Managers and Management in Today's Workplace

An organization is ________.

• the physical location where people work

• any collection of people who perform similar tasks

• a deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose

• a group of individuals focused on profit-making for their shareholders

Which one of the following is a key difference between managerial and nonmanagerial employees?

• Managerial employees receive higher pay compensation.

• Nonmanagerial employees have less formal education.

• Nonmanagerial employees do not oversee the work of others.

• Managerial employees work longer hours.

Supervisor is another name for which one of the following?

• team leader

• middle manager

• first-line manager

• top manager

Another term for effectiveness is ________.

• doing the right things

• doing things right

• doing things intelligently

• doing things when necessary

Effectiveness is synonymous with ________.

• cost minimization

• smart management

• goal attainment

• efficiency

The four managerial functions first described by Fayol are considered the "best" because ________.

• they were devised a long time ago

• most sources still use them

• they date back to ancient Greece and Rome

• they are no longer popular today

Non-profit organizations are different from for-profit organizations primarily ________.

• in the way they make decisions

• in the way they measure success

• in the way they motivate employees

• in how they hire employees

Almost all managerial tasks involve ________.

• decision making

• technical skills

• long-term planning

• superb political skills

Which level of management would be more concerned with designing the overall structure of an organization?

• middle management

• supervisory management

• top management

• first line management

Even people who have no plans to be managers can benefit from studying management because ________.

• they are likely to be managed in their work career

• everyone ends up managing

• they need to be able to outsmart their managers

• management helps people control their emotions