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WorksheetsPrinciple Management Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Because this is her first job, Ali was unclear about what managers actually do. Fortunately her training materials explained that a manager's job focuses on ________.
performing clerical duties
personal achievement
helping others accomplish their work goals
supervising groups rather than individual employees
The board of Corporation XYZ recently fired the CEO because the firm's sales growth declined during his tenure. Corporation XYZ's board believes in the ________ view of management.
prescient
omnipotent
symbolic
systemic
Ah Chong has several good ideas about how to increase his firm's profits. However, they all involve committing resources that are currently not available. His problem highlights the fact that all managers face ________.
environmental decay
symbolism
internal constraints
performance optimism
Lakeeta knows her performance review will be both good and bad. She made several organizational changes that saved the firm money but the firm still had a down quarter due to the anemic economy. Consumers just quit spending money. Which of these statements is the most accurate?
Lakeeta's job suggests that both the omnipotent and the symbolic roles of management exist.
Lakeeta's position is largely symbolic since she cannot influence the outcomes.
Lakeeta may lose her job due to the lower sales this past quarter if her boss believes in the symbolic view of management.
Lakeeta obviously has no ability to influence outcomes so she believes in the omnipotent view of management.
The ________ view is that management's social responsibility goes beyond making profits to include protecting and improving society's welfare.
sociotechnical
socioeconomic
sociocultural
sociopolitical
________ is defined as a business firm's intention, beyond its legal and economic obligations, to do the right things and act in ways that are good for society.
Social obligation
Social responsibility
Social screening
Values-based management
Which one of the following examples reflects a socially responsible action by an organization?
Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to endorse a federal ban on sending text messages while driving.
Apple has eliminated lead-based soldering from its product line after the practice was banned by the EPA.
Chick-fil-A stopped selling products containing meat from poultry raised with antibiotics.
Walmart stopped using plastic bags in states where the bags are banned.
First-line managers are typically those who ________.
are also considered middle managers
are involved with producing the organization's products or providing its service
are at the top of the organizational chart
are the first persons new hires meet
Managers can be limited in their ability to influence the firm because of the ________.
organizational environment and organizational culture
organizational environment and symbolism
stakeholders' views on ethics
past management mistakes that still affect the firm
After just two years on the job, Disney CEO Bob Chapek was fired due to poor earnings and other challenges at the company. The board of directors of Disney believes in the ________ role of management.
omnipotent
systemic
symbolic
organic
