AS unit2 chap12

At a startup, the CEO allows team members to choose their own work schedules, set deadlines and work without close supervision. This reflects a:

• Laissez-faire style

• Autocratic style

• Democratic style

• Transformational style

A manager engaged in the managerial function of______by monitoring employees progress and taking corrective action when needed

At TechNova Ltd., the CEO and top managers set yearly objectives such as expanding into two new international markets. Which management function is being demonstrated?

• Controlling

• Planning

• Leading

• Organizing

At a new Amazon fulfillment center, the operations manager assigns employees to specific shifts and departments based on their skills. This is primarily an example of:

• Staffing

• Leading

• Monitoring

• Organizing

Which category of roles does Sara the marketing manager use when she email the monthly sales report to her employees?

• Interpersonal

• Informational

• Decisional

• Directive

Which of the following is not an example of a decisional role?

• resource allocator

• negotiator

• disturbance handler

• figurehead

The manager role of initiating change, such as innovations or new strategies is called

• the resource allocator

• the negotiator

• the entrepreneur

• the disturbance handler

During a press conference, the CEO of Tesla shares company performance updates and new product announcements. According to Mintzberg, what role is the CEO performing?

• Spokesperson

• Entrepreneur

• Resource allocator

• Leader

A manager who consult with employees but make the final decision that they think is best for company

is using which type of management style?

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Paternalistic

• Laissez-faire

In which of the following situations is an autocratic managmeent style likely to be most appropriate?

• when dealing with product experts undertaking research

  and development

• with employees who demonstrate a Theory Y approach to work

• chemical leak in a factory

• where the manager wants employees to contribute ideas for improving the

  business