MGT Chapter 1

1. A management process is considered to be EFFECTIVE when

• overhead production costs are increased

• make the right decisions and implement them successfully

• the same amount of resources are allocated to all the functions of the organization

• the organization is highly centralized

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One of the titles found in the group of middle managers is

• vice president

• supervisor

• office manager

• plant manager

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Who make decisions about activities such as acquiring other companies,

investing in R&D, entering or abandoning various markets, and building new plants and office facilities?

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We use resources wisely in a cost-effective way called ... in management 

• 1. Successful 

• 1. Efficient 

• 1. Skillful 

• Effective

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... skills refer to the abilities of managers to think in the abstract, understand the overall workings of the organization and its environment, to grasp how all the parts of the organization fit together, and to view the organization in a holistic manner.

• Time management

• Interpersonal

• Technical

• Conceptual

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When a manager spend much of their time training their subordinates and

answering questions about work-related problems, he is relying on his ... skills.

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5) Sarah, a manager, has postponed the task of preparing a report as she has realized that she needs to work

efficiently, and to delegate work appropriately. This scenario illustrates Sarah's ... skills.

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Which of the following statements is true of administrative management?

• It deals with the jobs of individual employees

• It focuses solely on combating soldiering

• It exclusively focuses on individual attitudes and behaviors and group processes

•  It encompasses the concepts of planning, organizing, and controlling

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 in the Hawthorne Studies, workers who overproduced were branded as ...

• chiselers

• rate busters

• producers

• operators

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The scientific management perspective

• emphasized the importance of a scientific and technological approach to make "correct" decisions by collecting data, facts, and objective information.

• emphasized individuals attitudes and behaviors and group processes

• applied psychological concepts to employee in order to motivate them

• assumed that manager’s concern for workers would lead to increased worker satisfaction and improved worker performance

  
  

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