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Which of the following are examples of Kelley's "star strategies"? - ANSWER:Show and tell
the pursuit of organizational goals efficiently and effectively by integrating the work of people through
planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the organization's resources is called -
ANSWER:management
a group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose is/are called - ANSWER:an
organization
to be _____ means to use resources wisely and cost-effectively - ANSWER:efficient
to be ____ means to make the right decisions and successfully carry them out to achieve goals -
ANSWER:effective
the ___ effect states that your influence on the organization is multiplied far beyond the results that can
be achieved by just one person acting alone - ANSWER:multiplier
according to a recent Fortune magazine article, the scarcest, most valuable resource in business is -
ANSWER:skilled effective managers
which of the following is a payoff of studying management as a discipline? - ANSWER:you will
understand how to manage yourself in the workplace
,which of the following is a reward for practicing management? - ANSWER:A) You can build a catalog of
successful products or services.
B) You and your employees can experience a sense of accomplishment.
C) You can stretch your abilities and magnify your range
D) You can be rewarded money and status for your efforts
E) All of the above are rewards of being a manager.
E
which of the following is a challenge facing managers? - ANSWER:managing to achieve the manager's
own happiness and life goals
the ability of an organization to produce goods or services better than its competitors is called its -
ANSWER:competitive advantage
the first law of business is - ANSWER:take care of the customer
an organization must stay ahead of their competitors in all of the following areas except -
ANSWER:white-collar organization
finding ways to deliver goods or services as quickly as possible using as few resources as possible is
called - ANSWER:efficiency
during the next half-century, the percentage of whites in the population is expected to ___, and the
percentage of Hispanics is expected to ____. - ANSWER:decrease, increase
______ is the implementation of systems and practices to increase the sharing of knowledge and
information throughout an organization - ANSWER:knowledge management
,Amy is in charge of the company newsletter. She provides the newsletter by both e-mail and hard copy
to each employee. In the newsletter she includes changes in company policy, awards employees have
received, and general interest articles about the company staff. Amy is participating in -
ANSWER:knowledge management
the companys culture most directly affects - ANSWER:a manager's happiness
which of the following is a function of management? - ANSWER:planning
what you as a manager do to "get things done" is called - ANSWER:the management process
setting goals and deciding how to achieve them is called - ANSWER:planning
arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work is called - ANSWER:organizing
motivating and directing people to work hard to achieve the organization's goals is called -
ANSWER:leading
monitoring performance and taking corrective action as needed is called - ANSWER:controlling
a manager at a pharmaceutical company is attempting to determine which type of people to hire. this is
an example of - ANSWER:planning
an administrator at a college is deciding whether English professors should teach specialized courses or
teach a variety of English courses. this is an example of - ANSWER:organizing
A team manager is inspiring her team to think of ideas that will put them first in sales among all
departments in the retail store in which her team works. This is an example of - ANSWER:leading
, A manager at a department store is trying to figure out why an employee recruitment effort is not
performing as expected. This is an example of - ANSWER:controlling
in organizations, there are managers at ____ levels. - ANSWER:three
why did peter drucker compare knowledge workers to concert musicians? - ANSWER:he felt the
workplace of the future may resemble a symphony orchestra with employees the musicians and
managers a conductors
very large companies typically use which form of management structure? - ANSWER:traditional
management pyramid
employees who have a great deal of technical skills are called - ANSWER:knowledge workers
Jay is a software engineer who works for Microsoft. He develops the software code that fixes bugs found
in Microsoft products. Because of his great deal of technical skills, Jay is best referred to as a -
ANSWER:knowledge worker
managers who are responsible for the people who directly make a product rather than managing others
are called - ANSWER:first-line managers
Managers who make strategic and long-term decisions about the overall direction of the organization
are most likely to be - ANSWER:top managers
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt is a - ANSWER:top manager
Managers who implement the policies and plans of the organization and coordinate the activities of
lower levels are called - ANSWER:middle managers
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