Management Quiz

Believers in the classical management school use __________ to manage a business.

Top down orders

According to Abraham Zaleznik's research, which of the following are qualities leaders generally possess? A) They seek out risk & danger B) They tolerate chaos & a lack of structure C) They have a need to understand why problems occur, rather than fixing them without asking why D) All of the above E) None of the above

All of the above

Based on the traditional organizational chart for an electronic media organization, a news director would be considered what level of management?

Mid-level

Mangement is the process of _________, __________, ___________, __________ to accomplish organizational goals through the coordinated use of human and managerial resources.

Planning, organizing, influencing and controlling

In the electronic media business, and all media, we deliver audiences to advertisers and ______________ are our customers.

advertisers

You're a news anchor for TV station KAAA, and you tell your General Manager that you've accepted a job at the competition -- station WBBB. Your GM reminds you that you'll have to be off the air for the next six months. Why?

You have a non-compete clause in your contract.

What is "AFTRA"?

A union for on-air talent

Which of the following is not a typical management position in an electronic media organization? A) Program Director B) General Manager C) General Sales Manager D) Copy Editor

Copy Editor

Which of the following is NOT one of the four functions of management? A) Planning B) Organizing C) Controlling D) Elucidating

Elucidating

A good manager... A) Knows what motivates individual employees B) Must be autocratic in dealing with employees C) Must be more concerned with the station's owners than its employees D) All of the above

Knows what motivates individual employees