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Question 1 1 out of 1 points       Companies that plan have larger profits and faster growth than companies that don’t

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• Question 1

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  	Companies that plan have larger profits and faster growth than companies that don’t.

• Question 2

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  	Top managers are responsible for creating a climate for change in an organization.

• Question 3

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  	First-line managers are the only managers who do not supervise other managers.

• Question 4

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  	While strong interpersonal conflict management skills are important for first-line managers, it is not a very important skill for team leaders.

• Question 5

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  	Companies look for a total of four sets of skills in individuals to identify potential managers. These desired skills are technical skills, human skills, conceptual skills, and motivation to manage.

• Question 6

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  	____ is defined as getting work done through others.

• Question 7

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  	____ is the accomplishment of tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives.

• Question 8

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  	A manager engaged in the management function of ____ is determining organizational goals and the means for achieving them.

• Question 9

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  	A U.S. Marine drill instructor motivating new recruits to challenge themselves is engaged in which management function?

• Question 10

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  	First-line managers will most likely have to:

• Question 11

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  	Managers who train and supervise the performance of nonmanagerial employees and who are directly responsible for producing the company's products or services are categorized as:

• Question 12

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  	Mike Walker supervises operations on the chassis assembly line for a large vehicle manufacturer. Most of his time is spent in quality control maintenance, scheduling workers, and training new employees. Walker would be categorized as a:

• Question 13

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  	The two kinds of external organizational environments are the general environment and the specific environment.

• Question 14

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  	External environments are the forces and events outside a company that have the potential to influence or affect it.

• Question 15

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  	Resource scarcity is the degree to which an organization's external environment has an abundance or lack of critical organizational resources.

• Question 16

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  	The best way to manage legal responsibilities is to retain a large staff of legal specialists to defend the company against any charges.

• Question 17

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  	Organizational culture refers to the set of key values, beliefs, and attitudes shared by organizational members.

• Question 18

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  	____ is a tactic in which an advocacy group actively tries to convince consumers not to purchase a company's product or service.