MIDTERM REVISION QUIZ BMG1614

An individual who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities in order to accomplish organizational goals is ________.

• an assembly line worker

• a laborer

• a manager

• a salesperson

________ have titles such as executive vice president, chief operating officer, and chief executive officer

• Supervisors

• Middle managers

• First-line managers

• Top managers

Connie has an idea for a new product she would like to produce and market. Mintzberg would consider the activities necessary to form and launch her company to be part of the ________ role.

• planning

• resource allocator

• entrepreneur

• negotiator

Managers can be limited in their ability to influence the firm because of the ________.

• organizational environment and organizational culture

• organizational environment and symbolism

• stakeholders' views on ethics

• past management mistakes that still affect the firm

Gerber makes and sells baby products. A shift in the birth rate would represent a change in the ________ component of this firm's external environment.

• psychographic

• demographic

• political

• cultural

Organizational ________ typically contain narratives about significant events or people in the organization.

• rituals

• language

• stories

• material artifacts

If your university provides job-share programs, builds a day-care facility, and only uses recycled paper, it could be said to be ________.

• fulfilling its social obligation

• socially aware

• socially responsive

• socially image conscious

Managers who consider the impact of their organization on the natural environment are said to be practicing ________.

• value-based management

• ethics-based management

• socially responsible management

• green management

________ is the degree to which people believe they control their own fate.

• Ego strength

• Locus of control

• Social responsibility

• Social obligation

Planning provides direction to managers and non-managers alike.

• TRUE

• FALSE