,What is the difference between effectiveness and efficiency? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things
Who coined the following quote?
I wish to do something Great and Wonderful...But I must first start by doing the little
things...Like they were great and wonderful... - CORRECT ANSWERS-Albert Einstein
One important ingredient for living your purpose is learning, a curiosity and desire to get
better and better at doing what you love. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
A product or service that is valuable but is not rare, has what is called Competitive
Parity. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Delivering a product or service that is of real value to the customer. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-value
Match the following statements with their corresponding part of the competitive
advantage framework.
Delivering a product or service that is difficult to find. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Rare
Match the following statements with their corresponding part of the competitive
advantage framework.
Innovating products or services that are not easy to imitate or duplicate. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Imitable
Match the following statements with their corresponding part of the competitive
advantage framework.
Providing the product or service in a high quality fashion. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Organization
Do managers that work in different types of organizations perform the same tasks? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Yes, for the most part
According to the text, all managers perform many of the same tasks and face many of
the same challenges. Select the choice below which is not mentioned by the text as
something all managers have in common. - CORRECT ANSWERS-work within a limited
budget
Competency development is quickly emerging as an opportunity for managers to stay at
the forefront of organizational effectiveness. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
, The lessor the level of competence specificity provided in the the statement, the more
understandable, accessible, and predictable the competency will be with regards to its
criterion. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Middle managers are responsible for _____ the policies and plans of the top managers.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-implementing
Middle managers usually hold the positions of plant, regional, or divisional managers.
T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Getting tasks done correctly with the appropriate use of resources is called efficiency.
T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Managers use the organizing function of management when they coordinate the
resources needed to achieve organizational goals. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Planning is not one of the best ways for managers to directly influence the performance
of their organization. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Planning function of management seeks input from people throughout the organization
in order to create a plan that will work for the organization as a whole. T/F - CORRECT
ANSWERS-True
A manager that scans the organization, seeks out information, and uses that information
to create ways to correct poor performance is playing the role of:______ - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Monitor
Figureheads tend to give direct commands and orders, make decisions about the use of
resources, incorporate employees input, and rally employees around organizational
goals. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
A _____ is a representative of a department or organization; they perform ceremonial
duties for the organization. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Figurehead
As managers find themselves unprepared to respond to the challenges that came along
with increasing innovation and new societal demands, they have to seek out old
techniques, methods, and skills. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Scientific management principal states managers don't need to study how workers
perform their job and survey their knowledge. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
According to Max Weber and his Principles of Bureaucracy, Authority is the power to
keep people accountable for the actions as well as the right to make decisions
concerning organizational resource usage. Authority allows a manager to give direction
to their employees and those employees must obey. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things
Who coined the following quote?
I wish to do something Great and Wonderful...But I must first start by doing the little
things...Like they were great and wonderful... - CORRECT ANSWERS-Albert Einstein
One important ingredient for living your purpose is learning, a curiosity and desire to get
better and better at doing what you love. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
A product or service that is valuable but is not rare, has what is called Competitive
Parity. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Delivering a product or service that is of real value to the customer. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-value
Match the following statements with their corresponding part of the competitive
advantage framework.
Delivering a product or service that is difficult to find. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Rare
Match the following statements with their corresponding part of the competitive
advantage framework.
Innovating products or services that are not easy to imitate or duplicate. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Imitable
Match the following statements with their corresponding part of the competitive
advantage framework.
Providing the product or service in a high quality fashion. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Organization
Do managers that work in different types of organizations perform the same tasks? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Yes, for the most part
According to the text, all managers perform many of the same tasks and face many of
the same challenges. Select the choice below which is not mentioned by the text as
something all managers have in common. - CORRECT ANSWERS-work within a limited
budget
Competency development is quickly emerging as an opportunity for managers to stay at
the forefront of organizational effectiveness. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
, The lessor the level of competence specificity provided in the the statement, the more
understandable, accessible, and predictable the competency will be with regards to its
criterion. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Middle managers are responsible for _____ the policies and plans of the top managers.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-implementing
Middle managers usually hold the positions of plant, regional, or divisional managers.
T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Getting tasks done correctly with the appropriate use of resources is called efficiency.
T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Managers use the organizing function of management when they coordinate the
resources needed to achieve organizational goals. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Planning is not one of the best ways for managers to directly influence the performance
of their organization. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Planning function of management seeks input from people throughout the organization
in order to create a plan that will work for the organization as a whole. T/F - CORRECT
ANSWERS-True
A manager that scans the organization, seeks out information, and uses that information
to create ways to correct poor performance is playing the role of:______ - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Monitor
Figureheads tend to give direct commands and orders, make decisions about the use of
resources, incorporate employees input, and rally employees around organizational
goals. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
A _____ is a representative of a department or organization; they perform ceremonial
duties for the organization. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Figurehead
As managers find themselves unprepared to respond to the challenges that came along
with increasing innovation and new societal demands, they have to seek out old
techniques, methods, and skills. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Scientific management principal states managers don't need to study how workers
perform their job and survey their knowledge. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
According to Max Weber and his Principles of Bureaucracy, Authority is the power to
keep people accountable for the actions as well as the right to make decisions
concerning organizational resource usage. Authority allows a manager to give direction
to their employees and those employees must obey. T/F - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
