MGT-420 Midterm || QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS.
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An employee whose mind is a critical asset to employers and who adds to the intellectual capital of an organization is called a(n) correct answers Knowledge worker
The ability to use technology and commitment to stay informed on the latest technological developments is called correct answers Tec...
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MGT-420 Midterm || QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
An employee whose mind is a critical asset to employers and who adds to the intellectual
capital of an organization is called a(n) correct answers Knowledge worker
The ability to use technology and commitment to stay informed on the latest technological
developments is called correct answers Tech IQ
The composition of a workforce in terms of. differences among people on gender, age, race,
ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and able-bodiedness is called workforce: correct
answers diversity
If Jason is exhibiting the negative, irrational attitudes towards members of diverse.
populations in his department, it is called: correct answers Prejudice
The ability to understand oneself, exercise initiative, accept responsibility, and learn from
experience is called correct answers self-management
When someone holds a negative attitude toward minorities, this is an example of _______.
When a team leader with a negative attitude toward minorities makes a decision to deny
advancement opportunities to a Hispanic team member, this is an example of _______.
correct answers Prejudice, discrimination
Trends in the new workplace include which of the following?
More emphasis by managers on giving orders
More attention by organizations to valuing people as human assets
Less teamwork
Less concern for work-life balance among the new generation of workers correct answers
More attention by organizations to valuing people as human assets
Performance efficiency is the measure of the _______ associated with task accomplishment
resource cost
Goal specificity
Product quality
product quantity correct answers Resource costs
Productivity is a measure of the quantity and _______ of work produced, relative to the cost
of inputs
Quality
,Cost
Timliness
Value correct answers Quality
The managers role in the "upside-down pyramid" view of organizations is best described as
providing _______ so that operating workers can directly serve _______.
An effective manager achieves both high-performance results and high levels of _______
among people doing the required work.
Turnover
effectiveness
satisfaction
stress correct answers satisfaction
The requirement that a manager answers to a higher-level boss fo performance results
achieved by a work team is called ________.
dependency
accountability
authority
empowerment correct answers accountability
_________ managers pay special attention to the external environment, looking for problems
and opportunities and finding ways to deal with them. correct answers Top
The accounting manager for a local newspaper would be considered a _________ manager,
whereas the editorial director would be considered a __________ manager correct answers
staff, line
The process of management involves the functions of planning, _________, leading and
controlling correct answers organizing
, The research of Mintzberg and others concludes that managers ____________.
Work at a leisurely pace
have blocks of private time for planning
are never free from the pressures of performance responsibility
have the advantages of flexible work hours correct answers are never free from the pressures
of performance responsibility
The management function of ___________ is being performed when a email manager
measurers daily sales in the women's apparel department and comparers them with daily sales
targets. correct answers controlling
When a team leader clarifies desired work targets and deadlines for a work team, he or she is
fulfilling the management function of ________. correct answers planning
The process if building and maintaining good working relationships with others who may
help implement a manager's work agendas is called ___________. correct answers
networking
In Katz's framework, top managers tend to rely more on their _________ skills than do first-
line managers.
human
conceptual
decision-making
technical correct answers conceptual
The assumption that people are complex with widely varying needs is most associated with
the ___________ management approaches. correct answers behavioral
When the registrar of a university deals with students by an identification number rather than
a name, which characteristic of bureaucracy is being displayed and what its its intended
benefits?
The Hawthorne studies raised awareness of how _________ can be important influences on
productivity. correct answers human factors
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