Exam 14: Management Motivation and Leadership: Bringing Business to Life

__________set objectives for their followers but give them autonomy to choose how they accomplish those goals.

Organizations that want to improve the morale of employees tend to have a high degree of centralization.

The top-level managers of a soft drink bottling company initiate the strategic planning process. They complete their first task of the process, which is to define the mission of the organization. In the context of the strategic planning process, their next task would be to:

In the context of management planning,__________refers to high-level, long-term planning that establishes a vision for the company, defines long-term objectives and priorities, determines broad action steps, and allocates resources.

Sharon starts her career as a section leader at Timeline Vintage. Over the years, she moves up the management hierarchy and is promoted to a position in the top-level management. In her new position, she interprets marketplace trends, monitors competition, and plans for the future of the organization. Which of the following management skills does Sharon mostly demonstrate in her new position?

Who among the following is likely to enjoy job autonomy?

Jeffery is the owner of a departmental store. He feels that his employees are lazy, greatly dislike work, and will do everything they can to avoid it. Therefore, he thinks that coercing them is the best way to make them work. In this scenario, Jeffery's views are consistent with the assumptions of _____.

Hubert is a teacher at a private school in Minnesota. Although he does not earn enough at his job compared to his colleagues, Hubert does not complain as he feels that the love and respect he gets from all the students and staff members are more valuable. This scenario counters _____.

The span of control is also called the _____.

Which of the following is an advantage of a matrix organization?

The management of a telecommunications company informs the members of its sales team that if they continue to underperform, the management will have no other option but to downsize the team. In this scenario, the approach adopted by the management reflects the assumptions of _____.

The senior management of Dramos Films, a motion picture production company, holds a meeting to decide whether the company should acquire one of the smaller production houses and whether or not expanding to the overseas markets will be a profitable move. In this case, the management of Dramos Films is engaged in _____.

In the context of management planning,__________refers to very specific, short-term planning that applies tactical plans to daily, weekly, and monthly functions.

Kate is the head of the research department at a pharmaceutical company. Her team is in the process of developing a drug that has the potential to reduce the spread of skin cancer. Kate has set the deadline for the project and has provided her team members a set of guidelines that need to be followed. However, she has left it to them to decide how they will accomplish the goal. In this scenario, Kate is a(n) _____.

Liza, an HR manager, wants to explain the hierarchy of the organization to a group of trainees. She also wants to describe to them their positions within the broader organization. For this purpose, she uses a visual representation of the company's structure. In this case, Liza uses a(n) _____.

Malcolm, the CEO of a multinational company, was forced to step down from his position after a decision was taken by the company's board of directors. The board was strongly opposed to some of his actions. He took major decisions without keeping the stockholders' interest in mind and without consulting the board, leading the company into legal trouble. In this scenario, Malcolm exhibits the characteristics of a(n) _____.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, healthcare plans and life insurance serve to satisfy the esteem needs of employees.

Eric, a senior-level manager in an information technology company, evaluates the company's competitive position to determine the company's long-term objectives. In the context of the strategic planning process, which of the following should be Eric's next step?

Writers' Block, a web content development firm, has various subject-specific teams. At times when there is a strict deadline for a particular project, the copy editors from other teams are asked to work on another team's project on a temporary basis. In this case, Writers' Block is an example of a _____ organization.

It is necessary for Aquasona Inc., a company that packages drinking water, to regularly engage in operational planning. The managers of the company typically do the planning for a period of one week. In this case, the managers in charge of the operational planning are _____ managers.