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WorksheetsManagerial Roles and Responsibilities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are the three categories of Henry Mitzberg's Managerial Roles?
Interpersonal roles Informational roles Decisional roles
Figurehead roles
Monitor roles
Negotiator roles
Strategic roles
Disturbance roles
Spokesperson roles
Operational roles
Leader roles
Liaison roles
Which Informational Roles are missing from Exhibit 1.3?
Disseminator & Spokesperson
Figurehead & Spokesperson
Negotiator & Monitor
None of the Above
What is the name of the role in which managers perform ceremonial duties like greeting company vistors, speaking at the opening of a new facility, or reprsenting the company at charities and events.
Entrepreneur Role
Leader Role
Figurehead Role
Negotiator Role
In the Leader Role managers.....
Scan their environment for information.
Motivate and encourage workers to accomplish objectives.
Communicate information to lower levels of management.
None of the above.
What is a manager within a Liaison role responsible for?
Which two Informational roles are missing?
Disseminator
Negotiator
Spokesperson
Disturbance
Why might a manager being in a monitor role be important for a company looking to out perform a rival?
Disseminator role is the decisional role managers play when they share information with others in their departments or companies.
True
False
Fiat CEO Sergio Macchione announced that his company would be making a major investment in U.S. manufacturing by building an ultra-luxury Maseratti SUV in one of its Chrystler-run Detroit factories (Fiat owns 54% of Chrystler). What Informational role is he displaying in this action?
Spokesperson Role
Leader Role
Liaison Role
Negotiator
What does a entrepreneur role consist of? (Decisional Role)
An entrepreneur's decisional role consists of adapting themselves, their subordinates, & their units to change.
Disturbance handler role managers play when they respond to minor problems that demand some attention.
TRUE
FALSE
Target Middle management team is deciding which department receives supplies and in what quanity. What role is being enacted?
Disturbance handler role
Liaison Role
Resource allocation role
Leader Role
Which role involves managers having to reach an agreement on scheduling, projects, goals, outcomes, resources, and employee raises.
Spokesperson Role
Entrepreneur Role
Negotiator Role
Leader Role
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.
Managers are usually task-oriented.
True
False
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 of the following is not an example of a decisional role?
resource allocator.
disturbance handler.
negotiator.
figurehead.
Who is responsible for setting goals and planning for the future as well as leading and controlling the work of others?
Operational Manager
Top-Level Manager
Middle Manager
Entry-Level Job
