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Phillip is a manager for Connect Cable. Most of his day is spent scheduling the specific service calls that each employee performs, verifying job completion, and evaluating employee performance on each call. These responsibilities suggest that Phillip is a middle manager.

A) True
B) False

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Briana is an office manager and consistently has to tell her employees what to do, watch over their tasks, and reprimand those who don't listen to her orders. Briana is a modern manager.

A) True
B) False

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Will is a manager for a major manufacturing corporation. He strives to maintain a free-rein approach to leadership in most situations. However, the company recently lost a major contract that it needs to continue the current level of operation. Management needs to take quick action to adjust, including slashing expenses. Under these conditions, Will should maintain his free-rein style of leadership.

A) True
B) False

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Despite all of the changes in the business environment, the basic way a manager performs his or her job has remained remarkably constant.

A) True
B) False

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Aleah is a first-line manager at her company. At this level of management, she will use human relations and conceptual skills as well as technical skills.

A) True
B) False

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A comparison of leadership and management suggests that leadership is about creating a vision, while management is about carrying out that vision.

A) True
B) False

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The question of how to implement change within an organization is the responsibility of the firm's CEO.

A) True
B) False

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Bethany was recently promoted to first-line manager. Her company is very traditional in its approach to management. In her position, Bethany probably spends a lot of time giving employees detailed and specific instructions.

A) True
B) False

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Kobe is part of a group of managers at Earthbound Engineering examining whether the company should offer some significant new services that would increase business by appealing to a different group of potential clients. Kobe's group is involved with


A) contingency planning.
B) operational planning.
C) strategic planning.
D) tactical planning.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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When a firm makes use of SWOT analysis, one of its objectives is to


A) identify the best employees to fill each position within the organization.
B) set specific short-term performance standards for each department.
C) evaluate the desirability of issuing stocks or bonds in the current financial climate.
D) identify the things it does well as an organization and the things it needs to improve.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Winston is quick and decisive. He makes most decisions by himself, issues orders, and expects his subordinates to follow them without question. Winston's behavior is an example of the free-rein style of leadership.

A) True
B) False

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A long time employee of Brightside Electrical, Braden, has been promoted to foreman. In his new position, Braden will rely on


A) conceptual skills more than human relations skills.
B) technical skills and human relations skills more than conceptual skills.
C) technical skills and conceptual skills, but he won't really need any human relations skills.
D) accounting and financial skills.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The focus of knowledge management is to make sure top managers have all of the information they need to run the company.

A) True
B) False

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One difference between managers and leaders is that managers strive to achieve stability while leaders embrace change.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is a clear performance standard?


A) Bring about a significant improvement in the morale of all workers.
B) Decrease the number of products rejected due to manufacturing defects by 10% over the next 6 months.
C) Completely eliminate all customer complaints.
D) Make assistants more efficient.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A key to effective leadership is the ability to


A) maintain order, stability, and control.
B) communicate a vision and rally others around that vision.
C) master the technical details of the jobs performed by subordinates.
D) maintain an autocratic approach to dealing with others.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Identify and define the four key functions of management.

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The four functions of management are pla...

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Which of the following activities is part of the planning function of management?


A) Assigning a particular worker to do a specific task
B) Looking at market forecasts to identify future business opportunities and challenges
C) Praising a sales representative who has far exceeded her monthly sales objectives
D) Conducting a job interview with a potential new employee

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The traits that characterize participative leaders include flexibility, good listening skills, and empathy.

A) True
B) False

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A CEO is often the president of the firm and is responsible for developing the strategic plans.

A) True
B) False

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