QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A manager is hired by a start-up for her demonstrated ability to think
strategically and make broad-based decisions that serve the entire
organization. In other words, the manager has been hired for her strong
_____ skills. Answer: conceptual
◉ skills enable managers to visualize the most appropriate response to a
situation. Answer: Diagnostic
◉ Which of the following is true of technical skills? Answer: They are
especially important for first-line managers.
◉ The process in which employees deliberately work at a pace slower
than their capabilities is known as Answer: soldiering
◉ Gerard is a mid-level manager who believes that people do not like
work and try to avoid it. He therefore controls, directs, and coerces
employees to get them to work toward organizational goals. Which of
the following is true of Gerard? Answer: He is a Theory X manager.
◉ Which of the following is a Theory X assumption? Answer: People
want to have security