Modern Management Concepts and Skills 15th Edition Test Bank (Samuel) - 2025 Management & Leadership Study Guide

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1) managersgaregthosegwhogleadgmanufacturinggoperationsgthatgproducegthegclothesgw
egwear,gthegfoodgwegeat,gandgthegautomobilesgwegdrive.
A) Personnel
B) Plant
C) Sales
D) Accounting
E) HumangResources
gAnswer:g B
LearninggObj:g LOg1.1:gAngunderstandinggofgagmanager'sgtaskgDiffic
ulty:g Moderate
Classification:g Concept

2) Saragisgagmanagergingagfoodgprocessinggcompany.gHergprimarygfunctiongisgtogseegthatg
organizationalggoalsgaregachieved.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggmustgshegdiscouragegingordergt
ogpromotegthis?
A) BengspendsgaglotgofgtimegongFacebook,gbutggetsghisgworkgdonegongtime.
B) Tedgorganizesganginterdepartmentalgsoccerggamegeverygmonth.
C) Ashley'sgconsumergrelationsgactivitiesgforgthegcompanygsometimesgdelayghergwork.
D) Duringglullgperiodsgatgwork,gSallygworksgonghergMaster'sgthesis.
E) Claregisgthegtopgperformergingthegdepartment,gbutghasgnoginterestgingthegindustr
y.gAnswer:g C
LearninggObj:g LOg1.1:gAngunderstandinggofgagmanager'sgtaskgAACS
B:g AnalyticalgThinking
Difficulty:g ChallenginggClass
ification:g Application

3) Managementgstrivesgtogencouragegindividualgactivitygthatgwillg .
A) promotegthegindividual'sggrowth
B) alwaysgproducegoutstandinggresults
C) utilizegthegmaximumgamountgofgresources
D) leadgtogreachinggorganizationalggoals
E) alwaysggenerategtheghighestgrevenue
gAnswer:g D
LearninggObj:g LOg1.1:gAngunderstandinggofgagmanager'sgtaskgDiffic
ulty:g Moderate
Classification:g Concept

,4) Whengdevisingggoalsgforghisgteamgtogachieve,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggpointsgshouldgKevi
ngconsidergmostgimportant?
A) hisgcareerggoals
B) individualgabilities
C) internalgpolitics
D) organizationalggoals
E) employeeggoals
gAnswer:g D
LearninggObj:g LOg1.1:gAngunderstandinggofgagmanager'sgtaskgAACS
B:g AnalyticalgThinking
Difficulty:g ModerategClassifi
cation:g Application

5) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtruegforgthegmanagementgfunction?
A) Itgrefersgtogthegactivitiesgthatgmakegupgthegmanagementgprocess.
B) Itgisgagone-timegfunctiongingangorganization.
C) Itgisgagseriesgofgcontinuinggandgunrelatedgactivities.
D) Itginvolvesgandgconcentratesgongreachinggindividualggoals.
E) Itgdoesgnotgconsidergthegpeoplegaspectgofgorganizations
.gAnswer:g A
LearninggObj:g LOg1.1:gAngunderstandinggofgagmanager'sgtaskgDiffic
ulty:g Challenging
Classification:g Concept

6) Jacob,gangupper-
levelgmanager,grecentlygsawgagprojectgfailgbecauseghegdidgnotgestablishgobjectivesgforgallgimpo
rtantgorganizationalgareasgduringgtheginitialgstages.gJacobgmadegagmistakegduringgtheg
stagegofgthegmanagementgprocess.
A) organizing
B) influencing
C) controlling
D) monitoring
E) planning
gAnswer:g
E
LearninggObj:g LOg1.2:gKnowledgegaboutgthegmanagementgprocessgandgorganizationalgresources
gAACSB:g AnalyticalgThinking
Difficulty:g ModerategClassifi
cation:g Application

,7) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangerrorgmanagersgmakegduringgthegplanninggstagegofgmanagement?
A) notgestablishinggdepartmentsgappropriately
B) notgemphasizinggcoordinationgofgorganizationgmembers
C) notgexploringgenoughgviablegalternativesgforgreachinggobjectives
D) notgmonitoringgprogressgingcarryinggoutgplans
E) notgtakinggthegtimegtogcommunicategproperlygwithgorganizationgmember
sgAnswer:g C
LearninggObj:g LOg1.2:gKnowledgegaboutgthegmanagementgprocessgandgorganizationalgresources
gAACSB:g AnalyticalgThinking
Difficulty:g ModerategClassifi
cation:g Application

8) involvesgchoosinggtasksgthatgmustgbegperformedgtogattaingorganizationalggoals
,goutliningghowgthegtasksgmustgbegperformed,gandgindicatinggwhengtheygshouldgbegperform
ed.
A) Organizing
B) Influencing
C) Controlling
D) Monitoring
E) Planning
gAnswer:g E
LearninggObj:g LOg1.2:gKnowledgegaboutgthegmanagementgprocessgandgorganizationalgresources
gDifficulty:g Easy
Classification:g Concept

9) includesgdetermininggtasksgandggroupingsgofgwork.gItgshouldgnotgbegrigid,gb
utgadaptablegandgflexiblegtogmeetgchallengesgasgcircumstancesgchange.
A) Organizing
B) Influencing
C) Controlling
D) Monitoring
E) Planning
gAnswer:g
A
LearninggObj:g LOg1.2:gKnowledgegaboutgthegmanagementgprocessgandgorganizationalgresources
gDifficulty:g Easy
Classification:g Concept

, 10) NeilgisgthegplantgmanagergatgSerieuxgManufacturing.gHeghasgjustgbeenggivengthegproductiong
targetsgforgthegmonthgandghasgdeterminedgthegactivitiesgnecessarygtogachievegthese.gHegnowghasgt
ogdecidegwhogwillgperformgthegvariousgactivitiesgbestgsogthatgthegoutputgwillgbegmaximized,gand
ghegmustgassigngthegactivitiesgtogthosegworkers.gNeilgisgperforminggtheg
functiongofgmanagement.
A) organizing
B) influencing
C) controlling
D) monitoring
E) planning
gAnswer:g
A
LearninggObj:g LOg1.2:gKnowledgegaboutgthegmanagementgprocessgandgorganizationalgresources
gAACSB:g AnalyticalgThinking
Difficulty:g ChallenginggClass
ification:g Application

11) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangerrorgmanagersgmakegduringgthegorganizinggstageg
ofgmanagement?
A) notgexploringgenoughgviablegalternativesgforgreachinggobjectives
B) notgestablishinggappropriategperformancegstandards
C) establishinggimpropergcommunicationgnetworks
D) notgmonitoringgprogressgingcarryinggoutgplans
E) establishingginappropriategspansgofgmanagement
gAnswer:g E
LearninggObj:g LOg1.2:gKnowledgegaboutgthegmanagementgprocessgandgorganizationalgresources
gAACSB:g AnalyticalgThinking
Difficulty:g ChallenginggClass
ification:g Application

12) Seth,gagmanagergingaggrowinggorganization,gbelievesgthatgcreatinggdepartmentsgleadsgtogth
egformationgofgbarriersgingangorganization.gNotgestablishinggdepartmentsgappropriatelygcangb
egaghugegmanagementgmistakegingtheg .
A) organizinggprocess
B) influencinggprocess
C) controllinggprocess
D) monitoringgprocess
E) planninggprocess
gAnswer:g A
LearninggObj:g LOg1.2:gKnowledgegaboutgthegmanagementgprocessgandgorganizationalgresources
gAACSB:g AnalyticalgThinking
Difficulty:g ModerategClassifi
cation:g Application