TOPIC 1 AMG20503

Fred the football coach must meet with the media and answer questions about team performance after every game. Which one of Mintzberg's managerial roles is Fred fulfilling?

• Speaker

• Spokesperson

• Disseminator

• Monitor

Rita is the regional manager for a clothing retailer. She attends a ribbon cutting ceremony every time a new store opens for business. Which one of Mintzberg's managerial roles is she fulfilling?

• Figurehead

• Liaison

• Leader

• Communicator

Which category of roles does Sara the store manager use when she makes up the weekly schedule for her employees?

• Directive

• Decisional

• Interpersonal

• Informational

Which of the following is not an example of a decisional role?

• resource allocator.

• disturbance handler.

• negotiator.

• figurehead.

According to Mintzberg, managerial roles can be broken down into interpersonal, informational, and

• liaison.

• decisional.

• technical.

• conceptual.

Taking visitors to dinner and attending ribbon-cutting ceremonies are part of the

• Figure Head Role

• Leadership Role

• Liaison Role.

The manager who transmits information that might be of value to the organization to others is carrying out the role of

• disseminator

• monitor

• spokesperson

Initiates change, such as innovations or new strategies, in the organization

• the entrepreneur,

• the disturbance handler,

• the resource allocator,

• the negotiator

They bargain with supplier, customers and others for better quality, lower prices, better delivery and prices etc.

• Negotiators

• Resource Allocators

• Entrepreneurs

• Spokesmen

Which of the following is NOT definition of Management?

• The process of administering and coordinating resources effectively to achieve the goals of the organization

• The process of planning, organizing, leading, & controlling that encompasses human, material, financial & information resources

• The process of planning, organizing, leading & controlling to achieve stated organizational goals

• The process of preparing detailed financial statements to show targeted financial results expected in a future time frame.