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Mgmt 236 Quizzes 2022 with complete solution Exam (elaborations) Which of the following is a professional organization for HR professionals? >Ans>> Society for Human Resource Management In which of the following work environments do authoritarian direction and close control bring about the desired results? >Ans>> a. Factories b. Nursing care units c. Retail stores d. None of the above D The scientific management approach states that: >Ans>> managers should determine the most efficient way to do a job. Which of the following approaches to management uses mathematical modeling and computer technology? >Ans>> Quantitative Which of the following is NOT a current workplace trend? >Ans>> a. Increase in employee loyalty b. Growing demand for flexible work c. Shortage of skilled workers d. Rise in economic uncertainty A The experiments at the Hawthorne plant gave rise to what was known as the human relations movement and later as the _____. >Ans>> behavioral science approach Nearly _____ percent of those unemployed in the United States are women. >Ans>> 60 Which of the following is an example of job sharing? >Ans>> Employees working together to perform a specific job A _____ is an invisible barrier that compartmentalizes women and minorities into certain occupational classes. >Ans>> glass wall SKA stands for: >Ans>> skills, knowledge, and abilities. Supervisors are first-level managers who are in charge of entry-level and other departmental employees. a. True b. False >Ans>> true Onboarding is a continuous process of assimilation and growth within an organization for new hires.a. True b. False >Ans>> true Ralph Smucker is considered "the father of modern management." a. True b. False >Ans>> false The scientific management approach, the functional approach, the human relations approach, and the quantitative/systems approaches are four approaches to management. a. True b. False >Ans>> true According to the functional approach to management, the five functions critical to managerial effectiveness are planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling. a. True b. False >Ans>> true Researchers of the Baldwin effect concluded that workers performed differently than they normally did because the researchers were observing them. a. True b. False >Ans>> false The most significant characteristic of an increasingly changing workforce will be its diversity. a. True b. False >Ans>> true In general, generation Xers have far less concern than matures about staying with companies for long periods. a. True b. False >Ans>> true Flextime allows employees to work from home via the computer. a. True b. False >Ans>> false Encouragement gives employees the authority and responsibility to accomplish their individual and the organization's objectives. a. True b. False >Ans>> false Individuals who report to supervisors are called: >Ans>> a. team members. b. employees. c. subordinates. d. all of the above. D New supervisors should do all of the following EXCEPT: >Ans>> making drastic changes. ____ skills include the ability to obtain, interpret, and apply information needed to make sound decisions. >Ans>> ConceptualManagers perform: >Ans>> similar managerial functions regardless of the nature of the organizatio ____ includes the tasks of recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, appraising, promoting, and compensating employees. >Ans>> staffing

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