Question 1

A supervisor's professional power depends to a greater extent on the follower's perceptions of that supervisor's knowledge, skill, and expertise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are emotional intelligence skills? How can they help you?

Accepted Answer

Emotional intelligence is the

Question 3

Jonathan is a manager who always threatens people with their jobs in order to gain compliance. He is utilizing which type of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reward power 
B)  Coercive power 
C)  Expert power 
D)  Legitimate power 
A)  Reward power 
B)  Coercive power 
C)  Expert power 
D)  Legitimate power

Question 4

The staffing function is nothing more than selecting the right employees to complete the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A group of employees do not become a team until its members share values and purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Supervisors who use _____ power effectively have the greatest potential for achieving organizational goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  reward 
B)  legitimate 
C)  both 
D)  neither 
A)  reward 
B)  legitimate 
C)  both 
D)  neither

Question 7

Administrative skills include the ability to plan, organize, and coordinate the activities of a work group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When the company janitor posts a DO NOT ENTER sign in front of the door to the men's room and people obey, the janitor is most probably utilizing which type of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal power 
B)  Reward power 
C)  Expert power 
D)  Legitimate power 
A)  Personal power 
B)  Reward power 
C)  Expert power 
D)  Legitimate power

Question 9

On what four elements is the team-based organizational structure focused?

Accepted Answer

Customer satisfactio

Question 10

At Barry Automotive, the members of Production Team A are willing to work with and help one another. This is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperation. 
B)  coordination. 
C)  leadership. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  cooperation. 
B)  coordination. 
C)  leadership. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 11

Mr. Willis spends a significant amount of his time at work performing tasks such as distributing work among his subordinates and arranging their shifts and tasks to be performed. This relates most closely to which managerial function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Staffing 
B)  Leading 
C)  Organizing 
D)  Controlling 
A)  Staffing 
B)  Leading 
C)  Organizing 
D)  Controlling

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a limitation to authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union contract provisions 
B)  Government or regulatory agency restrictions 
C)  Company policies 
D)  Competitors' practices 
A)  Union contract provisions 
B)  Government or regulatory agency restrictions 
C)  Company policies 
D)  Competitors' practices

Question 13

Delegation is the process of entrusting duties and related authority to subordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Planning can best be defined as preparation for the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An accounting supervisor typically meets with supervisors from production, sales, and shipping to coordinate cost accounting, inventory records and billing. This is using the process of cooperation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Achieveing coordination typically is _____ at the executive level than at the supervisory level.

Accepted Answer

A)  easier 
B)  more difficult 
C)  more fun 
D)  less fun 
A)  easier 
B)  more difficult 
C)  more fun 
D)  less fun

Question 17

Managers innovate; leaders administer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Legitimate power is based on the rank that a person holds in an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A role of the supervisor is to do all those things that enable employees to effectively and efficiently achieve organizational objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Matthew has recently put a new plan for his department into place. He wants to make certain that the plan is working as was intended. In doing so, he is conducting the managerial function of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Staffing. 
B)  Leading. 
C)  Organizing. 
D)  Controlling. 
A)  Staffing. 
B)  Leading. 
C)  Organizing. 
D)  Controlling.

A supervisor's professional power depends to a greater extent on the follower's perceptions of that supervisor's knowledge, skill, and expertise.

What are emotional intelligence skills? How can they help you?

Jonathan is a manager who always threatens people with their jobs in order to gain compliance. He is utilizing which type of power?

The staffing function is nothing more than selecting the right employees to complete the task.

A group of employees do not become a team until its members share values and purpose.

Supervisors who use _____ power effectively have the greatest potential for achieving organizational goals.

Administrative skills include the ability to plan, organize, and coordinate the activities of a work group.

When the company janitor posts a DO NOT ENTER sign in front of the door to the men's room and people obey, the janitor is most probably utilizing which type of power?

On what four elements is the team-based organizational structure focused?

At Barry Automotive, the members of Production Team A are willing to work with and help one another. This is called:

Mr. Willis spends a significant amount of his time at work performing tasks such as distributing work among his subordinates and arranging their shifts and tasks to be performed. This relates most closely to which managerial function?

Which of the following is NOT a limitation to authority?

Delegation is the process of entrusting duties and related authority to subordinates.

Planning can best be defined as preparation for the future.

An accounting supervisor typically meets with supervisors from production, sales, and shipping to coordinate cost accounting, inventory records and billing. This is using the process of cooperation.

Achieveing coordination typically is _____ at the executive level than at the supervisory level.

Managers innovate; leaders administer.

Legitimate power is based on the rank that a person holds in an organization.

A role of the supervisor is to do all those things that enable employees to effectively and efficiently achieve organizational objectives.

Matthew has recently put a new plan for his department into place. He wants to make certain that the plan is working as was intended. In doing so, he is conducting the managerial function of:

Supervising in Uncertain Times

Communication: the Key to Effective Supervisory Management

Principles of Motivation

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Principles for Organizing

The Supervisors Role in Preparing Employees for Success

Supervisory Leadership and the Management of Change

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Fundamentals of Controlling

Performance Management

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

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Exam 2: The Managerial Functions

A supervisor's professional power depends to a greater extent on the follower's perceptions of that supervisor's knowledge, skill, and expertise.

What are emotional intelligence skills? How can they help you?

Jonathan is a manager who always threatens people with their jobs in order to gain compliance. He is utilizing which type of power?

The staffing function is nothing more than selecting the right employees to complete the task.

A group of employees do not become a team until its members share values and purpose.

Supervisors who use _____ power effectively have the greatest potential for achieving organizational goals.

Administrative skills include the ability to plan, organize, and coordinate the activities of a work group.

When the company janitor posts a DO NOT ENTER sign in front of the door to the men's room and people obey, the janitor is most probably utilizing which type of power?

On what four elements is the team-based organizational structure focused?

At Barry Automotive, the members of Production Team A are willing to work with and help one another. This is called:

Mr. Willis spends a significant amount of his time at work performing tasks such as distributing work among his subordinates and arranging their shifts and tasks to be performed. This relates most closely to which managerial function?

Which of the following is NOT a limitation to authority?

Delegation is the process of entrusting duties and related authority to subordinates.

Planning can best be defined as preparation for the future.

An accounting supervisor typically meets with supervisors from production, sales, and shipping to coordinate cost accounting, inventory records and billing. This is using the process of cooperation.

Achieveing coordination typically is _____ at the executive level than at the supervisory level.

Managers innovate; leaders administer.

Legitimate power is based on the rank that a person holds in an organization.

A role of the supervisor is to do all those things that enable employees to effectively and efficiently achieve organizational objectives.

Matthew has recently put a new plan for his department into place. He wants to make certain that the plan is working as was intended. In doing so, he is conducting the managerial function of:

Supervising in Uncertain Times

Communication: the Key to Effective Supervisory Management

Principles of Motivation

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Principles for Organizing

The Supervisors Role in Preparing Employees for Success

Supervisory Leadership and the Management of Change

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Fundamentals of Controlling

Performance Management

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

Filters