principles of management chapter 1 practice quiz

Which managerial skills is likely to be especially important to managers who occupy roles such as disturbance handler, negotiator, and resource allocator?

Interpersonal skills

Apoorva is known to take a very scientific approach to management. when making decisions, she seems to be

Intuitive

which of the following statements best reflects the relationship between management and leadership?

Leadership is only one part of management

which of the following acts emphasized the importance of providing equal employment opportunities for people with various impairment?

The americans with disabilities act

How can managers use knowledge of theory and history in contemporary organization?

as a basis for new, personal theories

which skills are particularly important in the art of management?

diagnostic

Which decisional role involves the manager in resolving conflicts?

disturbance handler

Raj is a plant manager for Bell Electronics. This morning he presented two retiring employees with certificates of appreciation and gold watches. What managerial role was Raj fulfilling

figurehead

Which of the following can be used to provide managers a sense of heritage and avoid the mistakes of others?

historical context of management

In the national football league, the promotional ads are ____ resources

informational

Roberta has just two new employees to work in the quality control lab. She is now training them for their jobs. What managerial role is she playing here

leader

What is often considered to be the most important and most challenging of all management activities?

leading

Which interpersonal role involves serving as a link among people?

liaison

Many managers are facing an increased work pace, less time to think through a decision, and more information to process. this can all be tied to which contemporary management challenge?

new techology

When editors ensure authors meet a deadline, the editors are working in which functional area?

operation

which type of managers are concerned with creating and managing the systems that create an organizations products and services?

operations

Kaia's organization allow employees to work remotely. This was accomplished by giving everyone a laptop for their home and access to online conferencing technology. This is an _____ function of management

organizing

selecting the course of action that would most likely lead to success would be included in which management process?

organizing

Advertising and subscription revenues at US newspapers have been decreasing. A CEO sets a goal of increasing revenues by 5%. the CEO is engaged in

planning

The purpose of planning and decision making is to

serve as a guide for future activities

Which of the following is an advantage of hiring retirees in an organization

the organization gets the expertise of skilled workers

why is planning and decision making important to managers in an organization

to determine how to allocate resources

Sanjay recognizes a need to reorganize his company from geographic regions into customer focused divisions, what skills is he using?

Conceptual

Which of the following brought renewed focused on diversity and increases sensitivity to diversity?

social unrest