MGMT 100 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/. T/F: The political skills of a manager consist mainly of the ability to understand the
workings of government and to present information effectively to others in the form of
political speechmaking. - Answer-✅False
/.T/F: In order to be considered a manager, an individual must direct or oversee the
work of others. - Answer-✅True
/.Which of the following might be an example of increased efficiency in manufacturing?
A) increasing advertising
B) cutting the amount of labor required to make the product
C) cutting the price of the product
D) increasing sales of the product - Answer-✅B
/.Political skills for a manager involve acquiring ____ within an organization of _____. -
Answer-✅a power base
loyal allies who pledge support
/.Efficiency must involve reducing the _______ ratio in some way. - Answer-✅input-to-
output
/.The work of a manager_____.
A) does not involve interaction with nonmanagerial employees
B) may involve performing tasks that are not related to overseeing others
C) is strictly limited to overseeing and monitoring the work of others
D) involves only high-level tasks that require a sophisticated skill set - Answer-✅B
/.Which set of skills would you expect the President of the United States to be least in
need of?
A) interpersonal
B) political
C) technical
D) conceptual - Answer-✅C
/.Which of the following is a key difference between managerial and nonmanagerial
employees?
A) Nonmanagerial employees do not oversee the work of others.
B) Managerial employees receive higher pay compensation.
C) Nonmanagerial employees have less formal education.
D) Managerial employees work longer hours. - Answer-✅A
, /.T/F: A manager does not work directly on tasks for the organization. - Answer-✅False
/.A high project completion rate indicates that she is _____. - Answer-✅an effective
manager
/.T/F: Supervisors and team leaders may both be considered first-line managers. -
Answer-✅False
/.T/F: The four contemporary management processes are planning, organizing, leading,
and commanding. - Answer-✅False
/.Which of the following views of management would agree with the statement that
managers should not be held accountable for changing global economic conditions?
A) the geocentric view
B) the new-world order view
C) the symbolic view
D) the demographic view - Answer-✅C
/.The _____ view of management contends that a manager's ability to affect the
organization's outcomes is constrained by external factors - Answer-✅Symbolic
/.Which of the following identifies the best illustration of the phrase "demographics is
destiny"?
A) The United States is experiencing healthy growth partly because its population is not
growing and people are saving their resources.
B) India is experiencing poverty because its population is growing rapidly.
C) The United States is experiencing slow growth partly because its population is
growing rapidly.
D) India is experiencing explosive growth partly because its population is growing
rapidly. - Answer-✅D
/."demographics is destiny" means that nations with expanding populations tend to
_____. - Answer-✅grow quickly
/.Why were the Baby Boomers so much more influential than other generations with
respect to changing American tastes and culture?
A) The Baby Boomers came after World War II when lifestyles were really changing.
B) The Baby Boomers were a much more free-spirited group than other generations.
C) The Baby Boomers were a much larger group than other generations.
D) The Baby Boomers were a much more coherent group than other generations. -
Answer-✅C
/.T/F: Corporate rituals are repetitive sequences of activities that express and reinforce
important organizational values and goals. - Answer-✅True
/. T/F: The political skills of a manager consist mainly of the ability to understand the
workings of government and to present information effectively to others in the form of
political speechmaking. - Answer-✅False
/.T/F: In order to be considered a manager, an individual must direct or oversee the
work of others. - Answer-✅True
/.Which of the following might be an example of increased efficiency in manufacturing?
A) increasing advertising
B) cutting the amount of labor required to make the product
C) cutting the price of the product
D) increasing sales of the product - Answer-✅B
/.Political skills for a manager involve acquiring ____ within an organization of _____. -
Answer-✅a power base
loyal allies who pledge support
/.Efficiency must involve reducing the _______ ratio in some way. - Answer-✅input-to-
output
/.The work of a manager_____.
A) does not involve interaction with nonmanagerial employees
B) may involve performing tasks that are not related to overseeing others
C) is strictly limited to overseeing and monitoring the work of others
D) involves only high-level tasks that require a sophisticated skill set - Answer-✅B
/.Which set of skills would you expect the President of the United States to be least in
need of?
A) interpersonal
B) political
C) technical
D) conceptual - Answer-✅C
/.Which of the following is a key difference between managerial and nonmanagerial
employees?
A) Nonmanagerial employees do not oversee the work of others.
B) Managerial employees receive higher pay compensation.
C) Nonmanagerial employees have less formal education.
D) Managerial employees work longer hours. - Answer-✅A
, /.T/F: A manager does not work directly on tasks for the organization. - Answer-✅False
/.A high project completion rate indicates that she is _____. - Answer-✅an effective
manager
/.T/F: Supervisors and team leaders may both be considered first-line managers. -
Answer-✅False
/.T/F: The four contemporary management processes are planning, organizing, leading,
and commanding. - Answer-✅False
/.Which of the following views of management would agree with the statement that
managers should not be held accountable for changing global economic conditions?
A) the geocentric view
B) the new-world order view
C) the symbolic view
D) the demographic view - Answer-✅C
/.The _____ view of management contends that a manager's ability to affect the
organization's outcomes is constrained by external factors - Answer-✅Symbolic
/.Which of the following identifies the best illustration of the phrase "demographics is
destiny"?
A) The United States is experiencing healthy growth partly because its population is not
growing and people are saving their resources.
B) India is experiencing poverty because its population is growing rapidly.
C) The United States is experiencing slow growth partly because its population is
growing rapidly.
D) India is experiencing explosive growth partly because its population is growing
rapidly. - Answer-✅D
/."demographics is destiny" means that nations with expanding populations tend to
_____. - Answer-✅grow quickly
/.Why were the Baby Boomers so much more influential than other generations with
respect to changing American tastes and culture?
A) The Baby Boomers came after World War II when lifestyles were really changing.
B) The Baby Boomers were a much more free-spirited group than other generations.
C) The Baby Boomers were a much larger group than other generations.
D) The Baby Boomers were a much more coherent group than other generations. -
Answer-✅C
/.T/F: Corporate rituals are repetitive sequences of activities that express and reinforce
important organizational values and goals. - Answer-✅True
