Nancy redistributes the office area at Wausau Washer Works in such a way that five employees who were formerly fighting over space now get along and praise her for taking the initiative to reallocate the space. In this example, Nancy demonstrates which of Mintzberg's ten management roles?

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Entrepreneur, monitor

Spokesperson, negotiator

Resource allocator, disturbance handler

Leadership, liaison

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Question 2

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An organization that has no earnings to report because the cost of operations exceeds revenues during the current year, explains the loss in both its tax return and its official report to shareholders. This organization is best defined as a

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capitalistic venture.

human enterprise.

for-profit company.

nonprofit organization.

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Question 3

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The major shale oil producers in West Virginia arrange a meeting with the state senators to persuade them to increase the number of fracking permits issued. These oil producers are using the interactive technique known as

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lobbying.

alliances.

public relations.

political influence.

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Question 4

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The most common form of organizational structure is the ______ structure.

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functional

hybrid

multidivisional

holding company

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Question 5

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Paula is the CEO of a money-losing, lead-plating company, and the company is a heavy polluter. A local EPA official tells Paula to clean up the company's pollution act, but two of the major stockholders tell her to clean up her financial act too. Paula's first priority will probably be to

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make a profit.

find another job.

clean up the pollution.

lobby for lower pollution standards.

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Question 6

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In Chester Barnard's approach to systems theory, he stresses that a cooperative system is effective because

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it recognizes the power of personal goals.

it is a more formal organization with fewer groups.

of competition among subsystems in the organization.

of belief in the organizations purpose and goal.

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Question 7

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Linda, the school principal, attends Rotary Club dinners every month to make sure the community is aware of and pleased with improvements in her school. In this example, Linda performs

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a leadership function.

an informational role.

a management skill.

an interpersonal role.

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Question 8

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Which of the following is NOT a common problem that organizations have when receiving and using information about the external environment?

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Lack of information

Superfluous information

Historical information

Current organizational constraints

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Question 9

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According to the text, formal classes in management help management students develop

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social skills.

practical business experience.

conceptual and analytic skills.

computer skills.

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Question 10

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One of the basic assumption about the nature of people in Frederick Taylor's system of scientific management is that

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the average person is lazy and unmotivated.

people are rational beings and are economically motivated.

management and workers do not have common interests.

workers are not very bright and are easily manipulated.

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Question 11

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Beverly brings in a team of consultants, who put in an entirely new divisional structure at her company and a system of job rotation and job enlargement for most of her employees. In the language of organizational development, Beverly has carried out a program of

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grid organizational development.

third-party peacemaking.

techno-structural redesign

intergroup team building.

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Question 12

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When carbon dioxide collects in the earth's atmosphere, trapping the sun's heat and preventing the Earth's surface from cooling, this phenomenon is called

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global warming.

chlorofluorocarbon pollution.

toxic heating.

greenhouse cooling.

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Question 13

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Shannon produces a glittering crystal substance, Divine, which looks just like a diamond, but is much cheaper. Divine is

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not a substitute good because it is not a real diamond.

is an illegal product because DeBeers holds a legal patent on diamond production.

is an illegal product that violates diamond market regulations.

is a substitute good because it can be used in place of real diamonds.

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Question 14

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Eddie manages a group of five production-line employees. He conducts their annual performance appraisals with them individually, and meets with them as a group to discuss a new performance-appraisal process he is initiating. In this example, Eddie demonstrates which of Mintzberg's ten management roles?

Group of answer choices

Negotiator, disturbance handler

Monitor, spokesperson, liaison

Figurehead, negotiator, resource allocator

Leadership, disseminator, entrepreneur

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Question 15

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In an organizational chart, if a box is located in a higher level on the chart, then its location indicates that the individual in that role has a higher the level of

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importance.

prestige.

influence.

authority.