MAR3023 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Functional Manager
responsible for just one organizational activity (i.e. Accounting department)
Mintzberg characterized managers' interaction with people in and out of their
work units as
interpersonal
Today, it is more common for a company to hire an executive who will give orders
rather than someone who will ask questions and encourage independent
thinking.
False
What key to career growth did Jeff Bezos possess that motivated him to leave a
stable lucrative job and create a start-up that became Amazon?
Ability to take risks
After purchasing a small company in China, Linda's US-based company trained
all of its employees on Chinese business customs so they would be able to
communicate properly with their new coworkers in China. Linda's company was
responding to the results of ______.
globalization
Which of the following defines an organization?
A group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose
, Multiplier Effect
good managers create value. Your influence on the organization stretches further- can
make changes that impact different departments/groups
Meaningfulness is associated with ____ rather than ________
giving; taking
Organizing (management function)
arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work
Planning (management function)
setting goals and deciding how to achieve them
Leading (management function)
motivating, directing, and otherwise influencing people to work hard to achieve goals
Controlling (management function)
monitoring performance, comparing it with goals, and taking corrective action as needed
Administrative Management
concerned with managing the total organization.
Hugo Munsterberg
Father of industrial psychology
Pioneers of administrative management theory
Max Weber, Henri Fayol, Charles Clinton Spaulding
Inputs
people, money, information, equipment, and materials required to produce an
organization's goods or services
Transformational Processes
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Functional Manager
responsible for just one organizational activity (i.e. Accounting department)
Mintzberg characterized managers' interaction with people in and out of their
work units as
interpersonal
Today, it is more common for a company to hire an executive who will give orders
rather than someone who will ask questions and encourage independent
thinking.
False
What key to career growth did Jeff Bezos possess that motivated him to leave a
stable lucrative job and create a start-up that became Amazon?
Ability to take risks
After purchasing a small company in China, Linda's US-based company trained
all of its employees on Chinese business customs so they would be able to
communicate properly with their new coworkers in China. Linda's company was
responding to the results of ______.
globalization
Which of the following defines an organization?
A group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose
, Multiplier Effect
good managers create value. Your influence on the organization stretches further- can
make changes that impact different departments/groups
Meaningfulness is associated with ____ rather than ________
giving; taking
Organizing (management function)
arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work
Planning (management function)
setting goals and deciding how to achieve them
Leading (management function)
motivating, directing, and otherwise influencing people to work hard to achieve goals
Controlling (management function)
monitoring performance, comparing it with goals, and taking corrective action as needed
Administrative Management
concerned with managing the total organization.
Hugo Munsterberg
Father of industrial psychology
Pioneers of administrative management theory
Max Weber, Henri Fayol, Charles Clinton Spaulding
Inputs
people, money, information, equipment, and materials required to produce an
organization's goods or services
Transformational Processes
