Exam 7: Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Dewayne Gibbons of Burger King decided to introduce a new sliced chicken sandwich without consulting any of his subordinates or the franchise.Managers who use this style of decision making exhibit which of the following style of leadership?

Which of the following statements about empowering employees is most accurate?

Which two different leadership styles use empowerment?

____________________ is the management process of coordinating and allocating a firm's resources in order to carry out its plans.

Asan Linhoud has a major decision to make regarding whether to create a new sales territory or simply add customers to existing territories.He asks for suggestions from his sales reps but will make his own decision.Which of the following leadership styles is Lindoud exhibiting?

A good manager is never faced with unforeseen problems.

Two coworkers at Nortel came up with an idea for renting software over the Internet.Nortel's top management liked the idea and set up a special division called Channelware devoted to taking the idea and making a new product.The establishment of a new company and assigning the employees in the division the task of making an idea a reality requires which management function?

Allocation of resources,approval of projects,and authorization of budgets are all activities that a manager performs in which of the following management roles?

List the three basic categories of managerial roles.

When manager Mariah Pitner delivered the company's financial report to local bankers and analysts,she was acting in which role?

Which of the following statements about managerial skills is most accurate?

What is another name for a free-rein leadership style?

A manager who is placing a reorder for office supplies would be making a nonprogrammed decision.

"The Booth Western Art Museum will educate,entertain,and inspire a diverse audience by creating a place where people feel welcome,find meaning and value,and delight in exploring the uniqueness of Western art and culture." This quotation is which of the following?

Tawna Reed was hired for a top managerial position in Nike Corporation because she had creative ability and a good overall feel for the athletic shoe industry.Reed is said to have which of the following skills?

Lily Jacobs is hosting a luncheon in her role as honourary chair of the local United Way campaign.She is fulfilling which of the following managerial roles?

The proliferation of information technology no longer has any effect on today's managers.

Managerial skills fall into four basic categories.What are they?

Which of the following processes involves guiding and motivating others toward the achievement of organizational goals?

Strategic planning is put into action by lower levels of management.