TRUE/FALSE 1. The nature of management is to control and dictate others in an organization…

TRUE/FALSE1. The nature of management is to control and dictate others in an organization.( )2. Companies can survive over the long run without innovation.( )3. Recognizing the value of employees involves the organizing role of management.( )4. Allocating resources across the organization is part of the organizing management function.( )5. Where the organization wants to be in the future and how to get there defines controlling.( )6. Organizing means defining goals for future organizational performance and deciding on the tasks and resources needed to attain them.( )7. Leading is the use of influence to motivate employees to achieve organizational goals.( )8. An organization is a social entity that is goal directed and deliberately structured.( )9. All managers have to pay attention to costs and according to research, the best way to improve organizational effectiveness is by severe cost cutting.( )10. Efficiency can be calculated as the amount of resources used to produce a product or service.( )11. Only the top managers in organizations need conceptual skills since it involves planning.( )12. Technical skills are most important at lower organizational levels while conceptual skills become more important as managers move up the organizational hierarchy.( )13. The ability to motivate others is considered a technical management skill.( )14. Middle managers are responsible for setting organizational goals, defining strategies for achieving them, and making decisions that affect the entire organization.( )15. Juan, as a division manager, is generally concerned with the near future and is expected to establish good relationships with peers around the organization, encourage teamwork, and resolve conflicts. Juan can be described as a middle manager.( )16. Antonio is head of the advertising department at Terrific Tortillas Inc. He can be described as a general manager.( )17. Staff managers are responsible for the manufacturing and marketing departments that make or sell the products or services.( )18. Manager least enjoy activities such as controlling subordinates and managing time pressures.( )19. Becoming a successful manager means thinking in terms of building teams and networks, becoming a motivator and organizer within a highly interdependent system of people and work.( )20. A manager forwards information to other organization members in the disseminator role.( )21. The informational roles that managers perform include monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson.( )22. The disturbance handler role involves the initiation of change, thinking about the future and how to get there.( )23. Managers in small businesses tend to emphasize roles different from those of managers in large corporations.( )24. We might expect managers in nonprofit organizations to place more emphasis on the roles of spokesperson, leader, and resource allocator.( )25. Technological advances have resulted in employees becoming more empowered.( )26. Today’s managers rely on “management by keeping tabs” and play the role of a controller instead of an enabler.( )