15th Edition By Stephen P. Robbins
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
,Contents
1. Managers and You in the Workplace
2. Making Decisions
3. Influence of the External Environment and the Organization’s Culture
4. Managing in a Global Environment
5. Managing Diversity
6. Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics
7. Managing Change and Disruptive Innovation
8. Foundations of Planning
9. Managing Strategy
10. Entrepreneurial Ventures
11. Designing Organizational Structure
12. Managing Human Resources
13. Managing Groups and Teams
14. Managing Communication
15. Understanding and Managing Individual Behavior
16. Motivating Employees
17. Being an Effective Leader
18. Controlling People and Operations
,Chapter 1 Managers and You in the Workplace
1) Time should be considered a(n) resource.
A) abundant
B) diminishing
C) limited
D) renewabl
e ANSWER:
C Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Learning Obj: LO 1.1: Tell who managers are and where they work; Know how to manage your
time
Classification: Concept
2) One method to become more efficient in managing your time is to .
A) classify each activity or task as A, B, or C
B) schedule more in one day than you can reasonably expect to finish
C) enlist the aid of a management coach to keep you on task
D) shorten deadlines so you will be pressed to complete tasks
early ANSWER: A
Diff: 2
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Obj: LO 1.1: Tell who managers are and where they work; Know how to manage your
time
Classification: Concept
3) Technology fmakes fit feasier fto fstay fconnected fbut .
A) there fis falways fthe frisk fof fsecurity fbreaches fand fthe ftheft fof finformation fnecessary
ffor fgood f time fmanagement fpractices
B) it fraises fexpectations fon fthe fpart fof fthose fto fwhom fwe fare fconnected
C) technology ffails, fbatteries flose fpower, fand ftheir feffectiveness fwanes
D) it falso fpresents fconstant fdistractions, fmaking fit fdifficult fto fstay fon
ftask f ANSWER: f D
Diff: f2
AACSB: f Reflective fthinking
Learning fObj: fLO f1.1: fTell fwho fmanagers fare fand fwhere fthey fwork; fKnow fhow fto fmanage
fyour f time
Classification: f Critical fthinking
, 4) In ftoday's fworkplace, .
A) women fare fmore flikely fthan fmen fto fbe fpromoted finto fmanagement
B) many femployees fperform fwork fthat fin fthe fpast fwas fconsidered fmanagerial factivities
C) women ftend fto fbe fmore feffective fsupervisors fthan fmen
D) most forganizations fhave feliminated fthe ftitle fof
fmanager f ANSWER: f B
Diff: f2
AACSB: f Reflective fthinking
Learning fObj: fLO f1.1: fTell fwho fmanagers fare fand fwhere fthey fwork; fKnow fhow fto fmanage
fyour f time
Classification: f Concept
5) Because fthis fis fher ffirst fjob, fMelanie fwas funclear fabout fwhat fmanagers factually
fdo. f Fortunately fher ftraining fmaterials fexplained fthat fa fmanager's fjob ffocuses fon.
A) performing fclerical fduties
B) personal fachievement
C) helping fothers faccomplish ftheir fwork fgoals
D) supervising fgroups frather fthan findividual
femployees f ANSWER: f C
Diff: f2
AACSB: f Analytical fthinking; fApplication fof fknowledge
Learning fObj: fLO f1.1: fTell fwho fmanagers fare fand fwhere fthey fwork; fKnow fhow fto fmanage
fyour f time
Classification: f Application
6) An findividual fwho fworks fwith fand fthrough fother fpeople fby fcoordinating ftheir fwork
factivities f in forder fto faccomplish forganizational fgoals fis .
A) an fassembly fline fworker
B) a flaborer
C) a fmanager
D) a
fsalesperson
f ANSWER: f f fC
fDiff: f1
AACSB: f Reflective fthinking
Learning fObj: fLO f1.1: fTell fwho fmanagers fare fand fwhere fthey fwork; fKnow fhow fto fmanage
fyour f time
Classification: f Concept