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15th Edition By Stephen P. Robbins
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,Contents
1. Managers and You in the Workplace
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2. Making Decisions
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3. Influence of the External Environment and the Organization’s Culture
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4. Managing in a Global Environment
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5. Managing Diversity
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6. Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics
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7. Managing Change and Disruptive Innovation
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8. Foundations of Planning
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9. Managing Strategy
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10. Entrepreneurial Ventures
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11. Designing Organizational Structure
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12. Managing Human Resources
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13. Managing Groups and Teams
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14. Managing Communication
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15. Understanding and Managing Individual Behavior
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16. Motivating Employees
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17. Being an Effective Leader
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18. Controlling People and Operations
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,Chapter 1 Managers and You in the Workplace
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1) Time should be considered a(n)
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2) One method to become more efficient in managing your time is to
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B) schedule more in one day than you can reasonably expect to finish
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C) enlist the aid of a management coach to keep you on task
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D) shorten deadlines so you will be pressed to complete tasks
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3) Technology makes it easier to stay connected but .
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A) there is always the risk of security breaches and the theft of information necessary for
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goodtime management practices
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B) it raises expectations on the part of those to whom we are connected
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C) technology fails, batteries lose power, and their effectiveness wanes
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D) it also presents constant distractions, making it difficult to stay on
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B) many employees perform work that in the past was considered managerial activities
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C) women tend to be more effective supervisors than men
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D) most organizations have eliminated the title of
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5) Because this is her first job, Melanie was unclear about what managers actually
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do. Fortunately her training materials explained that a manager's job focuses on
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6) An individual who works with and through other people by coordinating their work
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activitiesin order to accomplish organizational goals is .
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A) an assembly line worker
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