MAN 2150 CH 1 2 CHOICES REVIEW/GAME

1.       The best managers prioritize efficiency over effectiveness. 

• false
• true

2.       As managers rise through an organization, they will probably rely less on their technical skills. 

• true
• false

3.       Social capital is the goodwill stemming from your social relationships. 

• true
• false

4.       Which of the following best describes management? 

• B. the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals
• C.Shinichi is focused on the sales manager’s attitude at work and and spends his evenings thinking about how he can change the manager's outlook. 

5.       Planning involves which of the following? 

• A. analyzing current situations
• C. To continue their success, they should maintain a clear focus on both effectiveness and efficiency, especially while their company is experiencing such a high growth in sales.

6.       Synthesis Inc. periodically reviews the goals of the company. During the process, the managers of the company analyze their current strategies as compared to their competitors’ strategies, determine goals that they will pursue, and decide upon specific actions for each area of the company to take in pursuit of these goals. With these actions, the managers are engaged in the management function of 

• B. planning.
• C. Speed

7.       Archer Inc. recently embarked on an effort to increase coordination and cooperation within the company. During the process, the managers of the organization reviewed and specified job responsibilities, grouped jobs into work units, and reallocated resources within the company. The managers were exercising the management function of 

• B. organizing.
• C. prices his or her products or services at a level attractive to consumers.

8.       Building a dynamic organization is the goal of which function of management? 

• B. organizing
• C. negotiator

9.       As one of the key management functions, leading focuses on a manager's efforts to 

• A. mobilize people to contribute their ideas.
• C. Managers make sure the organization's resources are being used as planned and that the organization is meeting its goals for quality and safety.

10.    _______ is a manager's ability to stimulate people to be high performers. 

• C. Leading
• C. low enough to profit.