MGT 301 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
What do the examples of the Mesopotamian plow, the McCormick reaper, and the gas-
powered tractor help to explain? - Answers - Advancement is important for getting the
most production from our efforts.
What was the underlying management theme from the Monsanto advertisement video?
- Answers - We need to understand how relationships work for every unique area
Understanding people and organizations is valuable for whom? - Answers - Everyone
The core element of management is understanding what? - Answers - human
interaction
According to the Weird Al music video, "Our proven methodology, with strong
commitment to quality effectively enhances corporate ______________." - Answers -
synergy
Which level of manager is typically in charge of allocating resources and developing
activities? - Answers - middle managers
Whose job is it to oversee the activities of the firm and ensure that the organization is
maximizing value to its stakeholders? - Answers - board of directors
Which manager's duties include planning and making decisions and setting objectives
for the organization? - Answers - top managers
In the above video, __ are directly transferable to any job, organization, or industry. -
Answers - soft skills
The specific knowledge needed to perform a specialized skill is known as what? -
Answers - technical skills
Which level of management most often needs to utilize conceptual skills? - Answers -
top managers
Which of Mintzberg's managerial roles may require a manager to be a negotiator or
change maker? - Answers - decisional
Henry Mintzberg's study of managers at several organizations found which three
things? - Answers - 1. managers work in high-pressure situations
2. managers prefer face-to-face communication
, 3. a manager's work is fragmented and uneven
What 3 things are true of early American industry? - Answers - 1. Work was primarily
labor-intensive
2. Workers had very few rights
3. Working conditions were less than ideal
What are the four major functions of management? - Answers - planning, organizing,
leading, controlling
Despite the negative connotation associated with bureaucracies, Weber's main point of
associating them with organizations was that they require structure, order and process
to be __________________. - Answers - efficient
What is it called when workers are perceived to be purposefully working below their
capacity? - Answers - soldiering
How did the Gilbreths go about testing their theories on movement and motion studies?
- Answers - they used their children
Which management theory was based on understanding each part of a task, selecting
the right workers, providing adequate training, and scientifically planning the work to
maximize output? - Answers - scientific management
Named after a failed study led by Elton Mayo, what theory has helped researchers to
understand that employees are social beings who seek attention from their superiors? -
Answers - hawthorne effect
In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the highest level? - Answers -
esteem needs
put Maslow's hierarchy of needs in order from lowest to highest. - Answers -
psychological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self actualization
What is the correct order for the four steps in a systems loop? - Answers - inputs,
processing, outputs, feedback
In the case of a restaurant, the act of cooking hamburgers would be a(n)
______________ in a system? - Answers - process
The standard against which something is measured is known as ________. - Answers -
quality
which group sets objectives, scans environment, and plans and makes decisions? -
Answers - top managers
ANSWERS
What do the examples of the Mesopotamian plow, the McCormick reaper, and the gas-
powered tractor help to explain? - Answers - Advancement is important for getting the
most production from our efforts.
What was the underlying management theme from the Monsanto advertisement video?
- Answers - We need to understand how relationships work for every unique area
Understanding people and organizations is valuable for whom? - Answers - Everyone
The core element of management is understanding what? - Answers - human
interaction
According to the Weird Al music video, "Our proven methodology, with strong
commitment to quality effectively enhances corporate ______________." - Answers -
synergy
Which level of manager is typically in charge of allocating resources and developing
activities? - Answers - middle managers
Whose job is it to oversee the activities of the firm and ensure that the organization is
maximizing value to its stakeholders? - Answers - board of directors
Which manager's duties include planning and making decisions and setting objectives
for the organization? - Answers - top managers
In the above video, __ are directly transferable to any job, organization, or industry. -
Answers - soft skills
The specific knowledge needed to perform a specialized skill is known as what? -
Answers - technical skills
Which level of management most often needs to utilize conceptual skills? - Answers -
top managers
Which of Mintzberg's managerial roles may require a manager to be a negotiator or
change maker? - Answers - decisional
Henry Mintzberg's study of managers at several organizations found which three
things? - Answers - 1. managers work in high-pressure situations
2. managers prefer face-to-face communication
, 3. a manager's work is fragmented and uneven
What 3 things are true of early American industry? - Answers - 1. Work was primarily
labor-intensive
2. Workers had very few rights
3. Working conditions were less than ideal
What are the four major functions of management? - Answers - planning, organizing,
leading, controlling
Despite the negative connotation associated with bureaucracies, Weber's main point of
associating them with organizations was that they require structure, order and process
to be __________________. - Answers - efficient
What is it called when workers are perceived to be purposefully working below their
capacity? - Answers - soldiering
How did the Gilbreths go about testing their theories on movement and motion studies?
- Answers - they used their children
Which management theory was based on understanding each part of a task, selecting
the right workers, providing adequate training, and scientifically planning the work to
maximize output? - Answers - scientific management
Named after a failed study led by Elton Mayo, what theory has helped researchers to
understand that employees are social beings who seek attention from their superiors? -
Answers - hawthorne effect
In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the highest level? - Answers -
esteem needs
put Maslow's hierarchy of needs in order from lowest to highest. - Answers -
psychological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self actualization
What is the correct order for the four steps in a systems loop? - Answers - inputs,
processing, outputs, feedback
In the case of a restaurant, the act of cooking hamburgers would be a(n)
______________ in a system? - Answers - process
The standard against which something is measured is known as ________. - Answers -
quality
which group sets objectives, scans environment, and plans and makes decisions? -
Answers - top managers
