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罗宾斯管理学练习题第章
Chapter1–IntroductiontoManagementandOrganizations
True/FalseQuestions
AMANAGER’SDILEMMA
1.Today’smanagersarejustaslikelytobewomenastheyaremenT
2.Managementaffectsemployeemoralebutnotacompany’sfinancialperformanceF
1.Accordingtothecompanyprofilein“AManager’sDilemma,”StevenSiegal’spositionisbestdescribedasamiddlemanager.
False(moderate)
2.TheskillmostimportanttoStevenSiegalintheboxedprofile“AManager’sDilemma”istechnicalskills.
False(moderate)
WHOAREMANAGERS?
3.Inordertobeconsideredamanager,anindividualmustintegrateandcoordinatetheworkofothers.
True(moderate)
4.Supervisorsandforemenmaybothbeconsideredfirst-linemanagers.
True(moderate)
WHATISMANAGEMENT?
5.Thefourcontemporaryfunctionsofmanagementareplanning,organizing,leading,andcontrolling.
True(easy)
6.Effectivenessreferstotherelationshipbetweeninputsandoutputs.
False(moderate)
7.Whereaseffectivenessisconcernedwiththemeansofgettingthingsdone,efficiencyisconcernedwiththeends,orattainmentoforganizationalgoals.
False(difficult)
8.Accordingtothetext,thegoalofefficiencyistominimizeresourcecosts.
True(moderate)
9.Efficiencyisoftenreferredtoas"doingthingsright."
True(moderate)
WHATDOMANAGERSDO?
10.Whenmanagersmeetorganizationalgoals,theyareefficientandeffective.
False(difficult)
11.Determiningwhoreportstowhomispartofthecontrollingmanagementfunction.
False(easy)
12.Directingandmotivatingarepartofthecontrollingfunction.
False(moderate)
13.Fayol'smanagementfunctionsandMintzberg'smanagementrolesarebasicallythesame.
False(moderate)
14.Therolesoffigurehead,leader,andliaisonareallinterpersonalroles.
True(difficult)
15.DisturbancehandlerisoneofMintzberg'sinterpersonalroles.
False(difficult)
16.AccordingtoMintzberg’smanagementroles,theinformationalroleinvolvesreceiving,collecting,anddisseminatinginformation.
True(moderate)
17.Mintzberg'sresourceallocationroleissimilartoFayol'splanningfunction.
True(difficult)
18.Resourceallocationanddisturbancehandlingarebothconsidereddecisionalroles.
True(moderate)
19.AfinancemanagerwhoreadsTheWallStreetJournalonaregularbasiswouldbeperformingthefigureheadrole.
False(moderate)
20.Katzfoundmanagersneededthreeessentialskills:
technical,human,andinformational.
False(difficult)
21.Technicalskillsbecomelessimportantasamanagermovesintohigherlevelsofmanagement.
True(moderate)
22.Conceptualskillsbecomelessimportantasamanagermovesintotopmanagement.
False(easy)
23.Interpersonalskillsaredescribedwithtermssuchasabstractsituationsandvisualization.
False(moderate)
24.Coachingandbudgetingareskillscloselyrelatedtothemanagementfunctionofleading.
False(difficult)
25.Budgetingisaskillwhichisrelatedtobothplanningandcontrolling.
True(moderate)
26.Closedsystemsarenotinfluencedbyanddonotinteractwiththeirenvironment.
True(moderate)
27.Thesystemsperspectiveunderscoresandemphasizesthefactthatorganizationsaredifferent,facedifferentcircumstances,andthusmayrequiredifferentwaysofmanaging.
False(moderate)
28.Accordingtothetext,thecontingencyapproachmayalsobetermedtheuniversalapproach.
False(moderate)
WHATISANORGANIZATION?
29.Adistinctpurposeisimportantindefininganorganization.
True(easy)
30.Anontaxableorganization,suchastheBoyScouts,cannotbeconsideredanorganization.
False(moderate)
MultipleChoice
AMANAGER’SDILEMMA
31.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesStevenSiegallevelofmanagementattheCPAfirmofLipschultz,Levin&Gray?
a.first-linemanager
b.middlemanager
c.topmanager(easy)
d.supervisor
32.ThemajorchallengefacingStevenSiegelattheCPAfirmofLipschultz,Levin&Grayis______________.
a.increasingsalesandavoidingbankruptcy
b.keepingprofessionalsexcitedaboutworkthatcanberoutineandstandardized(difficult)
c.increasingthecustomerloyaltyandretention
d.reducingembezzlementofthecompany’sfunds
33.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesStevenSiegal’sroleattheCPAfirmofLipschultz,Levin&Gray?
a.leader(moderate)
b.liaison
c.monitor
d.figurehead
e.spokesperson
34.Accordingtothecompanyprofilein“AManager’sDilemma,”whichofthefollowingskillsaremostimportanttoStevenSiegal?
a.technicalskills
b.accountingskills
c.conceptualskills(moderate)
d.supervisoryskills
WHOAREMANAGERS?
35._____________areorganizationalmemberswhointegrateandcoordinatetheworkofothers.
a.Managers(easy)
b.Teamleaders
c.Subordinates
d.Operatives
e.Agents
36.Whichofthefollowingisthelowestlevelofmanagement?
a.teamleaders
b.middlemanagers
c.first-linemanagers(easy)
d.topmanagers
e.subordinates
37.Supervisorisanothernameforwhom?
a.teamleaders
b.middlemanagers
c.first-linemanagers(moderate)
d.topmanagers
e.subordinates
38.Alllevelsofmanagementbetweenthesupervisorylevelandthetopleveloftheorganizationaretermed_____________.
a.middlemanagers.(easy)
b.first-linemanagers.
c.supervisors.
d.foremen.
e.coaches.
39."Agencyhead"or"plantmanager"ismostlikelyassociatedwithwhichofthefollowing?
a.teamleaders
b.middlemanagers(moderate)
c.first-linemanagers
d.topmanagers
e.subordinates
40.Ofthefollowing,whichisthebestexampleofamiddlemanagerinauniversityworkenvironment?
a.assistantprofessor
b.DeanofStudents(moderate)
c.fullprofessor
d.president
e.part-timeinstructor
41."Divisionmanager"isassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinglevelsofmanagement?
a.teamleaders
b.middlemanagers(moderate)
c.first-linemanagers
d.topmanagers
e.subordinates
42.Typically,inorganizationsitisthe_____________whoareresponsibleformakingorganizationaldecisionsandsettingpoliciesandstrategiesthataffectallaspectsoftheorganization.
a.teamleaders
b.middlemanagers
c.first-linemanagers
d.topmanagers(easy)
e.subordinates
43."Executivevicepresident,president,managingdirector,chiefoperatingofficer,chiefexecutiveofficer,orchairmanoftheboard”arepositionsassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinglevelsofmanagement?
a.teamleaders
b.middlemanagers
c.first-linemanagers
d.topmanagers(easy)
e.subordinates
WHATISMANAGEMENT?
44._____________istheprocessofgettingactivitiescompletedefficientlyandeffectivelywithandthroughotherpeople.
a.Leading
b.Management(easy)
c.Supervision
d.Controlling
e.Manipulating
45._____________distinguishesamanagerialpositionfromanonmanagerialone.
a.Manipulatingothers
b.Concernforthelaw
c.Increasingefficiency
d.Coordinatingandintegratingothers'work(moderate)
e.Definingmarketshare
46.Managementisconcernedthatactivitiesshouldbecompleted_____________.
a.effectively.
b.efficiently.
c.efficientlyandeffectively.(easy)
d.bythelowest-levelemployeewhocanaccomplishthetask.
e.atthelowestpossiblecost.
47.Efficiencyrefersto_____________.
a.therelationshipbetweeninputsandoutputs.(moderate)
b.theadditiverelationshipbetweencostandbenefits.
c.theexponentialnatureofcostandoutputs.
d.increasingoutputsregardlessofcost.
e.loweringcosttosavemoneyandloweringoutputs.
48.Thegoalof_____________istominimizeresourcecosts.
a.efficiency(moderate)
b.effectiveness
c.budgeting
d.planning
e.coordinating
49.Anautomobilemanufacturerthatincreasedthetotalnumberofcarsproducedatthesamecost,butwithmanydefects,wouldbe_____________.
a.efficientandeffective.
b.increasingefficiency.(difficult)
c.increasingeffectiveness.
d.concernedwithinputs.
e.concernedwithoutputs.
50.Effectivenessissynonymouswith_____________.
a.costminimization.
b.resourcecontrol.
c.goalattainment.(difficult)
d.efficiency.
e.leading.
51.Whereas_____________isconcernedwiththemeansofgettingthingsdone,_____________isconcernedwiththeends,orattainmentoforganizationalgoals.
a.effectiveness;efficiency
b.efficiency;effectiveness(difficult)
c.effectiveness;goalattainment
d.goalattainment;efficiency
WHATDOMANAGERSDO?
52._____________wasaFrenchindustrialistwhoidentifiedbasicmanagementfunctions.
a.Weber
b.Taylor
c.Herzberg
d.Fayol(moderate)
e.Koontz
53.Writinganorganizationalstrategicplanisanexampleofwhichofthemanagementfunctions?
a.leading
b.coordinating
c.planning(difficult)
d.organizing
e.controlling
54.Organizingincludes_____________.
a.definingorganizationalgoals.
b.hiringorganizationalmembers.
c.motivatingorganizationalmembers.
d.monitoringorganizationalmemberbehavior.
e.determiningwhodoeswhattasks.(moderate)
55.Amanagerresolvingconflictamongorganizationalmembersisperformingwhatfunction?
a.controlling
b.commanding
c.directing
d.leading(difficult)
e.coordinating
56.Mentoringisprimarilyassociatedwiththemanagementfunctionof_____________.
a.planning.
b.organizing.
c.leading.(difficult)
d.controlling.
e.systemsanalysis.
57.Theprocessofmonitoring,comparing,andcorrectingiscalled_____________.
a.controlling.(moderate)
b.coordinating.
c.leading.
d.organizing.
e.directing.
58.The_____________isthesetofongoingdecisionsandworkactivitiesinwhichmanagersengageastheyplan,organize,lead,andcontrol