MGT202 Final
______ are responsible for major departments and may supervise other lower-level managers. - Answer- middle managers
Identity and self-esteem can rarely be found in the workplace. - Answer- False
Which of the following occupation shows the fastest growth rate in ? - Answer- so...
MGT202 Final
______ are responsible for major departments and may supervise other lower-level
managers. - Answer- middle managers
Identity and self-esteem can rarely be found in the workplace. - Answer- False
Which of the following occupation shows the fastest growth rate in 2016-2026? -
Answer- solar photovoltaic installers
A general level of management is considered by all but one of the following: -
Answer- system management
Work serves all of these functions EXCEPT: - Answer- a source of alienation
When managers continually oversee the work of their subordinates, it describes
which of these managerial responsibilities? - Answer- supervision
In the changing workforce, the percentage of American-born workers in the
workplace is dropping. - Answer- true
White females have historically dominated the American economic workforce. -
Answer- false
_______ is concerned with organization-wide issues, such as organization design
and the relations between an organization and its environment. - Answer-
organizational theory
Middle managers supervise rank-and-file employees and carry out day-to-day
activities within departments. - Answer- false
Generally ____ require more technical skills and fewer conceptual skills. - Answer-
first-line managers
While there have been many attempts to provide a differentiation between leadership
and management, they are the same thing. - Answer- false
______ are at the top of the hierarchy and are responsible for the entire
organization, especially its strategic direction. - Answer- executive managers
_________ skills include the ability to see the organization as a whole and to
understand how various parts fit together to work as an integrated unit. - Answer-
conceptual
When managers oversee the work of their subordinates, it is called controlling. -
Answer- false
Which of the following country represents the lowest average hours worked per
worker? - Answer- germany
,______ can be defined as one's opinion or belief about one's self and self-worth. -
Answer- self-esteem
Which of the following describe an individual's intellectual capabilities and are closely
linked to how a person makes decisions and processes information? - Answer-
mental abilities
Situational determinants include factors such as stature, health, and sex that often
act as constraints on personal growth and development. - Answer- false
A constellation of interacting characteristics best describes _________. - Answer-
personality
Those values concerning the way we approach end-states represent instrumental
values. - Answer- true
Susan can be described as having a(n) ____ because she always tend to attribute
things that happen to her as being caused by someone or something else. - Answer-
external locus of control
Which of the following represents a person's capacity to acquire and sort through
various pieces of information from the environment and organize them in such a way
that they make sense? - Answer- cognitive complexity
Employee motivation is affected little by values. - Answer- false
The basic congruity thesis was proposed by Chris Argyris. - Answer- false
The only way to understand people is through culture. - Answer- true
Which of these refers to the strength of one's commitment and dedication to hard
work, both as an end in itself and as a means to future rewards? - Answer- work
ethic
Stereotypic people tend to have high cognitive complexity. - Answer- false
Which of these refers to the tendency among individuals to attribute the events
affecting their lives either to their own actions or to external forces? - Answer- locus
of control
People with low self-esteem often find it easier to give and receive affection, set
higher goals for personal achievement, and exert energy to try to attain goals set for
them. - Answer- false
A fundamental challenge facing managers is how to achieve _________ goals while
simultaneously providing for employee welfare and satisfaction. - Answer-
performance
, In the changing economy, white males will represent only ____ percent of new
entrants in the workplace. - Answer- 15
An activity that produces something of value for other people may be defined by
which of the following? - Answer- work
______ are responsible for supervising frontline employees and carry out day-to-day
activities within departments. - Answer- first-line managers
The traditional adversarial relationship between management and workers is a major
hurdle in the pursuit of industrial competitiveness. - Answer- true
Uncertainty has often been called the only constant in life. - Answer- false
Some form of management is in virtually all ______-seeking organizations. - Answer-
goal
Who espoused "The art of getting things done through people" definition of
management? - Answer- Mary Parker Follett
_______ is a term often used to describe comprehensive efforts to monitor and
improve all aspects of quality within a firm. - Answer- TQM
Which of these is NOT one of the managerial responsibilities identified in the text? -
Answer- external consulting
At Brickyard Tools, one of Jerome's key responsibility is to evaluate and take
corrective action concerning the allocation and use of human, financial, and material
resources. This describes which of Jerome's managerial responsibilities? - Answer-
controlling
A concern of micro-organizational behavior is the behavior of individuals and groups.
- Answer- true
Each year, the typical Japanese worker works ____ hours. - Answer- 1742
Over time, values tend to be unstable. - Answer- false
Which of the following is NOT a dimension of mental abilities? - Answer- locus of
control
Under conditions where employees are immature, the strongest conflict can be
expected. - Answer- false
Integrity tests are an interesting development in the area of values and decision
making. - Answer- true
Perhaps the most important influences on personal development are family and
social group determinants. - Answer- true
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