Management 300 Chapter 1

Activities that include short term planning and monitoring performance are examples of​ _____.

​task-related activities

Monitoring the​ organization's external​ environment, and proposing new strategies and vision are examples of​ _____.

Change-related activities

The ability to understand how a change in one part of the organization affects the rest of the organization is primarily​ a(n) _____ skill.

Conceptual

As a manager moves from​ lower-level management to​ upper-level management, which skill becomes more​ important?

Conceptual Skills

In a​ career, an individual should be primarily focused on​ _____.

Developing skills to qualify for the next planned job

Modern management challenges require​ _____ skills, the ability to establish and maintain a workforce that represents a combination of human characteristics appropriate for achieving organizational success.

Diversity

The exploration stage allows for a richer understanding of what a career might be​ like, and is often the basis for which career​ stage?

Establishment phase

Which of the following career stages is characterized by​ self-analysis and understanding the different types of jobs​ available?

Exploration stage

Which of the following skills helps build cooperation within a team being​ led?

Human Skills

Which of the following does NOT describe the management​ process?

Implementing a series of activities to achieve long term returns on investments

Motivating, leading,​ directing, and actuating are all words that describe which management​ function?

Influencing

When planning for career​ success, which of the following would be least​ helpful?

Learning to be reactive

Which management effort would most likely help women focus on important organizational​ issues?

Making sure that women know the top three strategic goals for the company

Which of the following refers to the ability to carry out the process of reaching organizational goals by working with and through people and other organizational​ resources?

Management Skill

Which of the following refers to​ management's use of​ resources, such as raw materials and​ capital, in meeting​ goals?

Managerial Effectiveness

When tasks are set up so that the output of individuals contributes to the success of​ departments, and therefore the​ organization, what management function is being​ executed?

Organizing

Determining which tasks must be performed to attain organizational goals is part of which management​ function?

Planning

How can an organization best facilitate the transfer of an employee who has a working​ spouse?

Providing the spouse with career development opportunities

Which of the following activities would be most appropriate for​ lower-level managers who want to build their human​ skills?

Soliciting help from a career coach

​__________ involve the ability to apply specialized knowledge and expertise to​ work-related techniques and procedures.

Technical Skills

Researchers have found what correlation between overseas assignments and reaching top jobs in an​ organization?

The longer the manager worked overseas, the longer it took to reach top jobs.

Which type of manager primarily helps in providing the organization with a competent and productive​ workforce?

The personnel manager

Which of the following best describes the role of​ management?

To guide organizations toward goal accomplishment

As relationships and teams replace rigid organizational​ structures, how will these new structures affect​ women's ability to succeed in future management​ situations?

Women will be more successful.

The higher the proportion of total organizational resources that contributes to productivity during the manufacturing​ process, the more​ __________ the manager.

efficient