https://www.stuvia.com/ Chapter 1. The Exceptional Manager: What You Do, How You Do It TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 1) At times, to be efficient in management means NOT using resources in the most cost -
effective way. ⊚ true ⊚ false 2) Organizations can gain a competitive advantage simply by matching their competition in terms of cutting costs and responsiveness to employees. ⊚ true ⊚ false 3) Innovation in business is defined as seeking ways to deliver less costly goods but in similar ways, maintaining employee morale. ⊚ true ⊚ false 4) Telecommuting has been found to enhance employee satisfaction and performance. ⊚ true ⊚ false Page 2
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https://www.stuvia.com/ https://www.stuvia.com/ 5) Jorge is developing a new employee schedule for his landscaping business due to the increase in customer calls during the summer. While doing this, Jorge is involved in organizing. ⊚ true ⊚ false 6) Amber, a district manager for a large restaurant chain, is comparing the goals of her restaurants with recent sales. She knows that two restaurants are underperforming, so she plans on meeting with those managers to discus s corrective action; this process is the controlling managerial function. ⊚ true ⊚ false 7) Tia works for a line of high -end fashion clothing stores. In her role, she makes strategic long-term decisions about her company ’s overall dire ction, and she creates the overall corporate goals, policies, and strategies. In light of these tasks, Tia must be a middle manager. ⊚ true ⊚ false 8) Leonardo is a district manager who oversees several store managers in a national cha in of retailers. Leonardo reports directly to the vice president of stores and marketing, a member of top management. Leonardo is a middle manager.
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https://www.stuvia.com/ https://www.stuvia.com/ ⊚ true ⊚ false 9) Mintzberg concluded that managers play three broad types of roles: in terpersonal, analytical, and critical. ⊚ true ⊚ false 10) It’s your responsibility to manage your career, but others can also make it happen. ⊚ true ⊚ false MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 11) Which one of the following is one way to think about management? A) efficiency in motion B) the science of helping people C) the science of accomplishing things D) the art of getting things done through people E) the science of synergy Page 4
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effective way. ⊚ true ⊚ false 2) Organizations can gain a competitive advantage simply by matching their competition in terms of cutting costs and responsiveness to employees. ⊚ true ⊚ false 3) Innovation in business is defined as seeking ways to deliver less costly goods but in similar ways, maintaining employee morale. ⊚ true ⊚ false 4) Telecommuting has been found to enhance employee satisfaction and performance. ⊚ true ⊚ false Page 2
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https://www.stuvia.com/ https://www.stuvia.com/ 5) Jorge is developing a new employee schedule for his landscaping business due to the increase in customer calls during the summer. While doing this, Jorge is involved in organizing. ⊚ true ⊚ false 6) Amber, a district manager for a large restaurant chain, is comparing the goals of her restaurants with recent sales. She knows that two restaurants are underperforming, so she plans on meeting with those managers to discus s corrective action; this process is the controlling managerial function. ⊚ true ⊚ false 7) Tia works for a line of high -end fashion clothing stores. In her role, she makes strategic long-term decisions about her company ’s overall dire ction, and she creates the overall corporate goals, policies, and strategies. In light of these tasks, Tia must be a middle manager. ⊚ true ⊚ false 8) Leonardo is a district manager who oversees several store managers in a national cha in of retailers. Leonardo reports directly to the vice president of stores and marketing, a member of top management. Leonardo is a middle manager.
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https://www.stuvia.com/ https://www.stuvia.com/ ⊚ true ⊚ false 9) Mintzberg concluded that managers play three broad types of roles: in terpersonal, analytical, and critical. ⊚ true ⊚ false 10) It’s your responsibility to manage your career, but others can also make it happen. ⊚ true ⊚ false MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 11) Which one of the following is one way to think about management? A) efficiency in motion B) the science of helping people C) the science of accomplishing things D) the art of getting things done through people E) the science of synergy Page 4
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