Test Bank Modern Management Concepts and Skills 15th Edition Samuel

TestBank Modern Management Concepts and Skills 15th Edition
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1) managersjarejthosejwhojleadjmanufacturingjoperationsjthatjproducejthejclothesjwejw
ear,jthejfoodjwejeat,jandjthejautomobilesjwejdrive.
A) Personnel
B) Plant
C) Sales
D) Accounting
E) HumanjResources
jAnswer:j B
LearningjObj:j LOj1.1:jAnjunderstandingjofjajmanager'sjtaskjDifficulty
:j Moderate
Classification:j Concept

2) Sarajisjajmanagerjinjajfoodjprocessingjcompany.jHerjprimaryjfunctionjisjtojseejthatjorgan
izationaljgoalsjarejachieved.jWhichjofjthejfollowingjmustjshejdiscouragejinjorderjtojpromote
jthis?
A) BenjspendsjajlotjofjtimejonjFacebook,jbutjgetsjhisjworkjdonejonjtime.
B) Tedjorganizesjanjinterdepartmentaljsoccerjgamejeveryjmonth.
C) Ashley'sjconsumerjrelationsjactivitiesjforjthejcompanyjsometimesjdelayjherjwork.
D) Duringjlulljperiodsjatjwork,jSallyjworksjonjherjMaster'sjthesis.
E) Clarejisjthejtopjperformerjinjthejdepartment,jbutjhasjnojinterestjinjthejindustry.jAn
swer:j C
LearningjObj:j LOj1.1:jAnjunderstandingjofjajmanager'sjtaskjAACSB:j
AnalyticaljThinking
Difficulty:j ChallengingjClassi
fication:j Application

3) Managementjstrivesjtojencouragejindividualjactivityjthatjwillj .
A) promotejthejindividual'sjgrowth
B) alwaysjproducejoutstandingjresults
C) utilizejthejmaximumjamountjofjresources
D) leadjtojreachingjorganizationaljgoals
E) alwaysjgeneratejthejhighestjrevenuej
Answer:j D
LearningjObj:j LOj1.1:jAnjunderstandingjofjajmanager'sjtaskjDifficulty
:j Moderate
Classification:j Concept

,4) Whenjdevisingjgoalsjforjhisjteamjtojachieve,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjpointsjshouldjKevinjco
nsiderjmostjimportant?
A) hisjcareerjgoals
B) individualjabilities
C) internaljpolitics
D) organizationaljgoals
E) employeejgoals
jAnswer:j D
LearningjObj:j LOj1.1:jAnjunderstandingjofjajmanager'sjtaskjAACSB:j
AnalyticaljThinking
Difficulty:j ModeratejClassific
ation:j Application

5) Whichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjisjtruejforjthejmanagementjfunction?
A) Itjrefersjtojthejactivitiesjthatjmakejupjthejmanagementjprocess.
B) Itjisjajone-timejfunctionjinjanjorganization.
C) Itjisjajseriesjofjcontinuingjandjunrelatedjactivities.
D) Itjinvolvesjandjconcentratesjonjreachingjindividualjgoals.
E) Itjdoesjnotjconsiderjthejpeoplejaspectjofjorganizations.j
Answer:j A
LearningjObj:j LOj1.1:jAnjunderstandingjofjajmanager'sjtaskjDifficulty
:j Challenging
Classification:j Concept

6) Jacob,janjupper-
leveljmanager,jrecentlyjsawjajprojectjfailjbecausejhejdidjnotjestablishjobjectivesjforjalljimportantj
organizationaljareasjduringjthejinitialjstages.jJacobjmadejajmistakejduringjthej
stagejofjthejmanagementjprocess.
A) organizing
B) influencing
C) controlling
D) monitoring
E) planning
jAnswer:j E
LearningjObj:j LOj1.2:jKnowledgejaboutjthejmanagementjprocessjandjorganizationaljresourcesjA
ACSB:j AnalyticaljThinking
Difficulty:j ModeratejClassific
ation:j Application

,7) Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjanjerrorjmanagersjmakejduringjthejplanningjstagejofjmanagement?
A) notjestablishingjdepartmentsjappropriately
B) notjemphasizingjcoordinationjofjorganizationjmembers
C) notjexploringjenoughjviablejalternativesjforjreachingjobjectives
D) notjmonitoringjprogressjinjcarryingjoutjplans
E) notjtakingjthejtimejtojcommunicatejproperlyjwithjorganizationjmembersjA
nswer:j C
LearningjObj:j LOj1.2:jKnowledgejaboutjthejmanagementjprocessjandjorganizationaljresourcesjA
ACSB:j AnalyticaljThinking
Difficulty:j ModeratejClassific
ation:j Application

8) involvesjchoosingjtasksjthatjmustjbejperformedjtojattainjorganizationaljgoals,jo
utliningjhowjthejtasksjmustjbejperformed,jandjindicatingjwhenjtheyjshouldjbejperformed.
A) Organizing
B) Influencing
C) Controlling
D) Monitoring
E) Planning
jAnswer:j E
LearningjObj:j LOj1.2:jKnowledgejaboutjthejmanagementjprocessjandjorganizationaljresourcesjDif
ficulty:j Easy
Classification:j Concept

9) includesjdeterminingjtasksjandjgroupingsjofjwork.jItjshouldjnotjbejrigid,jbutjad
aptablejandjflexiblejtojmeetjchallengesjasjcircumstancesjchange.
A) Organizing
B) Influencing
C) Controlling
D) Monitoring
E) Planning
jAnswer:j A
LearningjObj:j LOj1.2:jKnowledgejaboutjthejmanagementjprocessjandjorganizationaljresourcesjDif
ficulty:j Easy
Classification:j Concept

, 10) NeiljisjthejplantjmanagerjatjSerieuxjManufacturing.jHejhasjjustjbeenjgivenjthejproductionjtarge
tsjforjthejmonthjandjhasjdeterminedjthejactivitiesjnecessaryjtojachievejthese.jHejnowjhasjtojdecidej
whojwilljperformjthejvariousjactivitiesjbestjsojthatjthejoutputjwilljbejmaximized,jandjhejmustjassig
njthejactivitiesjtojthosejworkers.jNeiljisjperformingjthej
functionjofjmanagement.
A) organizing
B) influencing
C) controlling
D) monitoring
E) planning
jAnswer:j A
LearningjObj:j LOj1.2:jKnowledgejaboutjthejmanagementjprocessjandjorganizationaljresourcesjA
ACSB:j AnalyticaljThinking
Difficulty:j ChallengingjClassi
fication:j Application

11) Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjanjerrorjmanagersjmakejduringjthejorganizingjstagejofjm
anagement?
A) notjexploringjenoughjviablejalternativesjforjreachingjobjectives
B) notjestablishingjappropriatejperformancejstandards
C) establishingjimproperjcommunicationjnetworks
D) notjmonitoringjprogressjinjcarryingjoutjplans
E) establishingjinappropriatejspansjofjmanagementj
Answer:j E
LearningjObj:j LOj1.2:jKnowledgejaboutjthejmanagementjprocessjandjorganizationaljresourcesjA
ACSB:j AnalyticaljThinking
Difficulty:j ChallengingjClassi
fication:j Application

12) Seth,jajmanagerjinjajgrowingjorganization,jbelievesjthatjcreatingjdepartmentsjleadsjtojthejfor
mationjofjbarriersjinjanjorganization.jNotjestablishingjdepartmentsjappropriatelyjcanjbejajhugej
managementjmistakejinjthej .
A) organizingjprocess
B) influencingjprocess
C) controllingjprocess
D) monitoringjprocess
E) planningjprocess
jAnswer:j A
LearningjObj:j LOj1.2:jKnowledgejaboutjthejmanagementjprocessjandjorganizationaljresourcesjA
ACSB:j AnalyticaljThinking
Difficulty:j ModeratejClassific
ation:j Application