Management Questions

Hamid's company needs help developing a digital marketing strategy. They're looking to hire someone with good communication skills who is also familiar with Twitter, Facebook, and Google Ads. His niece, Ayesha, is interested but has never worked as a communications professional, and her experience with social media is for personal rather than business use. Max Weber would recommend that Hamid:

Henri Fayol's management theories were shaped not only by his times but by his experience in the mining industry. Two of his five duties of management directly address the management failure he observed when a mine was shut-down. Those two duties are:

A large software development company requires systems analysts to understand what is required, many programmers to coordinate their work, and testing to confirm that outcomes match the plan and what is needed. To coordinate and sequence the tasks, managers use the modern equivalent of:

A local art gallery was run by volunteers. The volunteers tended to flock to whatever project was exciting at the time. There were no consequences to the volunteers in switching projects and no control over the quality of work. One volunteer's personal hygiene became an issue, but no one could tell him to stay away, because no one was in charge. The art gallery might benefit from

Scientific management puts the focus on efficiency and productivity. Jobs are specialized and new employees can be trained quickly. This approach is still in use today. For example, strategy and stiff competition require this approach at:

McDonald's has built its business on efficiency and low costs. Employees specialize to become more efficient at their jobs—taking orders, delivering orders at the take-out window, or flipping hamburgers. Humanistic management suggests McDonald's would benefit from:

Renowned management consultant and educator Peter Drucker, hailed by BusinessWeek as "the man who invented management," referred to Frederick Taylor's impact as "the most powerful as well as the most lasting contribution America has made to Western thought since the Federalist Papers." The fundamental change Taylor introduced to address issues associated with industrial production was:

Wrote General and Industrial Management. Foresight, Organization, Command, Coordinate, Control

Mary Parker Follett said, "We must learn to think of discussion not as a struggle but as an experiment in ________. We must learn . . . intellectual teamwork. There is a secret here which is going to revolutionize the world."

Vertical management is also called mid-level management?

Methods defined by pyramid, hierarchical organizational structure

Top-Level Managers are the "bosses" of the organization?

Fill in the Blank: _______ leadership relies on leaders taking their big picture ideas and communicating them effectively to the group to accomplish their goals.

Which of the following leadership styles is rooted in leaders using their abilities to serve the greater good by sharing power and putting the needs of the group first?

True or False: A leader must have the right job title to ensure group members respect them.

Fill in the Blank: _______ leadership drives the group and team to success based on the expectation and high standards set by the leader.

A new executive position is showing up on organization charts in response to the demands of the government to comply with complex rules and regulations. Its title is?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mistake made by leaders?

Profitability and productivity, "one best way" to perform a job, hire the right workers and train them for maximum efficiency

Which is not a top-level manager?