Test Bank For M Management, 25th Edition All Chapters - 9781260735185.pdf

Management,u10eu(Robbins)
Chapteru1u u IntroductionutouManagementuanduOrganizations

1) Today'sumanagersuareujustuasulikelyutoubeuwomenuasutheyuareumen.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2
PageuRef:u4uTopic
:u WhouAreuManagers?
Skill:u AACSB:uMulticulturaluanduDiversity

2) Managementuaffectsuemployeeumoraleubutunotuaucompany'sufinancialuperformance.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u1
PageuRef:u5uTopic
:u WhouAreuManagers?
Skill:u AACSB:uCommunication

3) Inuorderutoubeuconsidereduaumanager,uanuindividualumustucoordinateutheuworkuofuothers.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2
PageuRef:u5uTopic
:u WhouAreuManagers?

4) Supervisorsuanduforemenumayubothubeuconsideredufirst-
lineumanagers.uAnswer:u TRUE
Diff:u2
PageuRef:u6uTopic
:u WhouAreuManagers?

5) Effectivenessurefersutoutheurelationshipubetweenuinputsuanduoutputs.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u7
Topic:u WhatuIsuManagement?

6) Effectivenessuisuconcerneduwithutheumeansuofugettinguthingsudone,uwhileuefficiencyuisuc
oncerneduwithutheuattainmentuofuorganizationalugoals.
Answer:u FALSEuDiff
: u2 PageuRef:u7
Topic:u WhatuIsuManagement?

7) Augoaluofuefficiencyuisutouminimizeuresourceucosts.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u7
Topic:u WhatuIsuManagement?

8) Efficiencyuisudescribeduasu"doinguthingsuright."u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u7
Topic:u WhatuIsuManagement?
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,9) Managersuwhouareueffectiveuatumeetinguorganizationalugoalsualwaysuactuefficiently.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u3 PageuRef:u7
Topic:u WhatuIsuManagement?

10) Theufourucontemporaryufunctionsuofumanagementuareuplanning,uorganizing,uleading,uandu
controlling.
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u1 PageuRef:u8
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

11) Determininguwhoureportsutouwhomuisupartuofutheucontrollingufunctionuofumanagement.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u1 PageuRef:u8
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

12) Directinguandumotivatinguareupartuofutheucontrollingufunctionuofumanagement.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u8
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

13) Fayol'sumanagementufunctionsuareubasicallyuequivalentutouMintzberg'sumanagementuroles.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u8-9
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

14) Theurolesuofufigurehead,uleader,uanduliaisonuareualluinterpersonaluroles.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u3 PageuRef:u9
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

15) DisturbanceuhandleruisuoneuofuMintzberg'suinterpersonaluroles.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u3 PageuRef:u9
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

16) Mintzberg'suinformationalumanagementuroleuinvolvesureceiving,ucollecting,uandudisseminatingui
nformation.
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u9
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

17) Mintzberg'suresourceuallocationuroleuisusimilarutouFayol'suplanningufunctionubecauseuitui
nvolvesutheucoordinationuofuemployee'suactivities.
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u3 PageuRef:u8-9
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?


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,18) Resourceuallocationuandudisturbanceuhandlinguareubothuconsideredudecisionaluroles.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u9
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

19) AufinanceumanageruwhoureadsutheuWalluStreetuJournaluonuauregularubasisuwouldubeup
erformingutheufigureheadurole.
Answer:u FALSEuDiff
: u2 PageuRef:u9
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

20) Katzuconcludeduthatumanagersuneeduthreeuessentialuskills:utechnical,uhuman,uanduconceptual.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u3 PageuRef:u10-
11uTopic:u WhatuDouManagersuD
o?

21) Technicaluskillsubecomeulessuimportantuasuaumanagerumovesuintouhigherulevelsuofu
management.
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u10
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

22) Conceptualuskillsubecomeulessuimportantuasuaumanagerumovesuintoutopumanagement.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u1 PageuRef:u11
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

23) Humanuskillsuisutheuabilityutouworkuwelluwithuotherupeople.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u11
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

24) Coachinguandubudgetinguareuskillsucloselyurelatedutoutheumanagementufunctionuofuleading.u
Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u3 PageuRef:u8
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

25) Inutoday'suworld,uorganizationalumanagersuatuallulevelsuanduinualluareasuneedutouencourageut
heiruemployeesutoubeuonutheulook-outuforunewuideasuandunewuapproaches.
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u13
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

26) Onlyufirst-lineumanagersuanduemployeesuneedutoubeuconcerneduwithubeingucustomer-
uresponsive.

Answer:u FALSE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u13
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?
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, 27) Innovationuisuonlyuimportantuinuhigh-
techufirms.uAnswer:u FALSE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u15
Topic:u WhatuDouManagersuDo?

28) Audistinctupurposeuisuimportantuinudefininguanuorganization.u
Answer:u TRUE
Diff:u1 PageuRef:u14
Topic:u WhatuIsuanuOrganization?

29) Aunon-
profituorganization,usuchuasutheuUniteduWay,ucannotubeuconsidereduanuorganization.uAnswer:u F
ALSE
Diff:u2 PageuRef:u14
Topic:u WhatuIsuanuOrganization?

30) Whichuofutheufollowingustatementsuregardingumanagersuinutoday'suworlduisuaccurate?
A) Theiruageurangeuisulimitedutoubetweenu30uandu65.
B) Theyuareufounduonlyuinulargeucorporations.
C) Theyucanubeufounduexclusivelyuinufor-profituorganizations.
D) Theusingleumostuimportantuvariableuinuemployeeuproductivityuanduloyaltyuisutheuqualityuofutheur
elationshipubetweenuemployeesuandutheirudirectusupervisors.
Answer:u D
Diff:u1
PageuRef:u5uTopic
:u WhouAreuManagers?

31) Someoneuwhouworksuwithuanduthroughuotherupeopleubyucoordinatingutheiruworkuactivitiesuinuo
rderutouaccomplishuorganizationalugoalsuisu .
A) anuassemblyulineuworker
B) aulaborer
C) aumanager
D) ausalesperson
uAnswer:u C

Diff:u1
PageuRef:u5uTopic
:u WhouAreuManagers?

32) Inutheupast,unonmanagerialuemployeesuwereuvieweduasuemployeesuwhou .
A) reportedutoutopuexecutives
B) reportedutoumiddleumanagers
C) superviseduothers
D) hadunouothersureportingutouthemu
Answer:u D
Diff:u1
PageuRef:u5uTopic
:u WhouAreuManagers?


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