WorksheetsChapter 1 Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
For employees who like their current work, moving into management means they can no longer spend much time doing that work.
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There are a number of activities that must be performed by all managers no matter what the type or size of the company.
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False
The primary work of all managers can be grouped within four functions: planning, organizing, implementing, and budgeting.
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A manager who spends most of the time on one management function or is responsible for a specific part of the company’s operations is known as a middle manager.
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Supervisors work directly with employees and are responsible for translating the company’s plan into action.
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False
Middle managers spend most of their management time leading and monitoring results of their work team
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False
All managers perform some of the same activities.
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The manager who knows how to plan, organize, staff, lead, and control is ready to make the decisions needed to operate a business successfully.
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Many employees of a business complete tasks that could be considered management activities.
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The levels of management in an organization can be described as a management triangle.
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Executives spend more time controlling than planning.
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Classical management is the careful, objective study of management decisions and procedures in order to improve the operation of businesses and organizations.
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False
Frederick W. Taylor is closely associated with behavioral management.
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False
The percentage of workers age 25 to 54 will rise significantly between 2000 and 2050.
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False
Elton Mayo discovered the Hawthorne effect.
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false
A management strategy is a carefully developed overall approach to leading an organization.
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False
In 2014, e-commerce retail sales represented more than 6 percent of total retail sales.
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False
When it comes to production efficiency, some businesses located outside the United States have an advantage.
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False
Given all of the characteristics and options, each organization must develop its own management strategy.
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False
Between 2000 and 2050, the percentage of Asian workers will increase more than the percentage of Hispanic workers declines.
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False
The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources is
management
planning
supervision
implementation
The function being performed when a manager is determining how plans can be accomplished most effectively is
controlling
budgeting
organizing
planning
Analyzing information and making decisions about what needs to be done is the management function known as
planning
leading
organizing
projecting
To be considered a manager, you must
have authority over other jobs
have authority over other people
regularly complete all five management functions
all of the responses
People in the first (or beginning) level of management in a company are known as
middle managers
executives
supervisor
trainees
Classical management was widely accepted and implemented in businesses during the
late 1800s and early 1900s
1950s and 1960s
early to mid-1800s
first part of the 21st century
Who is most closely associated with the theory of management that focuses on identifying the most effective practices for organizing and managing a business?
Taylor
Deming
Mayo
Fayol
In the near future, the percentage of women in the U.S. workforce will be about
55%
40%
45%
50%
The Industrial Revolution began in
Western Europe
Hawthorne, Illinois
Ancient Egypt
Detroit, Michigan
By 2050, the total number of workers in U.S. workforce is expected to be close to
100 million,
150 million,
50 million
200 million
Analyzing information and making decisions about what needs to be done.
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Determining how plans can be accomplished most effectively and arranging resources to complete work.
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Finding individuals with the right skills to do the work.
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Working with employees to ensure they are motivated and have the resources needed to help carry out plans and get the work done.
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Evaluating results to determine if the company’s objectives have been accomplished as planned.
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The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources.
(a)
The process of assuring product quality by developing standards for all operations and products and measuring results against those standards
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Management theory that studies the way work is organized and the procedures used to complete a job in order to increase worker productivity.
(a)
The rivalry among companies for customers.
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A top-level manager who spends almost all of his or her time on management functions and decisions that affect the entire company.
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