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Management Practice Test: Managers and Management
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Management Practice Test: Managers and Management
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1. What was the primary cause of demise for such companies as W.T. Grant, Dave & Barry's, and Circuit City?
2. A pharmaceutical company manager attending a meeting of academic scientists would be functioning in which role?
3. Evidence that management practices are not universal come from studies of ________.
4. Resolving a conflict would be considered to fall under which managerial function?
5. The four managerial functions first described by Fayol are considered 'classical' because ________.
6. Why is innovation a key component of a manager's job in today's business environment?
7. One managerial function that is identical in both Fayol's and Mintzberg's systems is ________.
8. The managerial role that changes the least between middle and top managers is ________.
9. Almost all managerial tasks involve ________.
10. The CEO of Cisco Systems likes to ________.
11. Which of the following is NOT an example of a decisional role according to Mintzberg?
12. The work of a manager ________.
13. An organization is ________.
14. Mintzberg developed his ten managerial roles by ________.
15. The controlling management function is largely a matter of ________.
16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a small business?
17. A finance manager who reads the Wall Street Journal on a regular basis would be performing which role?
18. Taylor began to develop his theory of ________ after a result of viewing workers in steel companies.
19. Which of the following is a key difference between managerial and nonmanagerial employees?
20. Which of the following is considered NOT to be a part of the planning function of a manager?
21. Companies that are well managed can prosper during difficult economic times by depending on ________.
22. Which set of skills would you expect the President of the United States to be least in need of?
23. Good management strives for ________.
24. Non-profit organizations are different from for-profit organizations primarily ________.
25. Which of the following is a member of the lowest level of management?