MGT330 Assignments Week 1 Quiz

Question 1

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Which of the following statements best describes the difference between line managers and staff managers?

Line managers are responsible for achieving organization goals, while staff managers are not responsible or directly involved in achieving such goals.

Line managers are directly in charge of the production and delivery of products, while staff managers deal solely with managing human resources.

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Line managers are directly in charge of the production and delivery of products and services, while staff managers are in charge of support activities.

Line managers have the authority to make decision and have subordinates, while staff managers are subordinate to line managers and have limited authority.

Question 2

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of organization?

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All organizations need at least one member.

All organizations have a hierarchy of authority.

All organizations divide tasks among their members.

All the members of an organization share a common purpose or goal.

Question 3

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Bella is head server at a chic Italian restaurant. What kind of manager is Bella?

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front-line manager

middle manager

executive manager

a nonmanagerial employee

Question 4

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In assessing a company’s environment, SWOT analysis stands for

staffing, workplace, operations, and threats

Correct!

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

strengths, weaknesses, openings, and trends

staffing, workplace, opportunities, and trends

Question 5

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Which of the following is NOT one of Peter Drucker’s contributions to management theory?

The analysis of how organizations select managers, how managers act, and how organizations are structured in different units.

The understanding of the role large organizations play in modern society.

The focus on the role of human interactions, flows of information, and the decision-making process within organizations.

Correct!

The analysis of how social organizations become corporations.

Question 6

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Only ____% of business organizations survive more than two years.

5

10

Correct!

15

20

Question 7

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Which of the following is NOT one of the steps involved in managerial planning?

Examine the company’s internal and external environments.

Determine which goals to pursue.

Choose strategies, tactics, and operational plans to achieve goals.

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Measure performance at the strategic, tactical, and operational level.

Question 8

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All of the following are areas are overseen by staff managers EXCEPT

accounting

human resources

logistics

Correct!

production

Question 9

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Costco has been successful in part due to its unique approach to staffing. Which of the following statements correctly explains its approach in this area?

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Costco promotes employees with in-store experience and sponsors them to take graduate-level business courses.

Costco hires only managers who have worked for its competitors.

Costco holds employees’ jobs while they pursue business school degrees on their own.

Costco hires business school graduates directly out of college.

 Question 10

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Which of the following lists correctly identifies the five management functions?

organizing, staffing, leading, controlling, and financing

Correct!

planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling

planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and financing

planning, staffing, leading, controlling, and budgeting

Quiz Score: 10 out of 10