MNGT 3100 Fetsch - Exam 1 Questions
with complete
Chapter 1 - correct answer ✔
The primary purpose of assembling a team is __________. - correct answer
✔to achieve bigger goals than the sum of the individuals' accomplishments
Principles of management are often discussed or learned using the POLC
framework. POLC stands for __________. - correct answer ✔planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling
Regarding the academic fields of psychology, leadership, entrepreneurship,
and strategy, which of the following statements about leadership is true?
- Only extroverts make good leaders. WHithout charisma, employees will not
obey your instructions.
- Leaders are paid less than managers because leading people is easier than
managing other resources such as money or supplies.
- Leadership is defined as recognizing opportunities (needs, wants, problems,
or challenges), coming up with a solution, and putting that idea into action.
, - Leadership involves using formal power as well as informal/social sources
of influence to inspire action in others. - correct answer ✔Leadership
involves using formal power as well as informal/social sources of influence to
inspire action in others.
True of false:
In terms of principles of management, one can think of leadership,
entrepreneurship, and strategic management as answering questions about
"who," "what," and "how." - correct answer ✔True
_________ is sometimes defined as "the art of getting things done through the
efforts of other people." - correct answer ✔Management
When an organization has a long-term purpose, articulated in clear goals and
objectives, and these goals and objectives comprise a coherent plan of action,
then we would say that the organization has __________. - correct answer
✔a strategy
Triple Bottom Line refers to the measurement of __________ - correct
answer ✔social performance, environmental performance, and economic
performance
Critics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) frequently argue that
__________. - correct answer ✔CSR detracts from the fundamental
economic purpose of business
Authorizing individuals to think, work, and make decisions on their own, with
little supervision, is called: - correct answer ✔empowerment
There are ten roles common to the work of all managers. These include
figurehead, liaison, spokesperson, and negotiator.
, True or false:
Each manager may find themselves performing any of the ten roles from time
to time. - correct answer ✔True
Organizational citizenship behaviors can be understood as _____________
behaviors that are beneficial to the organization and ___________ explicitly
defined in job descriptions. - correct answer ✔individual ,
are not
Chapter 2 - correct answer ✔
True or False: Over time, the principles of Taylorism (Frederick Taylor's
scientific management) tended to dehumanize workers. - correct answer
✔True
"The interests of one person should never take precedence over what is best
for the company as a whole" is an explanation of which of Fayol's 14
principles of management? - correct answer ✔Subordination of individual
interests
True or false:
In highly assertive countries, competition between individuals and groups is
discouraged. - correct answer ✔False
__________ indicates that members of a society attempt to cope with anxiety
by minimizing uncertainty. - correct answer ✔High uncertainty avoidance
__________ was the first scholar to write about how to manage "knowledge
workers." His earliest work appeared in 1969 and was seen as the start of
modern management ideas. - correct answer ✔Peter Drucker
with complete
Chapter 1 - correct answer ✔
The primary purpose of assembling a team is __________. - correct answer
✔to achieve bigger goals than the sum of the individuals' accomplishments
Principles of management are often discussed or learned using the POLC
framework. POLC stands for __________. - correct answer ✔planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling
Regarding the academic fields of psychology, leadership, entrepreneurship,
and strategy, which of the following statements about leadership is true?
- Only extroverts make good leaders. WHithout charisma, employees will not
obey your instructions.
- Leaders are paid less than managers because leading people is easier than
managing other resources such as money or supplies.
- Leadership is defined as recognizing opportunities (needs, wants, problems,
or challenges), coming up with a solution, and putting that idea into action.
, - Leadership involves using formal power as well as informal/social sources
of influence to inspire action in others. - correct answer ✔Leadership
involves using formal power as well as informal/social sources of influence to
inspire action in others.
True of false:
In terms of principles of management, one can think of leadership,
entrepreneurship, and strategic management as answering questions about
"who," "what," and "how." - correct answer ✔True
_________ is sometimes defined as "the art of getting things done through the
efforts of other people." - correct answer ✔Management
When an organization has a long-term purpose, articulated in clear goals and
objectives, and these goals and objectives comprise a coherent plan of action,
then we would say that the organization has __________. - correct answer
✔a strategy
Triple Bottom Line refers to the measurement of __________ - correct
answer ✔social performance, environmental performance, and economic
performance
Critics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) frequently argue that
__________. - correct answer ✔CSR detracts from the fundamental
economic purpose of business
Authorizing individuals to think, work, and make decisions on their own, with
little supervision, is called: - correct answer ✔empowerment
There are ten roles common to the work of all managers. These include
figurehead, liaison, spokesperson, and negotiator.
, True or false:
Each manager may find themselves performing any of the ten roles from time
to time. - correct answer ✔True
Organizational citizenship behaviors can be understood as _____________
behaviors that are beneficial to the organization and ___________ explicitly
defined in job descriptions. - correct answer ✔individual ,
are not
Chapter 2 - correct answer ✔
True or False: Over time, the principles of Taylorism (Frederick Taylor's
scientific management) tended to dehumanize workers. - correct answer
✔True
"The interests of one person should never take precedence over what is best
for the company as a whole" is an explanation of which of Fayol's 14
principles of management? - correct answer ✔Subordination of individual
interests
True or false:
In highly assertive countries, competition between individuals and groups is
discouraged. - correct answer ✔False
__________ indicates that members of a society attempt to cope with anxiety
by minimizing uncertainty. - correct answer ✔High uncertainty avoidance
__________ was the first scholar to write about how to manage "knowledge
workers." His earliest work appeared in 1969 and was seen as the start of
modern management ideas. - correct answer ✔Peter Drucker
