OB May 24 Topic 1

Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?

• defining an organization's goals

• implementing strategies for achieving goals

• executing plans to integrate activities

• accomplishing goals of a project

According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour of the plant may be termed as a ________.

• disturbance handler

• figurehead

• resource allocator

• negotiator

According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a/an ________ is to transmit information received from outsiders or from other employees to members of the organization.

• entrepreneur

• resource allocator

• spokesperson

• disseminator

The role of a/an ________, according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, is to transmit information to outsiders about an organization's plans, policies, actions, and results and to serve as an expert in the organization's industry.

• spokesperson

• disturbance handler

• entrepreneur

• liaison

According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, a/an ________ searches the organization and its environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change.

• spokesperson

• disturbance handler

• entrepreneur

• resource allocator

According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a/an ________ is to make or approve significant organizational decisions and assign human, physical, and monetary assets.

• disseminator

• liaison

• entrepreneur

• resource allocator

According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of interpersonal role?

• disseminator

• spokesperson

• entrepreneur

• liaison

According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of decisional role?

• negotiator

• disseminator

• liaison

• monitor

The role of a/an ________ is a type of informational role according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles.

• figurehead

• disseminator

• liaison

• entrepreneur

Which of the following is true regarding technical skills?

• They can be learned only through formal education.

• They encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge.

• They are not required at all kinds of jobs.

• They are monopolized by professionals.