Ultimate Quiz On Principles Of Management 1

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1.

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?
- A.
  
  Spokesperson
- B.
  
  Liaison
- C.
  
  Figurehead
- D.
  
  Resource allocater
- E.
  
  Disseminator
2.

Jim is a manager who recently merged the company's personnel and employee training departments into a single human resources department. Which management function has Jim performed?
- A.
  
  Empowerment
- B.
  
  Quality control
- C.
  
  Leading
- D.
  
  Organizing
- E.
  
  Planning and decision making
3.

Modern management has become almost completely a science and almost not at all an art/
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

In the spokesperson role, managers formally relay information to people outside the organization
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Managers who spend too much time performing the controlling function are likely to lead the organization away from its goals.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

An organization that manufactures its product at the lowest possible cost is by definition effective
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Select the four decisional roles that the manager's informational roles typically lead to:
- A.
  
  Entrepreneur
- B.
  
  Disturbance handler
- C.
  
  Spokesperson
- D.
  
  Resource allocator
- E.
  
  Negotiator
8.

Select the three informational roles that flow naturally from the interpersonal roles of a manager:
- A.
  
  Negotiator
- B.
  
  Monitor
- C.
  
  Disseminator
- D.
  
  Spokesperson
- E.
  
  Bookkeeper
9.

Mintzburg concluded that managers play ten different roles in three basic categories, select the three categories below:
- A.
  
  Interpersonal
- B.
  
  Entrepreneurial
- C.
  
  Decisional
- D.
  
  Informational
- E.
  
  Supervisory
10.

Which one of the following is not one of the three interpersanol roles inherent in a manager's job?
- A.
  
  Spokesperson
- B.
  
  Figurehead
- C.
  
  Liaison
- D.
  
  leader
11.

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.
  
  Top
- B.
  
  Middle
- C.
  
  First-line
- D.
  
  Low-level
12.

A manager that creates an organization's goals, overall strategy, and operating policies would be performing what level of management?
- A.
  
  Top management
- B.
  
  Middle management
- C.
  
  First-line management
- D.
  
  Low-level management
13.

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.
  
  Top manager
- B.
  
  Middle manager
- C.
  
  First-line manager
- D.
  
  Low-level manager