Contemporary Management
12th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Jennifer George
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors and
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Test Bank — Contemporary Management, 12th Edition (2024 Release)
(ISBN 9781264948390)
Jennifer M. George
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Chapter 1. Managers and Managing
Chapter 2. The Evolution of Management Thought
Chapter 3. Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture — The Manager as a
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Person
Chapter 4. Ethics and Social Responsibility
Chapter 5. Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment
Chapter 6. Managing in the Global Environment
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Chapter 7. Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 8. The Manager as a Planner and Strategist
Chapter 9. Value Chain Management — Functional Strategies for Competitive
Advantage
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Chapter 10. Managing Organizational Structure and Culture
Chapter 11. Organizational Control and Change
Chapter 12. Human Resource Management
Chapter 13. Motivation and Performance
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Chapter 14. Leadership
Chapter 15. Effective Groups and Teams
Chapter 16. Promoting Effective Communication
Chapter 17. Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation
Chapter 18. Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance
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Chapter 19. Starting a New Business
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, Student name:__________
1) At a recent staff meeting, Jeremy was praised by his CEO for choosing the right goals to
pursue. The quality that Jeremy displays here is efficiency.
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⊚ false
2) Patel Brothers Company uses a formal system of task and reporting relationships that
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coordinates and motivates its employees so that they work together to achieve organizational
goals. This is an example of an organizational structure.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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3) As a middle manager, Jobeth selects the goals for her team. The function that Jobeth is
demonstrating is called leading.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Categorizing people by salary levels lays out the lines of authority and responsibility between
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different individuals and groups.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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5) Malik supervises the daily work of the employees who help customers and ring up sales in
the shoe department of a major retail store. Malik is a first-line manager.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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6) The importance of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling remains the same
irrespective of a manager's position in the managerial hierarchy.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 7) If you were a manager at an accounting firm and spent your days processing invoices and
payments and ensuring tax compliance, you would be using your technical skills.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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8) When Tech Innovators needed to reduce costs to meet its annual profitability goal, it reduced
levels in its hierarchy and laid off 9 percent of its workers. This is an example of
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restructuring.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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9) A self-managed team is a group of employees who work independently but report to their
respective managers about the progress of the team’s work.
⊚ true
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⊚ false
10) The building blocks of competitive advantage are efficiency, quality, innovation and
flexibility, and responsiveness to customers.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
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11) A(n) __________ is a collection of people who work together and coordinate their actions to
achieve a wide variety of goals.
A) control group
B) talent pool
C) organization
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D) focus group
E) quality circle
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12th Edition
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UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
PP
Jennifer George
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors and
VE
Students
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© Jennifer George. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is
prohibited.
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©MEDGEEK
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Test Bank — Contemporary Management, 12th Edition (2024 Release)
(ISBN 9781264948390)
Jennifer M. George
ST
Chapter 1. Managers and Managing
Chapter 2. The Evolution of Management Thought
Chapter 3. Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture — The Manager as a
UV
Person
Chapter 4. Ethics and Social Responsibility
Chapter 5. Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment
Chapter 6. Managing in the Global Environment
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Chapter 7. Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 8. The Manager as a Planner and Strategist
Chapter 9. Value Chain Management — Functional Strategies for Competitive
Advantage
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Chapter 10. Managing Organizational Structure and Culture
Chapter 11. Organizational Control and Change
Chapter 12. Human Resource Management
Chapter 13. Motivation and Performance
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Chapter 14. Leadership
Chapter 15. Effective Groups and Teams
Chapter 16. Promoting Effective Communication
Chapter 17. Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation
Chapter 18. Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance
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Chapter 19. Starting a New Business
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©MEDGEEK
, Student name:__________
1) At a recent staff meeting, Jeremy was praised by his CEO for choosing the right goals to
pursue. The quality that Jeremy displays here is efficiency.
⊚ true
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⊚ false
2) Patel Brothers Company uses a formal system of task and reporting relationships that
UV
coordinates and motivates its employees so that they work together to achieve organizational
goals. This is an example of an organizational structure.
⊚ true
⊚ false
IA
3) As a middle manager, Jobeth selects the goals for her team. The function that Jobeth is
demonstrating is called leading.
_A
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Categorizing people by salary levels lays out the lines of authority and responsibility between
PP
different individuals and groups.
⊚ true
⊚ false
RO
5) Malik supervises the daily work of the employees who help customers and ring up sales in
the shoe department of a major retail store. Malik is a first-line manager.
⊚ true
⊚ false
VE
6) The importance of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling remains the same
irrespective of a manager's position in the managerial hierarchy.
D?
⊚ true
⊚ false
?
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, 7) If you were a manager at an accounting firm and spent your days processing invoices and
payments and ensuring tax compliance, you would be using your technical skills.
⊚ true
⊚ false
ST
8) When Tech Innovators needed to reduce costs to meet its annual profitability goal, it reduced
levels in its hierarchy and laid off 9 percent of its workers. This is an example of
UV
restructuring.
⊚ true
⊚ false
IA
9) A self-managed team is a group of employees who work independently but report to their
respective managers about the progress of the team’s work.
⊚ true
_A
⊚ false
10) The building blocks of competitive advantage are efficiency, quality, innovation and
flexibility, and responsiveness to customers.
PP
⊚ true
⊚ false
RO
11) A(n) __________ is a collection of people who work together and coordinate their actions to
achieve a wide variety of goals.
A) control group
B) talent pool
C) organization
VE
D) focus group
E) quality circle
D?
?
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