章后练习题Chapter 1.docx

Chapter 1: Managers and ManagementⅠ True or False Questions (Mark “T” for true sentence and “F” for false sentence).All organizations have a structure that in some ways serves to define and limit the behavior of members of the organization.In order to be considered a manager, an individual must direct or oversee the work of others.Supervisors and team leaders may both be considered first-line managers.Effectiveness refers to the attainment of the organizations goals.Managers who are effective at meeting organizational goals always act efficiently.In Mintzbergs view, the roles of figurehead, leader, and liaison are all interpersonal roles.A typical first-level manager spends more of his or her time leading than planning.All managers devote at least some of their time to planning.A manager in a large business generally will spend more of her time as a spokesperson and entrepreneur than her counterpart in a small business.Technical skills involve a managers ability to think logically and effectively about abstract situations.ⅡMultiple Choice Questions (Choose the only one correct answer for each question).An organization is ________.A) the physical location where people workB) a group of individuals focused on profit-making for their shareholdersC) a deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purposeD) any collection of people who all perform similar tasksThe work of a manager ________.A) involves only high-level tasks that require a sophisticated skill setB) is strictly limited to overseeing and monitoring the work of othersC) may involve performing tasks that are not related to overseeing othersD) does not involve interaction with nonmanagerial employeesWhich is an important job responsibility for a middle manager?A) performing tasks that are not related to long-term goalsB) helping top managers define goalsC) translating goals defined by top managers into actionD) defining the organization’s long-term goalsAnother term for efficiency is ________.A)