Management, Leadership and Ethics

What is another name for the first level of management in a company?

• Executive

• Supervisor

• Mid-Manager

• Trainee

According to your textbook, which management style would work best with employees who are skilled and experienced in their job?

• Tactical

• Authoritarian

• Mixed Management

• Strategic

What leadership characteristic does a leader possess when he or she listens to all sides of a problem and does not make biased judgments or statements?

• Initiative

• Courage

• Judgement

• Objectivity

Individuals at the top level of management of a company are known as what?

• Executives

• Supervisors

• Mid-managers

• Owners

What is the primary work of all managers?

• Have responsibility for the work of others.

• Regularly complete work grouped into management functions.

• Have authority over other people.

• Have expert power

Supervisors spend most of their time completing which of the following management function

• Staffing

• Implementing

• Controlling

• Bossing people around

Which of the following is NOT a standard of ethical behavior?

• it should be lawful

• it should not give the company a competitive advantage

• it should not harm someone while benefiting others

• it should not result in embarrassment for the company

Mary is interviewing four individuals to fill one vacant position in her department. Which management function is she mainly working on?

• Organizing

• Staffing

• Planning

• Controlling

What type of influence has authority over others because of the position the leader holds?

• Position influence

• Reward influence

• Expert influence

• Identity influence

A leader who is able to see what needs to be accomplished, plans the task and carries it out without having to be told what to do is demonstrating which leadership characteristic?

• Judgment

• Dependability

• Initiative

• Confidence