Quiz Mark 7- Business - Introduction To Business

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Employees should be allowed to share management responsibilities, including decision making. This statement is an argument in favor of ________ employees.

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As a manager rises through an organization, the required mix of skills becomes more conceptual.

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Having the required technical skills seems to be the most important for ________ managers.

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Leaders deal with ________, while managers deal with ________.

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A large firm employs vice presidents to oversee the various specializations within the organization-a vice president of marketing, a vice president of finance, and so on. To understand his firm's areas of specialization and who heads them, new employee Heath Fleetwood should examine the organization chart

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Describe the empowerment approach to management. Include a brief discussion of how this approach relates to the participative leadership style. Conclude with a statement of one of the advantages of the empowerment approach.

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Haylee Larson, a project manager for Western Media, frequently gets up from her desk and walks through the office, stopping to check in with team members, giving them a nod and a smile as she asks how things are going and whether they need anything from her. She always has time to share a joke or offer a compliment, and her team always seems cheerful and on task. If problems arise, they know they can count on Larson to listen and pitch in, and they don't hesitate to approach her with their concerns. Larson demonstrates excellent ________ skills.

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After managers set goals, they assess their competitive position with a(n) ________ analysis.

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A company's organization chart displays, among other relationships, the company's vertical hierarchy of authority. This hierarchy demonstrates

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Rebecca Espinoza, a young entrepreneur, wants to market a new app, What Say You, designed for people who want to learn a new language. She's interested in attracting investors, and she needs a formal way to let them know her company's basic purposes are to help users learn a new language and help them connect with others across the globe as they learn. Espinoza should write a(n)

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Charles Andrada, an electrician, has the ability to read and follow building plans and wiring diagrams. This ability is an example of a ________ skill.

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Managers organize people, tasks, and resources. To do so successfully, managers need to develop their skills in three areas: technical, conceptual, and

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Matt Snow runs a small office-cleaning business, SnowFlake Services. The company has only two employees, Snow himself and his assistant Jess Thicke. Thicke reports directly to Snow. On an organization chart, Snow's name and position title would appear in what position in relation to Thicke's name and position title?

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Conceptual skills are the job-specific knowledge needed to perform well in a specialized field.

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Alicia Kama is a supervisory manager at a biochemical research company, Progenica. She realizes many of her employees show a lack of understanding of Progenica's long-term goals. She feels that even though her team of lab assistants is not involved in goal setting, they should still be aware of the company's goals and the steps it plans to take in order to achieve them. Which of the following is her best course of action?

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Said Gupta is a top manager at Magic Garden, a manufacturer of gardening supplies and equipment. In a companywide meeting, Gupta clarifies the difference between two common business terms, saying "Think of ________ as a family road trip to Disneyworld, and think of ________ as a stop in a country village to get gasoline and water."

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A sandwich shop plans to start an aggressive advertising campaign if a competing sandwich shop opens nearby. This is an example of a(n)

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A company's ________ answers the question, "What do we want to become?"

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An example of a(n) ________ in a SWOT analysis is when buyers' preferences change.

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Crisis planning is a special type of ________ planning.

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On her website, Rula Tariq plans to promote and sell essential oils made from peppermint because peppermint oil is said to relieve headache symptoms. Just in case her supplier has a shortage of peppermint oil, Tariq makes a note to herself to be sure to order a large enough quantity of lavender and eucalyptus oils, also said to relieve headaches, to substitute for peppermint oil if it is unavailable. This is an example of

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