THE ROLES OF MANAGEMENT

_____ is the process of guiding the development, maintenance, and allocation of resources needed to attain organizational goals.

• Tactical planning

• Management

• Functional coordination

• Motivation

Which of the following is NOT one of the four functions of management?

• Planning

• Controlling

• Organizing

• Budgeting

An organization's _____ is its general purpose or reason for existence.

• concept

• business technique

• mission

• corporate culture

_____ planning is the creation of long-range, comprehensive objectives and the development of long-term courses of action.

• Strategic

• Functional

• Tactical

• Supervisory

Most firms have three distinguishable levels of management.  They are:

• low, middle, and chief

• supervisory, middle, and top

• functional, middle, and staff

• operational, supervisory, and top

Middle managers usually:

• act as representatives to other firms

• set overall goals and objectives

• manage the employees on the assembly line

• carry out plans and policies of top management

_____ is the process of guiding and motivating others toward the achievement of organizational goals.

• Power

• Influence

• Leadership

• Management

   

Which of the following is NOT one of the five key types of power?

• Expert

• Influential

• Reward

• Referent

The three basic roles of management are:

• informational, educational, and operational

• educational, operational, and intrapersonal

• interpersonal, decisional, and informational

• decisional, operational, and interpersonal

The _____ role of a manager consists of relationships with other people as figurehead, leader, and liaison.

• coordinator

• interpersonal

• intrapersonal

• decisional