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Management 101: Management Foundations

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 30 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Doing the right things - or completing activities so that organizational goals are attained






2. Managerial roles that involve collecting - receiving - and disseminating information






3. Managerial roles that involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature






4. Specific actions and behaviors expected of and exhibited by a manager






5. Figurehead; Leader; and Liaison






6. Managerial roles that revolve around making choices






7. Management function that involves working with and through people to accomplish organizational goals






8. A company's ability to achieve its business goals and increase long-term shareholder value by integrating economic - environmental - and social opportunities into its business strategies






9. The ability to think and to conceptualize about abstract and complex situations






10. Technical skills; Human skills; and Conceptual skills






11. Managers at or near the upper levels of the organization structure who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organization






12. The ability to work well with other people individually and in a group






13. The importance of customers; the importance of innovation; and the importance of sustainability


14. Coordinating and overseeing the work activities of others so that their activities are completed efficiently and effectively






15. Doing things right - or getting the most output from the least amount of inputs






16. Managers between the lowest level and top levels of the organization who manage the work of first-line managers






17. Planning; Organizing; Leading; and Controlling






18. Top managers; Middle managers; First-line managers; and Nonmanagerial employees






19. The process of monitoring - comparing - and correcting work performance






20. Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of other people so that organizational goals can be accomplished






21. A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose






22. Monitor; Disseminator; and Spokesperson






23. Entrepreneur; Disturbance handler; Resource allocator; and Negotiator






24. Managers at the lowest level of management who manage the work of nonmanagerial employees






25. Management function that involves defining goals - establishing strategies for achieving those goals - and developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities






26. The reality that management is needed in all types and sizes of organizations - at all organizational levels - in all organizational areas - and in organizations no matter where located






27. Interpersonal roles; Informational roles; and Decisional roles


28. Management function that involves arranging and structuring work to accomplish the organization's goals






29. Changing technology (digitalization); Increased emphasis on organizational and managerial ethics; Increased competitiveness; and Changing security threats






30. Job-specific knowledge and techniques needed to proficiently perform work tasks