MGMT 3000 Questions and answers
graded A+
When Elizabeth is representing management side and is dealing with union representatives and
labor agreements and settling terms of employees contracts and salary increases, Elizabeth is
engaging in the role of a - ANS✅✅negotiator
The role of ________, according to Mintzberg, involves managers making decisions about who gets
what, how much, when, and why. - ANS✅✅resource allocator
In the role of ______, managers seek to improve their businesses, adapt to changing market
conditions, and react to opportunities as they present themselves. - ANS✅✅entrepreneur
As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Organic Foods International, Rebecca signs major contracts
with various food suppliers as well as many legal documents. Rebecca is playing the role of a -
ANS✅✅figurehead
As a division manager at KB Foods (KBF), Michelle maintains information links both inside and
outside KBF. According to Mintzberg, this represents _____ role - ANS✅✅liasion
While monitor is a type of _______ role, negotiator is a(n) ______ role. - ANS✅✅informational;
decisional
James is the production manager at a large toy manufacturing company. James believes that one of
his critical role is to train, counsel, motivate, and direct his subordinates. This represents which role,
according to Mintzberg? - ANS✅✅Leader
While the entrepreneur role describes managers who initiate change, the disturbance or crisis
handler role depicts managers who must involuntarily react to conditions. - ANS✅✅True
Executive managers are at the top of the hierarchy and are responsible for the entire organization,
especially its strategic direction. - ANS✅✅True
According to Mintzberg, managers averaged 36 written and 16 verbal contacts per day with most of
these activities lasting less than nine minutes. - ANS✅✅True
, Buying a house can be described as which of these? - ANS✅✅nonprogrammed decision
______ is the ability to recognize, understand, pay attention to, and manage one's own emotions
and the emotions of others. - ANS✅✅Emotional intelligence
Which of the following is NOT an element of emotional intelligence? - ANS✅✅Heuristic
In order to reduce groupthink, groups can assign a member to play the devil's advocate. -
ANS✅✅True
Maximizing shareholder wealth is often a short-sighted decision because it can harm the
organization's financial viability in the future. - ANS✅✅True
Which of the following is NOT a trend predicted by the 2018 annual Global Risks Perception Survey
(GRPS) in the external environment? - ANS✅✅Denuclearization
Which of the following is an element of economic forces? - ANS✅✅Competitors and supply chain
________ structures are, in effect, many functional departments grouped under a division head. -
ANS✅✅Divisional structure
Natural disaster and human induced environmental problems are events such as high-impact
hurricanes, and extreme temperatures as well as 'man-made' environmental disasters such as water
and food crises; large-scale involuntary migration are a force that affects organizations. -
ANS✅✅True
Overall, while economic data indicates that globalization has had a positive effect on the world
economy, a dark side also shows that two-thirds of all households in 25 advanced-economy
countries had incomes stagnate and/or decline between 2005 and 2014. - ANS✅✅True
Which of these refers to our choices and decision-making processes and our moral principles and
values that govern our behaviors regarding what is right and wrong? - ANS✅✅Ethics
graded A+
When Elizabeth is representing management side and is dealing with union representatives and
labor agreements and settling terms of employees contracts and salary increases, Elizabeth is
engaging in the role of a - ANS✅✅negotiator
The role of ________, according to Mintzberg, involves managers making decisions about who gets
what, how much, when, and why. - ANS✅✅resource allocator
In the role of ______, managers seek to improve their businesses, adapt to changing market
conditions, and react to opportunities as they present themselves. - ANS✅✅entrepreneur
As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Organic Foods International, Rebecca signs major contracts
with various food suppliers as well as many legal documents. Rebecca is playing the role of a -
ANS✅✅figurehead
As a division manager at KB Foods (KBF), Michelle maintains information links both inside and
outside KBF. According to Mintzberg, this represents _____ role - ANS✅✅liasion
While monitor is a type of _______ role, negotiator is a(n) ______ role. - ANS✅✅informational;
decisional
James is the production manager at a large toy manufacturing company. James believes that one of
his critical role is to train, counsel, motivate, and direct his subordinates. This represents which role,
according to Mintzberg? - ANS✅✅Leader
While the entrepreneur role describes managers who initiate change, the disturbance or crisis
handler role depicts managers who must involuntarily react to conditions. - ANS✅✅True
Executive managers are at the top of the hierarchy and are responsible for the entire organization,
especially its strategic direction. - ANS✅✅True
According to Mintzberg, managers averaged 36 written and 16 verbal contacts per day with most of
these activities lasting less than nine minutes. - ANS✅✅True
, Buying a house can be described as which of these? - ANS✅✅nonprogrammed decision
______ is the ability to recognize, understand, pay attention to, and manage one's own emotions
and the emotions of others. - ANS✅✅Emotional intelligence
Which of the following is NOT an element of emotional intelligence? - ANS✅✅Heuristic
In order to reduce groupthink, groups can assign a member to play the devil's advocate. -
ANS✅✅True
Maximizing shareholder wealth is often a short-sighted decision because it can harm the
organization's financial viability in the future. - ANS✅✅True
Which of the following is NOT a trend predicted by the 2018 annual Global Risks Perception Survey
(GRPS) in the external environment? - ANS✅✅Denuclearization
Which of the following is an element of economic forces? - ANS✅✅Competitors and supply chain
________ structures are, in effect, many functional departments grouped under a division head. -
ANS✅✅Divisional structure
Natural disaster and human induced environmental problems are events such as high-impact
hurricanes, and extreme temperatures as well as 'man-made' environmental disasters such as water
and food crises; large-scale involuntary migration are a force that affects organizations. -
ANS✅✅True
Overall, while economic data indicates that globalization has had a positive effect on the world
economy, a dark side also shows that two-thirds of all households in 25 advanced-economy
countries had incomes stagnate and/or decline between 2005 and 2014. - ANS✅✅True
Which of these refers to our choices and decision-making processes and our moral principles and
values that govern our behaviors regarding what is right and wrong? - ANS✅✅Ethics
