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1) are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible for
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attaining goals in organizations.
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A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices
Answer: B
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2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a global
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warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done. In
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addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public and which
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will work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks
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are undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?
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A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning
Answer: B
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3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an illiteracy
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project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their project milestones and direct
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them through different phases of the project. Which of the following kinds of functions will these tasks be
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covered under?
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A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading
Answer: E
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4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in Indonesia". She
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recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly according to schedule. Torres
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monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before speeding up the implementation process by
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allocating more members for the implementation phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she
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performing?
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5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
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Answer: A
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6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour of the plant
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may be termed as a
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Answer: B
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7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a new product in
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the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about the product with her team
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members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales targets, and clarify any doubts about the new
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product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz playing?
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A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
Answer: A
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8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For the
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upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are working on the issue
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of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the food
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industry and other lobby groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing according to
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Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
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A) figurehead
B) leader
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Answer: C
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9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's upcoming line of
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winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue this season. In addition, she is also
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networking with contacts from the press and fashion magazine editors to understand the changing tastes of
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consumers. Which of the following roles is Simpson playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
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managerial roles?
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D) monitor
E) spokesperson
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