BUS 150 ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔In the Leadership Grid, the ideal manager behavior is represented by a 9,9 "team"
manager, who has high concern for both __________ and __________. - ✔✔people;
production
✔✔What is the basic assumption of situational approaches to leadership? - ✔✔The
appropriate leadership style will vary from one set of circumstances to another.
✔✔In Fiedler's model, favorable situations are those which have good leader-member
relations, a(n) __________ task and __________ leader position-power. -
✔✔structured; strong
✔✔David tells his employees his standards, schedules work for his department, and
gives the employees evaluations on their achievement. Based on the path-goal theory,
what kind of leader behaviors is David exhibiting? - ✔✔directive
✔✔ One significant contemporary management challenge is:
A: management science
B: globalization
C: synergy
D: entropy - ✔✔B: globalization
✔✔Which of the following is true of the quantitative management perspective?
A: It is a pessimistic and negative view of workers.
B: It places emphasis on individual attitudes and group processes.
C: If focuses on mathematical models and the use of computers.
D: it draws from psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and medicine. - ✔✔C:
It focuses on mathematical models and the use of computers.
✔✔An independent record label hires a manager who has previously worked with
organizations specializing in food processing, internet technology, and e-retailing. The
, manager is known for tailoring his managerial style in any given situation to the unique
elements in that situation. His behavior is closely in sync with the principles of the _____
perspective.
A: Contingency
B: behavioral
C: classical
D: quantitative - ✔✔A: contingency
✔✔Universal perspectives:
A: State that managerial behavior in a situation depends on unique elements.
B: Suggest that general theories cannot be applied to organizations.
C: State that each organization is unique.
D: Attempt to identify the one best way to do something. - ✔✔D: Attempt to identify the
one best way to do something
✔✔Which of the following is a Theory X assumption?
A: People want to have security.
B: Work is a natural part of the lives of people.
C: People will seek responsibility under favorable conditions.
D: The potential of people is underutilized in organizations. - ✔✔A: People want to have
security
✔✔The managerial function of leading:
A: Is the set of processes used to get members of an organization to work together.
B: Involves monitoring the organization's progress toward its goals.
C: Is a part of the planning process.
D: Involves setting an organization's goals and deciding how best to achieve them. -
✔✔A: Is the set of processes used to get members of an organization to work together.
✔✔______skills enable managers to visualize the most appropriate response to a
situation.
a. Communication
b. Decision-making
c. Conceptual
d. Diagnostic - ✔✔D: Diagnostic
✔✔An organization that does not monitor feedback from its environment and make
appropriate adjustments will fail due to _____.
a. diversity
b. synergy
c. entropy
d. soldiering - ✔✔C: Entropy
✔✔In the Leadership Grid, the ideal manager behavior is represented by a 9,9 "team"
manager, who has high concern for both __________ and __________. - ✔✔people;
production
✔✔What is the basic assumption of situational approaches to leadership? - ✔✔The
appropriate leadership style will vary from one set of circumstances to another.
✔✔In Fiedler's model, favorable situations are those which have good leader-member
relations, a(n) __________ task and __________ leader position-power. -
✔✔structured; strong
✔✔David tells his employees his standards, schedules work for his department, and
gives the employees evaluations on their achievement. Based on the path-goal theory,
what kind of leader behaviors is David exhibiting? - ✔✔directive
✔✔ One significant contemporary management challenge is:
A: management science
B: globalization
C: synergy
D: entropy - ✔✔B: globalization
✔✔Which of the following is true of the quantitative management perspective?
A: It is a pessimistic and negative view of workers.
B: It places emphasis on individual attitudes and group processes.
C: If focuses on mathematical models and the use of computers.
D: it draws from psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and medicine. - ✔✔C:
It focuses on mathematical models and the use of computers.
✔✔An independent record label hires a manager who has previously worked with
organizations specializing in food processing, internet technology, and e-retailing. The
, manager is known for tailoring his managerial style in any given situation to the unique
elements in that situation. His behavior is closely in sync with the principles of the _____
perspective.
A: Contingency
B: behavioral
C: classical
D: quantitative - ✔✔A: contingency
✔✔Universal perspectives:
A: State that managerial behavior in a situation depends on unique elements.
B: Suggest that general theories cannot be applied to organizations.
C: State that each organization is unique.
D: Attempt to identify the one best way to do something. - ✔✔D: Attempt to identify the
one best way to do something
✔✔Which of the following is a Theory X assumption?
A: People want to have security.
B: Work is a natural part of the lives of people.
C: People will seek responsibility under favorable conditions.
D: The potential of people is underutilized in organizations. - ✔✔A: People want to have
security
✔✔The managerial function of leading:
A: Is the set of processes used to get members of an organization to work together.
B: Involves monitoring the organization's progress toward its goals.
C: Is a part of the planning process.
D: Involves setting an organization's goals and deciding how best to achieve them. -
✔✔A: Is the set of processes used to get members of an organization to work together.
✔✔______skills enable managers to visualize the most appropriate response to a
situation.
a. Communication
b. Decision-making
c. Conceptual
d. Diagnostic - ✔✔D: Diagnostic
✔✔An organization that does not monitor feedback from its environment and make
appropriate adjustments will fail due to _____.
a. diversity
b. synergy
c. entropy
d. soldiering - ✔✔C: Entropy
