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Management can be defined as a set of activities including----- directed at an organization's
resources, with the aim of achieving organizational goals in an efficient and effective manner.
planning, controlling, organizing, and leading
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Lou is a supervisor at the Dairy Queen, where he focuses on setting employee schedules and training
new employees. Lou's management role deals primarily with ------ resources.
human
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Target has posted a job description for the following open position: Selecting prospective employees
from submitted résumés and job applications; supervising staff; serving as liaison with managerial
staff and other colleagues. Which type of organizational resource will this job manage?
Human
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A local freight company frequently dispatches trucks that are half full and the crates are often
missing their address labels. The company is------
neither effective nor efficient
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Mason wants to run a marathon in less than 3 hours. He made a schedule that should allow him to
spend the minimum amount of time training while still improving his speed and endurance. Mason is
following his plan, but his running time is not improving. Mason is -----
efficient but not effective
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Congratulations! You just graduated with a degree in management. As you reflect on your school
experience, you make a list of the reasons you were so efficient with your studies. Which of the
following statements relate specifically to your efficiency? Check all that apply.
When registration opened for each term, you immediately registered for the classes you needed,
especially the ones that fill up quickly.
Last year, you reviewed the course schedule to ensure you knew when to enroll in certain electives
that are offered only once per year.
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Managerial staff at the Dairy Queen make decisions about how to reinvest profits, how to improve
profit margins, and how to manage tax liabilities, all of which are ---- resources.
financial
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Walmart has posted a job description for an open position focused on the following responsibilities:
managing the merchandising of new products in the appropriate store areas; selecting appropriate
shelving and display materials throughout the store; identifying needed store repairs. Which type of
organizational resource will this job manage?
physical
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Monique specializes in making invitations for children's parties. Because she is using an old, worn-
out printer, about half of the invitations must be thrown away due to smeared ink. It is fortunate that
Monique can still fulfill her orders, because she cannot afford to buy a new printer for at least 6
months. Monique is
effective, but not efficient
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Tyler developed a schedule so he can spend the minimum amount of time studying for school and
still get good grades. Tyler is following the schedule, but is not getting the desired grades. Tyler is
efficient, but not effective
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Congratulations! You and two classmates received an A+ on your group project. As you reflect on the
process, you make a list detailing why you worked together so effectively. Which of the following
statements relate specifically to the effectiveness of your group? Check all that apply.
Early in the semester, the group met with the professor to ensure that your proposed topic would
meet all of the requirements for the project.
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Though generally managers are thought to plan, organize, lead, and control across four types of
organizational resources, managers may specialize in one specific resource area. For instance, -------
primarily manage employees and decisions related to employee efficiency and effectiveness.
human resource managers
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, Imagine you are the communications manager for the local CBS network affiliate. You organize news
reports and press releases as they come in. Your role is focused on the management of ------
resources.
information
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Target has posted a job description for the following open position: Responsibilities of the job
include collating, preparing and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries, and financial
statements; controlling income, cash flow, and expenditure; managing budgets; developing and
managing financial systems/models. Which type of organizational resource will this job manage?
Financial
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Jenna bakes beautiful wedding cakes. The cakes are very expensive because, for every cake sold, she
throws away three cakes that aren't just right. Jenna is
effective, but not efficient
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You deliver pizzas for a local restaurant. At least once or twice per evening, the person taking phone
orders writes down the delivery address incorrectly. Frequently, you are sent to make just one
delivery, even on busy days. Last night, after you arrived more than an hour late, a customer told you
to "take the pizza back" because it was no longer hot. The pizza restaurant is
neither effective nor efficient
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Congratulations! You received an A+ on the final exam in your Principles of Management class. You
were busy this semester and had to be very efficient with your study time. So you can perform
similarly next semester, you made a list detailing why you were so efficient with your study time.
Which of the following statements relate specifically to your efficiency? Check all that apply.
You made flash cards with the key terms for each chapter so you could study for a few minutes while
waiting for the bus or standing in line at the store.
After reading each chapter, you completed a set of multiple choice questions to distinguish the topics
you needed to study more carefully from those you already knew fairly well.
You woke up 30 minutes early each morning and got in the habit of reading at least 10 pages in the
textbook every day.
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People who pursue careers in management can expect their jobs to include the planning, controlling,
leading, and organizing of organizational resources. By definition, the types of resources managers
manage include ------ resources.