SEC 5_MGMT 1301PPM ASSESSMENT

Most managers have limited ability to influence outcomes.

Answer:  FALSE

• TRUE

• FALSE

A manager that holds his employees accountable for sales growth probably believes in the omnipotent view of management.

• TRUE

• FALSE

) In the real world, managers can influence outcomes but they operate within constraints.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cassy has been tasked with increasing her division's productivity. This suggests her boss believes in the omnipotent view of management.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In the symbolic view of management, managers are seen as directly responsible for an organization's success or failure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

People's beliefs about conditions of economic inequality illustrate how societal attitudes can constrain managers' decisions and actions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A dynamic environment is characterized by the absence of new competitors, few technological breakthroughs by current competitors, and little activity by pressure groups to influence the organization.

• TRUE

• FALSE

An organization's competitors and employees are considered to be stakeholders who are affected by the organization's decisions and actions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Managers have greater influence over organizational performance when relationships with the stakeholders are obvious and secure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Corporate rituals are repetitive sequences of activities that express and reinforce the key values of an organization.

• TRUE

• FALSE