Managerial Roles Quiz

What is the process of enabling or authorizing an individual to think, behave, take action, and control work and decision making in autonomous ways?

• Delegation

• Empowerment

• Supervision

• Micromanagement

Which type of manager is responsible for coordinating a subgroup of a particular function or a team composed of members from different parts of the organization?

• General Manager

• Project Manager

• Supervisory Manager

• Functional Manager

In the liaison role, the manager interacts with whom?

• Peers and people outside the organization

• Customers and clients

• Top-level managers only

• Direct subordinates only

What is the primary focus of the monitor role in managerial work?

• Receiving and collecting information

• Initiating change

• Choosing where to expend efforts

• Dealing with threats

Which managerial role involves negotiating on behalf of the organization?

• Resource Allocator

• Entrepreneur

• Negotiator

• Disturbance Handler

What is the main responsibility of a project manager?

• Coordinating a subgroup of a function

• Developing the organization's strategy

• Managing a revenue-producing unit

• Planning, executing, and closing projects

In the figurehead role, the manager represents the organization in which matters?

• Legal matters only

• Internal matters only

• All matters of formality

• Social matters only

Which managerial role involves choosing where the organization will expend its efforts?

• Negotiator

• Resource Allocator

• Entrepreneur

• Disturbance Handler

What is the main difference between a line manager and a staff manager?

• Line managers are responsible for financial decisions

• Staff managers are responsible for production decisions

• Staff managers lead functions that contribute directly to products or services

• Line managers lead functions that provide indirect inputs

Which managerial role involves disseminating the organization's information into its environment?

• Monitor

• Negotiator

• Disseminator

• Spokesperson