative duties would be an example of what level of manager?

A manager that creates an organization's goals, overall strategy, and operating policies would be performing what level of management?

A __________ manager is responsible for implementing the policies and plans developed by top managers and for supervising and coordinating the activities of lower-level managers.

A ______________ manager works to get consumers and clients to buy the organization's products or seervices.

___________ managers are responsible for such activities as accounting, cash management, and investments.

_______________ managers are concerned with creating and managing the systems that create an organization's products and services.

________________ managers are responsible for hiring and developing employees.

__________________ managers are not associated with any particular management specialty.

Which one of the following is not one of the three interpersanol roles inherent in a manager's job?

Mintzburg concluded that managers play ten different roles in three basic categories, select the three categories below:

Select the three informational roles that flow naturally from the interpersonal roles of a manager:

Select the four decisional roles that the manager's informational roles typically lead to:

____________skills are the skills necessary to accomplish or understand the specific kind of work done in an organization.

Managers need ___________ skills to communicate with, understand and motivate both individuals and groups.

________ skills depend on the manager's ability to think in the abstract.

Successful managers possess ________ skills, that enable them to visualize the most appropriate response to a situation.

___________ skills refer to the manager's abilities both to effectively convey ideas and information to others and to effectively receive ideas and information from others.

____________ 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.

___________ skills refer to the manager's ability to prioritize work, to work efficiently, and to delegate appropriately.

An organization that manufactures its product at the lowest possible cost is by definition effective.

Managers who spend too much time performing the controlling function are likely to lead the organization away from its goals.

In the spokesperson role, managers formally relay information to people outside the organization

Modern management has become almost completely a science and almost not at all an art/

Managers are often expected to engage in ceremonial or symbolic activities, such as presenting awards and holding retirement ceremonies. Which role do managers fill in performing these activities?

Which of the following challenges and opportunities are managers in the new workforce unlikely to face?