Assignment 10

Question 11 pts

The CEO of a company would belong to its top management.

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True

False

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Employees interact the most with the managers in the middle management.

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True

False

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Conceptual skills are less important for supervisors than for top management.

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True

False

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Top managers need more technical skills than supervisors do.

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True

False

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Which of the following is true of the different levels of management?

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Rank-and-file employees have the most interaction with the supervisory management.

The middle management employees have the highest authority in the organization.

Individuals at the higher levels of the organization have the least responsibility.

The operative employees of an organization belong to the middle management.

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Which of the following levels of management would have the LEAST responsibility?

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Supervisory management

Top management

Middle management

Chief executive level

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Human relations skills are most needed in performing the _____ function of managers because they involve communicating with, motivating, coaching, empowering, and facilitating employees, as well as relating to other people.

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accounting

subsidizing

financing

leading

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A meeting called to announce a new sales program is an example of an information-giving meeting.

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True

False

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A problem-solving meeting is the least challenging of the meeting types.

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True

False

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If attendees are late for a meeting, the leader should wait for their arrival to begin the meeting.

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True

False

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Consensus is easier to reach when there is much member diversity within a group.

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True

False

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An advantage of group-centered meetings is that:

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the meeting takes up lesser time than the leader-controlled approach.

the free flow of information contributes to a better decision.

it is well suited to large groups because of its interpersonal nature.

it has a fairly rigid structure, making it easier for the leader to control.

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Communication is essential in performing all management functions.

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True

False

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The sender is the one who decodes the message.

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True

False

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It is best to use e-mails to communicate sensitive messages in the workplace.

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True

False

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A nonverbal space signal can include huddling close, being distant, or sitting beside someone.

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True

False

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If a message is personal or sensitive, face-to-face communication is not appropriate.

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True

False

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One reason for employees not welcoming delegation is the fear of failure.

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True

False

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Increased delegation may cause stress to employees.

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True

False

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Delegation leads to employee development.

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True

False

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Authority flows:

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laterally.

upward.

downward.

horizontally.

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The CEO of an organization fires a department head. The CEO is most likely to have got his authority from:

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the supervisory management.

the board of directors.

the operative employees.

the middle management.

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Supervisors must make more decisions more frequently—and often more quickly—than other managers.

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True

False

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Programmed decisions are decisions that occur infrequently and require a different response each time.

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True

False

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The first step in the decision making process is to:

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develop alternatives for the problem.

select alternatives for the problem.

provide feedback.

define the problem.

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Strategic planning has longer time horizons.

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True

False

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Planning at the higher level generally is less complex and involves less uncertainty than planning at supervisory levels.

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True

False

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When confronting team members about performance, it is best to use broad, general statements.

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True

False

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Productivity is a measure that compares inputs to outputs and tells how efficiently a system is performing.

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True

False

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Supervisors usually have the final word in selecting employees.

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True

False

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When checking an applicant’s references, it is legal to check on dates and terms of employment, salary, and whether the termination was voluntary.

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True

False

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Performance appraisals can be used for motivational purposes.

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True

False

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Supervisors can routinely discharge their employees without the consent of top management.

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True

False

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IQ tests are designed to measure the applicant’s capacity to learn, to solve problems, and to understand relationships.

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True

False

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With a graduated scale of penalties, punishment becomes progressively more severe each time the violation is repeated.

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True

False