chapter 1 Essay

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Chapter 1
Multiple choice questions
Your Results for: "Multiple Choice"
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Site Title:
Welcome to the Companion Website for Supervision Today! 6/e
Book Author:
Robbins
Location on Site:
PART I > Chapter 1 > Multiple Choice
Date/Time Submitted:
January 23, 2014 at 3:40 AM (UTC/GMT)

Summary of Results
100% Correct of 10 Scored items:
10 Correct:
100%
0 Incorrect:
0%

More information about scoring

1.

Which of the following is not a characteristic common to all organizations?
Your Answer:
Manufactures material

2.

Which of the following roles do supervisors play?
Your Answer:
All of the above

3.

What must today's supervisors act like?
Your Answer:
Coach

4.

What do supervisors see as their primary responsibilities?
Your Answer:
All of the above.

5.

In what areas are organizations cutting jobs?
Your Answer:
Middle managers and Staff-support personnel

6.

Which of the following is not a factor new supervisors should consider when accepting the position?
Your Answer:
Eligibility for overtime pay

7.

Which of the following is not one of the levels in the traditional organizational pyramid?
Your Answer:
Owners

8.

All of the following are one of the four basic management functions except:
Your Answer: decision-making. 9.

Of the competencies listed below, which is needed more and more as one rises in an organization hierarchy?
Your Answer:
All of these are needed more and more as one rises.

10.

Jose is very good at tracking the progress of his people to ensure that things are going as they should, and getting things back on target if they are off-track. Which skill is Jose displaying?
Your Answer:
Controlling

True/false Your Results for: "True/False"
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Welcome to the Companion Website for Supervision Today! 6/e
Book Author:
Robbins
Location on Site:
PART I > Chapter 1 > True/False
Date/Time Submitted:
January 23, 2014 at 3:46 AM (UTC/GMT)

Summary of Results
100% Correct of 5 Scored items:
5 Correct:
100%
0 Incorrect:
0%

More information about scoring

1.

The supervisor-as-boss model that dominated organizations for most of the 1900s is not effective for today's organizations.
Your Answer:
False

Correct

2.

Supervisors are the only managers who don't manage