Hw 1 Answers

Question 15 out of 5 points

Typical responsibilities for ____ include setting objectives consistent with organizational goals and then planning and implementing the subunit strategies for achieving these goals.Answer

Selected Answer: b.

middle managers

Correct Answer: b.

middle managers

Response Feedback:

This is the definition of a middle manager.


According to Mintzberg, which role would a manager assume if she were trying to convince union members to accept a 25-cent-per-hour reduction in pay in order to keep the manufacturing plant open?Answer

Selected Answer:

a.negotiator

Correct Answer:

a.negotiator

Response Feedback:

In the negotiator role, managers negotiate schedules, projects, goals, resources, and employee raises.


A first-line manager for a large electric generator manufacturer would:Answer

Selected Answer: d.

manage the performance of employees who actually build the generators

Correct Answer: d.

manage the performance of employees who actually build the generators

Response Feedback:

Managing workers who make the company’s product is basic to the description of first-line managers.


After the makers of Wonder bread, declared bankruptcy, their objectives were to increase its revenues by at least 5 percent and reduce its net losses by at least 80 percent. Which management function was used to set these goals and will help the company meet them?Answer

Selected Answer:

b.leading

Correct Answer:

d.planning

Response Feedback:

Planning is determining organizational objectives and a means for achieving them.


Which of the following management practices can be used by an organization that wants to create a competitive advantage through its employees?Answer

Selected Answer:

e.all of these

Correct Answer:

e.all of these

Response Feedback:

See Exhibit 1.7 for other examples of management practices used to create a competitive advantage through people.


The informational role managers’ play when they share information they have collected with their subordinates and others in the company is called the ____ role.Answer

Selected Answer:

d.disseminator

Correct Answer:

d.

disseminator

Response Feedback:

In the disseminator role, managers share information with people outside their departments or companies.


There are four decisional roles. They are entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and spokesperson.Answer

Selected Answer:

FalseCorrect Answer:

False

Response Feedback:

The four decisional roles are entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator. Spokesperson is an informational role.


Robert Rothschild Farm boosted morale and showed its gratitude to its 75 employees at its retail store, cafe, and production facility by hosting its first employee appreciation week. "It was a good mix of fun and learning," said Robin Coffey, marketing manager. Coffey is an example of a:Answer

Selected Answer: b.

middle-level manager

Correct Answer: b.

middle-level manager

Response Feedback:

The marketing department is a division. A division manager is a middle-level manager.


As described by Mintzberg, a marketing manager who was hired by a manufacturer of plumbing fixtures to operate information booths would have the informational role of:Answer

Selected Answer:

c.spokesperson

Correct Answer:

c.

spokesperson

Response Feedback:

In the spokesperson role, managers share information with people outside the firm.


____ is the accomplishment of tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives.Answer

Selected Answer:

a.Effectiveness

Correct Answer:

a.Effectiveness

Response Feedback:

Effectiveness is the accomplishment of tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives.


At the death of her husband, Miriam McAllister became the CEO of a company that is the world's leading manufacturer of kidney dialysis machines. It was believed when she took the position that she would perform only ceremonial duties and would not want to be actively involved in the running of the company. In other words, it was assumed she would be a:Answer

Selected Answer:

c.figurehead

Correct Answer:

c.figurehead

Response Feedback:

It was assumed that McAllister would perform ceremonial duties.


The marketing manager of Interstate Bakeries was asked to meet with the organization's research and development department(s) to explain why the company needed to change its 25-year-old package design for Twinkies. The marketing manager took on an interpersonal role as:Answer

Selected Answer:

c.liaison

Correct Answer:

c.liaison

Response Feedback:

In a liaison role, managers deal with people outside their units.


____ is defined as getting work done through others.Answer

Selected Answer:

c.Management

Correct Answer:

c.Management

Response Feedback:

Management is defined as getting work done through others.


The ability to perform ____ increases in its importance to success as managers’ rise through the managerial ranks.Answer

Selected Answer: b.

human skills

Correct Answer: c.

conceptual skills


What type of skills tends to be equally important at all levels of management?Answer

Selected Answer:

a.human

skills

Correct Answer:

a.human skills


Upper-level managers may actually spend more time dealing with people than lower-level managers.Answer

Selected Answer:

TrueCorrect Answer:

True


Team leaders typically:Answer

Selected Answer: d.

oversee strategy implementation

Correct Answer: b.

manage external and internal relationships

Response Feedback:

These are the second and third responsibilities included in the description of team leaders.


After a year as a manager, new managers typically realize their job is:Answer

Selected Answer: c.

people management

Correct Answer: c.

people management

Response Feedback:

See Exhibits 1.5 and 1.6.


First-line managers are responsible for setting objectives consistent with organizational goals and planning and implementing subunit strategies for achieving these objectives.Answer

Selected Answer:


False

Response Feedback:

This is one of the responsibilities of middle managers.


The number one mistake, made by managers, who were derailed from their fast track up the managerial ranks was that they didn't develop or possess the necessary technical skills.Answer

Selected Answer:


False

Response Feedback:

The number one mistake made by managers who were derailed from their fast track up the managerial ranks was that they were insensitive to others by virtue of their abrasive, intimidating, and bullying management style.

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