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Management
Stephen Robbins & Mary Coulter
16th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
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Chapter 1: Managers and You in the Workplace
1) In today's workplace, .
A) women are more likely than men to be promoted into management
B) many employees perform work that in the past was considered managerial activities
C) women tend to be more effective supervisors than men
D) most organizations have eliminated the title of manager
Answer: B
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
2) Because this is her first job, Melanie was unclear about what managers actually do.
Fortunately her training materials explained that a manager's job focuses on .
A) performing clerical duties
B) personal achievement
C) helping others accomplish their work goals
D) supervising groups rather than individual employees
Answer: C
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
3) An individual who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities
in order to accomplish organizational goals is .
A) an assembly line worker
B) a laborer
C) a manager
D) a salesperson
Answer: C
Diff: 1
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
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4) An organizational structure that does away with traditional management roles and distributes
decision making throughout the organization by empowering teams to manage themselves is
called a .
A) frontline management system
B) holacracy
C) management pyramid
D) bureaucratic structure
Answer: B
Diff: 1
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
5) Frontline managers are also known as .
A) regional managers
B) team leaders
C) division managers
D) store executives
Answer: B
Diff: 1
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
6) First-line managers are typically those who .
A) are also considered middle managers
B) are involved with producing the organization's products or providing its service
C) are at the top of the organizational chart
D) are the first persons new hires meet
Answer: B
Diff: 2
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Analytical
7) Supervisor is another name for .
A) store manager
B) middle manager
C) first-line manager
D) top manager
Answer: C
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
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8) A is an example of a first line manager.
A) division manager
B) store executive
C) regional manager
D) shift manager
Answer: D
Diff: 1
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
9) Kelly, a production supervisor, is responsible for ten employees who assemble components
into a finished product. Kelly is a .
A) top manager
B) nonmanagerial employee
C) middle manager
D) first-line manager
Answer: D
Diff: 1
AACSB: Analytical thinking; Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
10) Managers with titles such as regional manager or division manager are .
A) first-line managers
B) top managers
C) production managers
D) middle managers
Answer: D
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
11) Ben, a production plant manager, reports to Dan, a regional manager. Ben and Dan are
.
A) top managers
B) middle managers
C) supervisors
D) first-line managers
Answer: B
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
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TEST BANK
Management
Stephen Robbins & Mary Coulter
16th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
1
,@ProfdocDigitalLibraries <Best Online Study Materials>
Chapter 1: Managers and You in the Workplace
1) In today's workplace, .
A) women are more likely than men to be promoted into management
B) many employees perform work that in the past was considered managerial activities
C) women tend to be more effective supervisors than men
D) most organizations have eliminated the title of manager
Answer: B
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
2) Because this is her first job, Melanie was unclear about what managers actually do.
Fortunately her training materials explained that a manager's job focuses on .
A) performing clerical duties
B) personal achievement
C) helping others accomplish their work goals
D) supervising groups rather than individual employees
Answer: C
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
3) An individual who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities
in order to accomplish organizational goals is .
A) an assembly line worker
B) a laborer
C) a manager
D) a salesperson
Answer: C
Diff: 1
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
2
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4) An organizational structure that does away with traditional management roles and distributes
decision making throughout the organization by empowering teams to manage themselves is
called a .
A) frontline management system
B) holacracy
C) management pyramid
D) bureaucratic structure
Answer: B
Diff: 1
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
5) Frontline managers are also known as .
A) regional managers
B) team leaders
C) division managers
D) store executives
Answer: B
Diff: 1
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
6) First-line managers are typically those who .
A) are also considered middle managers
B) are involved with producing the organization's products or providing its service
C) are at the top of the organizational chart
D) are the first persons new hires meet
Answer: B
Diff: 2
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Analytical
7) Supervisor is another name for .
A) store manager
B) middle manager
C) first-line manager
D) top manager
Answer: C
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
3
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8) A is an example of a first line manager.
A) division manager
B) store executive
C) regional manager
D) shift manager
Answer: D
Diff: 1
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
9) Kelly, a production supervisor, is responsible for ten employees who assemble components
into a finished product. Kelly is a .
A) top manager
B) nonmanagerial employee
C) middle manager
D) first-line manager
Answer: D
Diff: 1
AACSB: Analytical thinking; Application of knowledge
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
10) Managers with titles such as regional manager or division manager are .
A) first-line managers
B) top managers
C) production managers
D) middle managers
Answer: D
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Concept
11) Ben, a production plant manager, reports to Dan, a regional manager. Ben and Dan are
.
A) top managers
B) middle managers
C) supervisors
D) first-line managers
Answer: B
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Learning Obj.: LO 1.1: Describe who managers are and where they work.
Classification: Application
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