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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 1) At a recent staff meeting, Jeremy was praised by his CEO for choosing the right goals to pursue. The quality that Jeremy displays here is efficiency. ⊚ true ⊚ false 2) Patel Brothers Company uses a forma...

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,TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) At a recent staff meeting, Jeremy was praised by his CEO for choosing the right goals to
pursue. The quality that Jeremy displays here is efficiency.

⊚ true
⊚ false



2) Patel Brothers Company uses a formal system of task and reporting relationships that
coordinates and motivates its employees so that they work together to achieve organizational
goals. This is an example of an organizational structure.

⊚ true
⊚ false



3) As a middle manager, Jobeth selects the goals for her team. The task that Jobeth is
demonstrating is called leading.

⊚ true
⊚ false



4) Categorizing people by salary levels lays out the lines of authority and responsibility
between different individuals and groups.

⊚ true
⊚ false



5) Categorizing people by salary levels lays out the lines of authority and responsibility
between different individuals and groups.

⊚ true
⊚ false



6) The importance of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling remains the same
irrespective of a manager's position in the managerial hierarchy.

⊚ true
⊚ false


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,7) If you were an architect and spent your days working on design programs on the
computer, you would be using your technical skills.

⊚ true
⊚ false



8) When Company XYZ needed to reduce costs to meet its annual profitability goal, it
reduced levels in its hierarchy and laid off 15 percent of its workers. This is an example of
restructuring.

⊚ true
⊚ false



9) A self-managed team is a group of employees who work independently but report to their
respective managers about the progress of the team’s work.

⊚ true
⊚ false



10) The building blocks of competitive advantage are efficiency, quality, innovation, and
responsiveness to customers.

⊚ true
⊚ false



MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) A(n) _______ is a collection of people who work together and coordinate their actions to
achieve a wide variety of goals.




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, A) control group
B) talent pool
C) organization
D) focus group
E) quality circle



12) Parul’s job is to use planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve
the goals of her company. Parul is performing the four essential _______ tasks.


A) marketing
B) management
C) finance and accounting
D) operations
E) entrepreneurial



13) Sirita's manager is evaluating how well she uses available resources to satisfy customers
and whether she is accomplishing organizational goals. This relates to Sirita’s


A) organizational input.
B) diversification.
C) organizational performance.
D) product development.
E) differentiation.



14) Organizational performance is most likely to


A) increase with an increase in efficiency and effectiveness.
B) increase with a decrease in efficiency and effectiveness.
C) remain unchanged with a decrease in efficiency and effectiveness.
D) decrease with an increase in efficiency and effectiveness.
E) remain unchanged with an increase in efficiency and effectiveness.




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