Test Bank For Exploring Management, 7th Edition All Chapters - 9781119704157.pdf

Management,g10eg(Robbins)
Chapterg1g g IntroductiongtogManagementgandgOrganizations

1) Today'sgmanagersgaregjustgasglikelygtogbegwomengasgtheygaregmen.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2
PagegRef:g4gTopic
:g WhogAregManagers?
Skill:g AACSB:gMulticulturalgandgDiversity

2) Managementgaffectsgemployeegmoralegbutgnotgagcompany'sgfinancialgperformance.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g1
PagegRef:g5gTopic
:g WhogAregManagers?
Skill:g AACSB:gCommunication

3) Ingordergtogbegconsideredgagmanager,gangindividualgmustgcoordinategthegworkgofgothers.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2
PagegRef:g5gTopic
:g WhogAregManagers?

4) Supervisorsgandgforemengmaygbothgbegconsideredgfirst-
linegmanagers.gAnswer:g TRUE
Diff:g2
PagegRef:g6gTopic
:g WhogAregManagers?

5) Effectivenessgrefersgtogthegrelationshipgbetweenginputsgandgoutputs.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g7
Topic:g WhatgIsgManagement?

6) Effectivenessgisgconcernedgwithgthegmeansgofggettinggthingsgdone,gwhilegefficiencygisgc
oncernedgwithgthegattainmentgofgorganizationalggoals.
Answer:g FALSEgDiff
: g2 PagegRef:g7
Topic:g WhatgIsgManagement?

7) Aggoalgofgefficiencygisgtogminimizegresourcegcosts.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g7
Topic:g WhatgIsgManagement?

8) Efficiencygisgdescribedgasg"doinggthingsgright."g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g7
Topic:g WhatgIsgManagement?
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,9) Managersgwhogaregeffectivegatgmeetinggorganizationalggoalsgalwaysgactgefficiently.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g3 PagegRef:g7
Topic:g WhatgIsgManagement?

10) Thegfourgcontemporarygfunctionsgofgmanagementgaregplanning,gorganizing,gleading,gandg
controlling.
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g1 PagegRef:g8
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

11) Determininggwhogreportsgtogwhomgisgpartgofgthegcontrollinggfunctiongofgmanagement.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g1 PagegRef:g8
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

12) Directinggandgmotivatinggaregpartgofgthegcontrollinggfunctiongofgmanagement.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g8
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

13) Fayol'sgmanagementgfunctionsgaregbasicallygequivalentgtogMintzberg'sgmanagementgroles.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g8-9
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

14) Thegrolesgofgfigurehead,gleader,gandgliaisongaregallginterpersonalgroles.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g3 PagegRef:g9
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

15) DisturbanceghandlergisgonegofgMintzberg'sginterpersonalgroles.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g3 PagegRef:g9
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

16) Mintzberg'sginformationalgmanagementgroleginvolvesgreceiving,gcollecting,gandgdisseminatinggi
nformation.
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g9
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

17) Mintzberg'sgresourcegallocationgrolegisgsimilargtogFayol'sgplanninggfunctiongbecausegitgi
nvolvesgthegcoordinationgofgemployee'sgactivities.
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g3 PagegRef:g8-9
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?


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,18) Resourcegallocationgandgdisturbanceghandlinggaregbothgconsideredgdecisionalgroles.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g9
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

19) AgfinancegmanagergwhogreadsgthegWallgStreetgJournalgongagregulargbasisgwouldgbegp
erforminggthegfigureheadgrole.
Answer:g FALSEgDiff
: g2 PagegRef:g9
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

20) Katzgconcludedgthatgmanagersgneedgthreegessentialgskills:gtechnical,ghuman,gandgconceptual.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g3 PagegRef:g10-
11gTopic:g WhatgDogManagersgD
o?

21) Technicalgskillsgbecomeglessgimportantgasgagmanagergmovesgintoghigherglevelsgofg
management.
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g10
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

22) Conceptualgskillsgbecomeglessgimportantgasgagmanagergmovesgintogtopgmanagement.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g1 PagegRef:g11
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

23) Humangskillsgisgthegabilitygtogworkgwellgwithgothergpeople.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g11
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

24) Coachinggandgbudgetinggaregskillsgcloselygrelatedgtogthegmanagementgfunctiongofgleading.g
Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g3 PagegRef:g8
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

25) Ingtoday'sgworld,gorganizationalgmanagersgatgallglevelsgandgingallgareasgneedgtogencouragegt
heirgemployeesgtogbegongtheglook-outgforgnewgideasgandgnewgapproaches.
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g13
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

26) Onlygfirst-linegmanagersgandgemployeesgneedgtogbegconcernedgwithgbeinggcustomer-
gresponsive.

Answer:g FALSE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g13
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?
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, 27) Innovationgisgonlygimportantginghigh-
techgfirms.gAnswer:g FALSE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g15
Topic:g WhatgDogManagersgDo?

28) Agdistinctgpurposegisgimportantgingdefininggangorganization.g
Answer:g TRUE
Diff:g1 PagegRef:g14
Topic:g WhatgIsgangOrganization?

29) Agnon-
profitgorganization,gsuchgasgthegUnitedgWay,gcannotgbegconsideredgangorganization.gAnswer:g F
ALSE
Diff:g2 PagegRef:g14
Topic:g WhatgIsgangOrganization?

30) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgregardinggmanagersgingtoday'sgworldgisgaccurate?
A) Theirgagegrangegisglimitedgtogbetweeng30gandg65.
B) Theygaregfoundgonlyginglargegcorporations.
C) Theygcangbegfoundgexclusivelygingfor-profitgorganizations.
D) Thegsinglegmostgimportantgvariablegingemployeegproductivitygandgloyaltygisgthegqualitygofgthegr
elationshipgbetweengemployeesgandgtheirgdirectgsupervisors.
Answer:g D
Diff:g1
PagegRef:g5gTopic
:g WhogAregManagers?

31) Someonegwhogworksgwithgandgthroughgothergpeoplegbygcoordinatinggtheirgworkgactivitiesgingo
rdergtogaccomplishgorganizationalggoalsgisg .
A) angassemblyglinegworker
B) aglaborer
C) agmanager
D) agsalesperson
gAnswer:g C

Diff:g1
PagegRef:g5gTopic
:g WhogAregManagers?

32) Ingthegpast,gnonmanagerialgemployeesgweregviewedgasgemployeesgwhog .
A) reportedgtogtopgexecutives
B) reportedgtogmiddlegmanagers
C) supervisedgothers
D) hadgnogothersgreportinggtogthemg
Answer:g D
Diff:g1
PagegRef:g5gTopic
:g WhogAregManagers?


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