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






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

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






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






5. Doing the right things - or completing activities so that organizational goals are attained






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






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






8. Managerial roles that revolve around making choices






9. Technical skills; Human skills; and Conceptual skills






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






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






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






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






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






15. Planning; Organizing; Leading; and Controlling






16. Interpersonal roles; Informational roles; and Decisional roles

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17. Monitor; Disseminator; and Spokesperson






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Figurehead; Leader; and Liaison






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






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






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