Mgt Presentation

Management Final

Test 1

1. Which of the following is not one of the four essential management tasks?

a. Communicating

2. Which of the four essential management tasks did we state in class was the last process in any management action?

b. Controlling

3. Bill loves is old type writer. However, using the typewriter to complete his paperwork means that Bill must spend more time and money to achieve the same results as he would get with a computer. Continuing to use this old type writer is an example of:

c. Inefficiency

4. Even thou it takes longer and costs more for Bill to use the type writer, he does get his paper work done; therefore, we can say that Bill is being:

d. Effective

5. In which managerial role does the manager act as entrepreneur, disturbance handler, and resource allocator?

e. Decisional

6. In which level of management would “conceptual skills” be more beneficial?

f. Top Management

7. In which level of management would technical skills be more beneficial?

g. First line management

8. The ability of one organization to outperform other organizations because it produces desired goods or services more efficient and effectively than it competitors is referred to as:

h. Competitive Advantage

9. Jane’s supervisor gave her the authority to make a purchasing decision. We can say that her supervisor ______ her to make a decision.

i. Empowered

10. The ABC Company decided that it will no longer advertise job openings, interview job applicant or select new employees. The ABC company will instead pay a Human resources company to perform all their hiring activities. The contracting out of work activity that the company previously did themselves is referred to as:

j. Outsourcing

11. AN organization has skills, abilities, knowledge, and experience that allow it to perform some tasks better than they perform other tasks. These tasks that an organization performs...