Chapter 6 Quiz_BSAD 1113

Stephen is a very assertive person who often directs his employees on what needs to be done. To motivate his employees, he mostly uses monetary bonuses as rewards. Stephen can be regarded as a ________________ leader

autocratic

Installing computer virus protection software and firewalls serves the function of ___________ planning

contingency

Comparing employees' present performance with standards or objectives of an organization is associated with the management function of

controlling

Which leadership style would most likely produce authentic leadership?

democratic

The top management of a company is most likely to be involved in

making decisions about moving into foreign markets

A ____________ manager is responsible for planning, pricing, and promoting products and making them available to customers through distribution

marketing

__________ is motivating and leading employees to achieve organizational goals

Directing

_________ skills are the ability to deal with people both inside and outside an organization

Human-relations

Which of the following statements if TRUE about middle management within an organization?

It is responsible for tactical planning that will implement the general guidelines established by top management

A __________ manager does not specialize in one particular function but manages an entire business or a major segment of a business

administrative

Bart is valuable employee because he is very good at finding solutions in complex situations

analytical

Johnson is the president of a small publishing company. He makes all the decisions and expects employees to comply with them. Johnson is an __________ leader.

autocratic

What is the final step in the decision-making process?

monitoring the consequences of a decision

A detailed schedule for training new employees over a period of two weeks is most likely to be found in an ____________ plan

operational

Maria is a manager of a manufacturing firm. Her job is to structure the human and other resources of the firm's objective of manufacturing products of the best quality can be accomplished. Thus, Maria is involved in the management function of?

organizing

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the levels of management in an organization?

Middle managers' responsibility is more narrowly focused than that of top managers

__________ decision making involves both manager and employee input and supports employee empowerment within the organization

Participative

Which of these basic questions will be answered by a well-developed mission statement?

What is our operating philosophy?

Eliza, a manager at True Omega Inc., is faced with the problem of a drastic drop in the performance of employees. She needs to come up with a course of action that will boost employee productivity. She conducts employee surveys and holds discussions with other managers to create a list of possible courses of action for improving employee productivity. In this scenario, Eliza is ________ as a part of the decision-making process.

developing options

Janet, a manager at HollyOak Systems, is known for her passionate and people-friendly ways. Janet knows all her employees well and trusts them to do the right thing for the company. Any new project starts with an initial briefing from her, after which the teams are given complete freedom to determine the tasks and timeline for that project. Janet can be regarded as a ______________ leader

free-rein