BIB 6113 POP QUIZ 1

An individual who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities in order to accomplish organizational goals is ________.

• an assembly line worker

• a laborer

• a manager

• a salesperson

Supervisor is another name for ________.

• team leader

• middle manager

• first-line manager

• top manager

________ have titles such as executive vice president, chief operating officer, and chief executive officer.

• Supervisors

• Middle managers

• First-line managers

• Top managers

A manager's job is all about personal achievement.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Andrew is reviewing next week's orders, scheduling orders to machines, and assigning employees to run those machines. Andrew is engaged in ________.

• planning

• organizing

• leading

• controlling

Wasting resources is considered to be an example of ________.

• inefficacy

• ineffableness

• inefficiency

• ineffectiveness

Effectiveness is associated with ________.

• reducing inventory

• decreasing production time

• doing the right things

• doing things right

Organizing includes ________.

• setting organizational goals

• hiring organizational members

• motivating organizational members

• determining who does what tasks

Motivating subordinates is primarily associated with the management function of ________.

• planning

• organizing

• leading

• directing

________ skills tend to be more important for first-line managers since they manage employees who produce the organization's product or service the organization's customers.

• Human

• Technical

• Conceptual

• Empirical