Test Bank For Management 9th Edition By Richard L

Test Bank For Management 9th Edition By Richard L

Chapter 1—Innovative Management for Turbulent Times

TRUE/FALSE

1. The nature of management is to control and dictate others in an organization.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 3

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Motivation Concepts TYP: F

2. Managers need a new approach that relies less on command and control and more on communication and coordination, in the new world of work.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 4

NAT: AACSB Communication | Environmental Influence TYP: F

3. To gain or keep a competitive edge, managers have renewed their emphasis on innovation, shifting away from a relentless focus on controlling costs toward investing in the future.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 4

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Creation of Value TYP: F

4. Early twentieth-century management scholar Mary Parker Follett defined management as “the art of getting things done through people.”

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 5

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles TYP: F

5. Noted management theorist Peter Drucker stated that the job of managers is to give direction to their organizations, provide leadership, and decide how to use organizational resources to accomplish goals.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 5

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles TYP: F

6. Getting things done through people and other resources and providing leadership and direction are what managers do.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 5

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles TYP: F

7. The attainment of organizational goals through planning, organizing, leading and controlling reflects the essence of the management process.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 5

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles TYP: F

8. Where the organization wants to be in the future and how to get there defines controlling.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 5

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles TYP: F

9. Organizing means defining goals for future organizational performance and deciding on the tasks and resources needed to attain them.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 6

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles TYP: F

10. Leading is the use of influence to motivate employees to achieve organizational goals.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 6

NAT: AACSB Analytic | Leadership Principles TYP: F