Question 1

__________ are responsible for the efficiency and effectiveness of an area such as accounting or marketing.

Accepted Answer

Functional managers

Question 2

Managers are responsible for getting activities completed efficiently and achieving the firm's goals by utilizing:
A) human, financial, and material resources.
B) information, human, and service resources.
C) human resources, organizational competitiveness, and organizational goals.
D) financial resources, top management, and organizational goals.

Accepted Answer

Managers are responsible for utilizing human, financial, and material resources to achieve the goals of the firm. This includes managing employees effectively, managing the budget and finances of the company, and ensuring that necessary materials are available to complete tasks efficiently. While information and services are also important resources, they are not the only ones that managers must utilize in order to be successful. Therefore, option A is the best choice.

Question 3

What are the principles of management?

Accepted Answer

The principles of management are the activities which plan, organize and control the operations of the basic elements of people, materials, machines, methods, money and markets, providing direction and coordination, and giving leadership to human efforts, so as to achieve the sought objectives of the enterprise.

Question 4

Figurehead, leader, and spokesperson represent the three interpersonal managerial roles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figurehead, leader, and spokesperson represent the three...

Question 5

A __________ leads a function that contributes directly to the products or services the organization creates.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A __________ leads a function that contributes...

Question 6

Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson are the three decisional managerial roles in an organization.

Accepted Answer

Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson are actually three of the informational roles according to Henry Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles. The decisional roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator.

Question 7

Managers do not spend all their time managing.

Accepted Answer

Managers also engage in other activities such as decision-making, planning, communication, and attending meetings. They may also have to spend time on administrative tasks and coordinating with other departments.

Question 8

The ___________________ are the means by which one manages, that is, gets things done through others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________________ are the means by which...

Question 9

The three informational roles assumed by a manager are primarily concerned with providing information outside the organization.

Accepted Answer

The three informational roles assumed by a manager (monitor, disseminator, spokesperson) are primarily concerned with providing information within the organization.

Question 10

Professor Minztberg identified ten roles common to the work of all managers. They are divided into three groups: _________, ___________, and ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Professor Minztberg identified ten roles common to...

Question 11

_____ often refers to "the art of getting things done through the efforts of other people."
A) Management
B) Leadership
C) Empowerment
D) Development

Accepted Answer

Management is the correct term because it encompasses the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling resources, including human resources, to achieve organizational goals. This definition aligns with the concept of accomplishing tasks through the efforts of others.

Question 12

The unique access to information places the manager at the center of organizational decision-making.

Accepted Answer

As the manager has access to confidential information, he/she plays a key role in making decisions for the organization based on this information.

Question 13

Only supervisors are affected by the principles of management.

Accepted Answer

The principles of management apply to all levels of management, from the top executives to frontline supervisors.

Question 14

In the role of spokesperson, the manager disseminates the organization's information to the units and departments.

Accepted Answer

The spokesperson role involves communicating information from the organization to external parties, not internally to units and departments.

Question 15

General managers set specific goals for their own departments and see that the goals are met.

Accepted Answer

General managers oversee multiple departments and set overall goals for the organization, while department managers set specific goals for their own departments.

Question 16

Empowerment is the process of authorizing an individual to think, behave, take action, and control work and decision making in an organization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Empowerment is the process of authorizing an...

Question 17

__________ are responsible for developing the organization's strategy, and being a steward for its vision and mission.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are responsible for developing the organization's...

Question 18

There are two decisional managerial roles in an organization.

Accepted Answer

This statement is incorrect. There are three decisional managerial roles in an organization: entrepreneur, disturbance handler, and resource allocator.

Question 19

There are ten roles common to the work of all managers, and they can be played at different times by the same manager.

Accepted Answer

The ten roles common to the work of all managers are defined by Henry Mintzberg and they can be played by the same manager at different times.

Question 20

A __________ is someone who is responsible for managing a clearly identifiable revenue-producing unit of an organization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A __________ is someone who is responsible...

Quiz 1: Introduction to Principles of Management