Test Bank for
Organizational
Behavior, 15th Edition
— Stephen P. Robbins
& Timothy A. Judge
(PDF Download)
________ are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible
for attaining goals in organizations - ANSWER-managers
Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on
a global warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue
need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on
engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also
assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the
following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking? - ANSWER-organizing
, Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an
illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their
project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the
following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under? - ANSWER-leading
) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in
Indonesia". She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly
according to schedule. Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before
speeding up the implementation process by allocating more members for the implementation
phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she performing? - ANSWER-controlling
Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions? -
ANSWER-defining an organizations goals
According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour
of the plant may be termed as a ________. - ANSWER-figurehead
Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a
new product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about
the product with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales
targets, and clarify any doubts about the new product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz
playing? - ANSWER-leader
Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For
the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are
working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain
information about the stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the
following roles is George most likely to be playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles? - ANSWER-liason,
Organizational
Behavior, 15th Edition
— Stephen P. Robbins
& Timothy A. Judge
(PDF Download)
________ are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible
for attaining goals in organizations - ANSWER-managers
Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on
a global warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue
need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on
engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also
assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the
following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking? - ANSWER-organizing
, Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an
illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their
project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the
following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under? - ANSWER-leading
) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in
Indonesia". She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly
according to schedule. Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before
speeding up the implementation process by allocating more members for the implementation
phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she performing? - ANSWER-controlling
Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions? -
ANSWER-defining an organizations goals
According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour
of the plant may be termed as a ________. - ANSWER-figurehead
Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a
new product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about
the product with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales
targets, and clarify any doubts about the new product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz
playing? - ANSWER-leader
Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For
the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are
working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain
information about the stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the
following roles is George most likely to be playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles? - ANSWER-liason,
