Principles of Management (S2-18_MGTSZC211)

Quiz 1
Chapters 1,3,4,6

Due Date – 28 Feb 11.55pm IST

1. The lowest level of management is __________________.

Select one:
a non-managerial employee
a department of research manager
a vice president
a first line manager

2. Susan is especially good at communicating company goals to her employees and motivating
them to achieve these goals. Susan has good ___________ skills.

Select one:
Organizational
Conceptual
human
Technical

3. ________ is a national culture attribute that places a high value on future occurrences.

Select one:
Leisure Orientation
Long term orientation
Uncertainty avoidance
Power distance
4. The belief that businesses should be responsible because such actions are right for their own
sake is known as which argument for social responsibility?

Select one:
ethical obligation
public image
discouragement
public expectation

5. Organizations help employees adapt to the culture through

Select one:
All of the above
Socialization
Stories
Rituals

6. “Let’s forget about tomorrow for tomorrow never comes.” “Live for today.” These expressions
would be typical of a culture that is ________.

Select one:
low in humane orientation
high in assertiveness
low in future orientation
high in performance orientation

7. A type of international company in which artificial geographic barriers are eliminated is

Select one:
Transnational
Global Company
None of the above
MNC

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8. Ben, a production plant manager, reports to Dan, a general manager. Ben and Dan are
________.
Select one:
supervisors
Top managers
first line managers
middle managers

9. In a society with a highly ________ culture, strong value is placed on relationships and
concern for others.

Select one:
Achievement oriented
Uncertainty avoidance
Collectivist
Nurturing

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10. Social obligation is the obligation of a business to meet its ________.

Select one:
economic and social responsibilities
economic and legal responsibilities
technological and economic responsibilities
social and technological responsibilities

11. The ________ view of management is consistent with the stereotypical picture of the take-
charge business executive who can overcome any obstacle in carrying out the organization's
objectives.

Select one:
systems
omnipotent
functional
symbolic
12. Someone who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities in
order to accomplish organizational goals is ________.

Select one:
manager
laborer
assembly line worker
sales person

13. Figurehead, Leader and Liaison are examples of ________________ roles.

Select one:
Organizational
Decisional
Informational
Interpersonal

14. “Greeting visitors” is an example of ____________ role.

Select one:
Spokesperson
Monitor
figurehead
Entrepreneur

15. According to the classical view, corporate managers should ________________.

Select one:
All of the above
Maximize value to stockholders
Represent society whenever possible
Emphasize charitable donations
16. Effectiveness is concerned with
Select one:
ends
process
methods
means

17. All organizational cultures consist of each of the following except ________.

Select one:
shared values
traditions
innovation
principles

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18. According to the symbolic view, managers have a(n) __________ effect on substantive
organizational outcomes.

Select one:
significant
limited
extensive
influential

19. Monitor, Disseminator and Spokesperson are examples of ________________ roles.

Select one:
Organizational
Decisional
Interpersonal
Informational
20. A manager who wishes to be successful in international business should avoid a(n) _______
attitude.

Select one:
ethnocentric
geocentric
multicultural
multiracial

21. Individuals and groups affected by an organization's actions are ________.

Select one:
consumers
stakeholders
interested parties
beneficiaries

22. The culture of an organization is analogous to the ______________ of an individual.

Select one:
personality
ability
skills
motivation

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23. Social responsiveness refers to the capacity of a firm to adapt to changing ________.

Select one:
societal leaders
societal conditions
organizational conditions
organizational managers

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24. Only speaking one language is one sign that a nation suffers from ________.

Select one:
parochialism
ethnocentrism
geocentrism
polycentrism

25. Supervisor is another name for which of the following ________.

Select one:
Team leader
top manager
first line manager
middle manager