MGMT quiz01

Managers who train and supervise the performance of non-managerial employees and who are directly responsible for producing the company's products or services are categorized as:

First-line manager

The informational role managers' play when they share information they have collected with their subordinates and others in the company is called the ___ role.

disseminator

A manager striving to improve organizational _______________ is accomplishing tasks that help achieve organizational objectives.

effectiveness

In the decisional role of ____ _ managers adapt themselves, their subordinates, and their units to incremental changes.

entrepreneur

A top manager for a management consulting firm would:

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

According to Mintzberg, which of the following are the three major roles managers fulfill while performing their jobs?

interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles

Team leaders typically:

manage external and internal relationships

Typical responsibilities for____ _ include setting objectives consistent with organizational goals and then planning and implementing the subunit strategies for achieving these goals.

middle managers

A manager engaged in the management function of _______________ is determining organizational goals and the means for achieving them.

planning

Which of the following typically is NOT performed by top managers?

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