MGMT 340 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION RATED A+
2025/2026 NEW!!
1) are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible
for attaining goals in organizations.
A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices - Ans Managers
2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working
on a global warming project and decides which tasks related to creating awareness about the
issue need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on
engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also
assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the
following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning - Ans organizing
3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on
an illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their
project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the
following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under?
A) planning
B) organizing
,C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading - Ans leading
4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in
Indonesia." She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly
according to schedule. Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay before
speeding up the implementation process by allocating more members for the implementation
phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she performing?
A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing - Ans controlling
5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
A) defining an organization's goals
B) implementing strategies for achieving goals
C) executing plans to integrate activities
D) accomplishing goals of a project
E) employing strategies to coordinate tasks - Ans defining an organization's goal
6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a
tour of the plant may be termed as a .
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource allocator
, D) negotiator
E) disturbance handler - Ans figurehead
7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a
new product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about
the product with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales
targets and clarify any doubts about the new product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz
playing?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator - Ans leader
8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire.
For the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who
are working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain
information about the stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the
following roles is George most likely to be playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource allocator - Ans liaison
9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's
upcoming line of winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue
this season. In addition, she is also networking with contacts from the press and fashion
2025/2026 NEW!!
1) are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible
for attaining goals in organizations.
A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices - Ans Managers
2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working
on a global warming project and decides which tasks related to creating awareness about the
issue need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on
engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also
assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the
following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning - Ans organizing
3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on
an illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their
project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the
following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under?
A) planning
B) organizing
,C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading - Ans leading
4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in
Indonesia." She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly
according to schedule. Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay before
speeding up the implementation process by allocating more members for the implementation
phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she performing?
A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing - Ans controlling
5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
A) defining an organization's goals
B) implementing strategies for achieving goals
C) executing plans to integrate activities
D) accomplishing goals of a project
E) employing strategies to coordinate tasks - Ans defining an organization's goal
6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a
tour of the plant may be termed as a .
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource allocator
, D) negotiator
E) disturbance handler - Ans figurehead
7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a
new product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about
the product with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales
targets and clarify any doubts about the new product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz
playing?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator - Ans leader
8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire.
For the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who
are working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain
information about the stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the
following roles is George most likely to be playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource allocator - Ans liaison
9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's
upcoming line of winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue
this season. In addition, she is also networking with contacts from the press and fashion
