Principles Of Management Final - Quiz 1 Questions

Front 1

Q1) Top managers are the managers responsible for facilitation team activities toward goal accomplishment

Back 1

False

Front 2

Q2) Upper-Level managers may actually spend more time dealing with people than lower-level managers

Back 2

True

Front 3

Q1) Team leaders are responsible for managing both internal team relationships and external relationships with other teams, departments, and divisions in a company.

Back 3

True

Front 4

Q1) First-line managers are responsible for setting objectives consistent with organizational goals and planning and implementing subunit strategies for achieving these objectives

Back 4

False

Front 5

Q1) A top manager for a management consulting firm would

Back 5

establish a positive organizational culture that encourages employees to be passionate about their clients

Front 6

Q1) First line managers will most likely have to

Back 6

encourage, monitor, and reward the performances of their employees

Front 7

Q1) The number one mistake made by managers who were derailed from their fast track up the managerial ranks was that they didn't develop the necessary technical skills

Back 7

False

Front 8

Q1) Which of the following typically is NOT performed by top manager?

Back 8

Setting objectives consistent with organizational goals or planning and implementing subunit strategies for achieving these objectives

Front 9

Which skills increase in their importance to success as managers rise through the managerial ranks

Back 9

conceptual skills and motivation to manage

Front 10

Q1) A manager striving to improve organizational _____ is accomplishing tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives.

Back 10

effectiveness

Front 11

Q1) Conceptual skills are most important for lower-level managers

Back 11

False

Front 12

Q1) ___ is defined as getting work done through others

Back 12

Management

Front 13

Q1) While good management is basic to starting and growing a business, once some measure of success has been achieved, good management becomes less important

Back 13

False

Front 14

Q1) A manager engaged in the management function of ___ is monitoring progress toward goal achievement and taking corrective action when needed.

Back 14

controlling

Front 15

Q1) A management study discovered that companies which invest in their people will create long-term competitive advantages difficult for other companies to duplicate

Back 15

True

Front 16

Middle managers typically

Back 16

do all of these

Front 17

Q1) Which of the following management practices can be used by an organization that wants to create a competitive advantage through its employees

Back 17

all of these

Front 18

Q1) Middle managers are typically responsible for coordinating and linking groups, departments, and divisions within a company

Back 18

True

Front 19

Q1) Which type of skills tends to be most important to the success of lower-level managers

Back 19

technical skills

Front 20

Q1) There are four decisional roles. They are entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and spokesperson.

Back 20

False