OB Lec 1

Common Characteristics of Organizations include all of the following except …………................…….

• it Composed of a group of people

• it has a deliberate structure

• it has distinct objectives

• it has a  strategic plan

Effectiveness of management is about ………………

• recourses usage

• waste reduction

• goals attainment

• full capacity utilization

The three approaches to define what managers do are the following approaches except …………………

• Managerial functions

• Managerial roles

• Managerial skills

• Managerial styles

The Managerial function that consume the most time of the first managerial line is ………………

• planning

• organizing

• leading

• controlling

Mintzberg categorized the managerial roles into the following categories except ………...........………

• decisional roles

• financial roles

• interpersonal roles

• informational roles

.......……………… role is one of the interpersonal managerial roles

• Liaison

• Spokesperson

• Negotiator

• Resources allocator

According to Robert Katz, the least important leadership skills for the top managerial level are ………………

• personal skills

• conceptual skills

• technical skills

• human skills

Efficiency of management is about ………………

• recourses usage

• goals attainment

• doing the right things

• continuous improvement

Which of the following is not one of the managerial roles proposed by Mintzberg?

• Figurehead

• Leader

• Trainer

• Resource allocator

According to Robert Katz, the important leadership skills for all managerial levels are ……………….........

• analytical skills

• conceptual skills

• technical skills

• human skills