INTRO TO MANAGEMENT EXAM #1
UIOWA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Order of management - ANS Top Managers -> Middle Managers -> First Line Managers
Responsibilities of Top Managers - ANS 1. Create a context for change
2. Develop employees' commitment to and ownership of company
3. Create a positive organizational culture
4. Monitor their business environment
Think 3-5 years out
Responsibilities of Middle Managers - ANS 1. Plan and allocate resources to meet objectives
2. Coordinate and link groups, departments, and divisions within a company
3. Monitor and manage the performance of the subunits and managers who report to them
4. Implementing the changes or strategies generated by top managers
Think 6-18 months out
Responsibilities of First-Line Managers - ANS 1. Monitoring, Teaching, and short-term
planning
2. Teach entry-level employees how to do their job.
3. Make detailed schedules and operating plans
Think by the week
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,The Four Functions of Management - ANS Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling
Managerial Skills - ANS Technical Skills, Human Skills, Conceptual Skills
Technical Skills - ANS The specialized procedures, techniques, and knowledge required to get
the job done
Human Skills - ANS The ability to work well with humans
Conceptual Skills - ANS The ability to see the organization as a whole, to understand
Sources of Learning Management - ANS Reading, Reflection, Relationships, Real Experience
Team Leaders - ANS Managers responsible for facilitating team activities toward goal
accomplishment
Responsibilities of Team Leaders - ANS 1. Help their team members plan and schedule work,
learn how to solve problems, and work efficiently with others
2. Brings intellectual, emotional, and spiritual resources to the team.
3. Forms relationships with team
4. Manages external relationships with team
Mintzberg 3 Main Managerial Roles - ANS 1. Figurehead Role
2. Leader Role
3. Liaison Role
Figurehead Role - ANS When managers perform ceremonial duties such as greeting company
visitors, speaking at the opening of a new facility
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, Leader Role - ANS when managers motivate and encourage workers to accomplish
organizational objectives (i.e. establish challenging goals)
Liaison Role - ANS when managers deal with people outside their units (i.e. Sitting in on other
company's board)
Informational Roles - ANS Monitor Role, Spokesperson Role, Disseminator Role
Monitor Role - ANS When managers scan their environment for information
Spokesperson Role - ANS When managers share information with people outside their
departments or company's
Disseminator Role - ANS When managers share the information they have collected with
their subordinates and others in the company
Decisional Roles - ANS 1. Entrepreneur Role
2. Disturbance Handler Role
3. Resource allocator Role
4. Negotiator Role
Entrepreneur Role - ANS When managers adapt themselves, their subordinates, and their
units to change
Disturbance Handler Role - ANS When managers respond to pressures and problems so
severe that they demand
immediate attention and action
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UIOWA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Order of management - ANS Top Managers -> Middle Managers -> First Line Managers
Responsibilities of Top Managers - ANS 1. Create a context for change
2. Develop employees' commitment to and ownership of company
3. Create a positive organizational culture
4. Monitor their business environment
Think 3-5 years out
Responsibilities of Middle Managers - ANS 1. Plan and allocate resources to meet objectives
2. Coordinate and link groups, departments, and divisions within a company
3. Monitor and manage the performance of the subunits and managers who report to them
4. Implementing the changes or strategies generated by top managers
Think 6-18 months out
Responsibilities of First-Line Managers - ANS 1. Monitoring, Teaching, and short-term
planning
2. Teach entry-level employees how to do their job.
3. Make detailed schedules and operating plans
Think by the week
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,The Four Functions of Management - ANS Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling
Managerial Skills - ANS Technical Skills, Human Skills, Conceptual Skills
Technical Skills - ANS The specialized procedures, techniques, and knowledge required to get
the job done
Human Skills - ANS The ability to work well with humans
Conceptual Skills - ANS The ability to see the organization as a whole, to understand
Sources of Learning Management - ANS Reading, Reflection, Relationships, Real Experience
Team Leaders - ANS Managers responsible for facilitating team activities toward goal
accomplishment
Responsibilities of Team Leaders - ANS 1. Help their team members plan and schedule work,
learn how to solve problems, and work efficiently with others
2. Brings intellectual, emotional, and spiritual resources to the team.
3. Forms relationships with team
4. Manages external relationships with team
Mintzberg 3 Main Managerial Roles - ANS 1. Figurehead Role
2. Leader Role
3. Liaison Role
Figurehead Role - ANS When managers perform ceremonial duties such as greeting company
visitors, speaking at the opening of a new facility
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, Leader Role - ANS when managers motivate and encourage workers to accomplish
organizational objectives (i.e. establish challenging goals)
Liaison Role - ANS when managers deal with people outside their units (i.e. Sitting in on other
company's board)
Informational Roles - ANS Monitor Role, Spokesperson Role, Disseminator Role
Monitor Role - ANS When managers scan their environment for information
Spokesperson Role - ANS When managers share information with people outside their
departments or company's
Disseminator Role - ANS When managers share the information they have collected with
their subordinates and others in the company
Decisional Roles - ANS 1. Entrepreneur Role
2. Disturbance Handler Role
3. Resource allocator Role
4. Negotiator Role
Entrepreneur Role - ANS When managers adapt themselves, their subordinates, and their
units to change
Disturbance Handler Role - ANS When managers respond to pressures and problems so
severe that they demand
immediate attention and action
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