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






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Managerial roles that revolve around making choices






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






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






11. Interpersonal roles; Informational roles; and Decisional roles

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12. Technical skills; Human skills; and Conceptual skills






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






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






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






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






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






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

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19. Monitor; Disseminator; and Spokesperson






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Figurehead; Leader; and Liaison






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






30. Planning; Organizing; Leading; and Controlling