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Managers could choose to do nothing when ________.

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Correct Answer: The difference between actual performance and standard performance is low and acceptable

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The three groups of behaviors that managers must have to succeed are task behavior, relations behavior, and ______ behavior.

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Correct Answer: Change

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Someone who reviews the financial health of an organization, while also ensuring that the organization’s goals are being met, is part of the ______ process.

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Correct Answer: Controlling

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Refers to leaders who have an optimistic view of human nature, as described in Douglas McGregor’s book The Human Side of Enterprise; Theory Y managers tend to allow _____ .

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Refers to leaders who have a pessimistic view of human nature, as described in Douglas McGregor’s book The Human Side of Enterprise; Theory X managers tend to be directive and engage in _____ .

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Developing teams to generate desired results; people on the team act, learn, and grow rapidly from interactions is known as

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Correct Answer: Team Learning

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Individual behavior is the managerial behavior that guides employees in doing their jobs.

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Correct Answer: False

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Learning from experience by _____ cause and effect is known as Systems Thinking.

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Correct Answer: Both A and B

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Meeting “the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland, 1987) is known as

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Correct Answer: Sustainability

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A managerial role in which managers must communicate key information to their colleagues and their team is known as

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Correct Answer: Spokesperson

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An approach based on efficiency studies of how employees move during their work, as described by _____ in his 1914 book The Principles of Scientific Management.

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Correct Answer: Frederick Taylor

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A managerial role in which managers determine where organizational resources are best applied is called?

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Correct Answer: Resource Allocator

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Managerial behaviors that provide support and encouragement are known as?

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Correct Answer: Relations Behavior

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Determines which responsibilities are given to employees, sets priority levels for tasks, and creates _____ for task completion.

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Correct Answer: Timeline

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Competence plus the discipline of continually clarifying and deepening _____ and seeing reality objectively.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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The application of psychological theories to workplace issues is submitted in Human Resource Development.

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Correct Answer: False

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The norms, behaviors, and values that create the unique environment of an organization is known as Voluntary Behavior

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Correct Answer: False

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The study of individuals and their behaviors at work is known as

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Correct Answer: Organizational Behavior

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A managerial role in which managers engage in important negotiations within their team, department, and organization is known as?

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Correct Answer: Negotiator

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A managerial role in which managers regularly seek out information related to the organization and industry is called?

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Correct Answer: Bothe A and B

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Mission is an overall goal given to someone.

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ that influences how we act and how we understand the world is called Mental Models.

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Correct Answer: All of the Above

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The efficient and effective pursuit of organizational goals by Integrating the work of people through the _____ organization’s resources is known as.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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A managerial role involving communication with internal and external contacts is called?

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Correct Answer: Liaison

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A group that fosters continual learning for employees while encouraging new and expansive patterns of thinking is known as

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Correct Answer: Learning Organization

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When managers command their team through daily tasks and during periods of significant change is

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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A managerial role in which managers provide leadership for their team, their department, or perhaps their entire organization.

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Correct Answer: Leader

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Managerial roles that involve providing information to others is known as.

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Correct Answer: Interpersonal

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Monitor is the Managerial role that involves processing information.

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Correct Answer: False

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Positive responses in attitudes and performance by employees when observers pay attention to their group; based on the findings of two studies conducted in the early …... century.

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Correct Answer: 20th

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A managerial role in which managers have social, ceremonial, and legal responsibilities is known as.

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Correct Answer: Figurehead

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A framework for the implementation of organizational change; examines the forces driving and restraining change is called?

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Correct Answer: Field Theory

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EBM is the translation of management research to management practice.

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Correct Answer: True

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A managerial role in which managers create and lead change within the organization by solving problems, generating new ideas, and implementing them is called?

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Correct Answer: Entrepreneur

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“Doing things right”; minimum utilization of the organization’s resources to attain its mission is known as Efficiency.

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Correct Answer: False

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Doing the right things”; achieving results, making the right decisions, and successfully carrying them out so they achieve the _____ goals.

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Correct Answer: Organizational

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The Negotiator is a managerial role in which managers help mediate disputes.

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Correct Answer: False

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A manager who communicates key information to their colleagues is called?

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Correct Answer: Disseminator

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Disruptive change does not disrupt the markets for an organization’s products.

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Correct Answer: False

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Managerial roles that require the use of information are called Decisional Roles.

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Correct Answer: True

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The process of learning by questioning everything is known as

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Correct Answer: Critical Thinking

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The steps taken by _____ to increase the likelihood that the objectives are attained and that all parts of the organization are working together toward the goal.

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Correct Answer: Management

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The sharing of a _____ view of the future that is uplifting and encourages experimentation and innovation is known as Building Shared Vision

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Correct Answer: Long term

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Benchmarking examines the success of other organizations to identify best practices.

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Correct Answer: True

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The analysis of data or statistics to facilitate or improve _____ processes.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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High volume, high velocity, and high variety are terms that define which concept?

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Correct Answer: big data

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Most top managers are concerned with the ______ of their organization.

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Correct Answer: effectiveness

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Sue is a manager who believes in going against the norm to promote change. This is known as ______ behavior.

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Correct Answer: change

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A manager who maximizes organizational resources to reach their mission is said to be “doing things right,” also known as ______.

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Correct Answer: efficiency

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Henri Fayol identified four common essential management functions. These include planning, organizing, leading, and ______.

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Correct Answer: controlling

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A role that requires managers to communicate and network both internally and externally is a/an ______ role according to Mintzberg’s Managerial roles.

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Correct Answer: interpersonal

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A learning organization activity that relies on scientific methods to diagnose problems is using which learning discipline?

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Correct Answer: systematic problem solving

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Darko Butina, CIO at Netcera, believes an effective manager should re-read their business plan ______.

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Correct Answer: monthly

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Managers with good ______ skills can respond quickly when the needs of their company shift or change.

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Correct Answer: organizing

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Randy is creating a list of tasks, their due dates and priorities, and assigning them to employees. What stage of the management process is he in?

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Correct Answer: planning

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A manager who can translate internal and published data, while seeking the opinions and concerns of managers and stakeholders to make decisions, practices ______.

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Correct Answer: evidence-based management

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Which early management theory included the assumption that workers just want to show up and do the bare minimum at their job while avoiding responsibility?

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Correct Answer: theory X

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A theory that reviews the forces that are driving organizational change and compares these with the forces that are resisting change is known as ______.

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Correct Answer: the field theory

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When a researcher is studying individual employees’ job satisfaction or other work behaviors this is known as ______.

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Correct Answer: organizational behavior

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A managerial role in which managers provide leadership for their team, their department, or perhaps their entire organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leader

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Refers to leaders who have an optimistic view of human nature, as described in Douglas McGregor’s book The Human Side of Enterprise; Theory Y managers tend to allow _____ .

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Refers to leaders who have a pessimistic view of human nature, as described in Douglas McGregor’s book The Human Side of Enterprise; Theory X managers tend to be directive and engage in _____ .

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Developing teams to generate desired results; people on the team act, learn, and grow rapidly from interactions is known as

Answer

Correct Answer: Team Learning

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Individual behavior is the managerial behavior that guides employees in doing their jobs.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Learning from experience by _____ cause and effect is known as Systems Thinking.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A and B

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Meeting “the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland, 1987) is known as

Answer

Correct Answer: Sustainability

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A managerial role in which managers must communicate key information to their colleagues and their team is known as

Answer

Correct Answer: Spokesperson

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An approach based on efficiency studies of how employees move during their work, as described by _____ in his 1914 book The Principles of Scientific Management.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frederick Taylor

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A managerial role in which managers determine where organizational resources are best applied is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Resource Allocator

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Managerial behaviors that provide support and encouragement are known as?

Answer

Correct Answer: Relations Behavior

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Determines which responsibilities are given to employees, sets priority levels for tasks, and creates _____ for task completion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Timeline

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Competence plus the discipline of continually clarifying and deepening _____ and seeing reality objectively.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Ensuring the organization runs smoothly by managing the internal processes and structures is

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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The application of psychological theories to workplace issues is submitted in Human Resource Development.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The norms, behaviors, and values that create the unique environment of an organization is known as Voluntary Behavior

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The study of individuals and their behaviors at work is known as

Answer

Correct Answer: Organizational Behavior

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A managerial role in which managers engage in important negotiations within their team, department, and organization is known as?

Answer

Correct Answer: Negotiator

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A managerial role in which managers regularly seek out information related to the organization and industry is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Bothe A and B

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Mission is an overall goal given to someone.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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_____ that influences how we act and how we understand the world is called Mental Models.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the Above

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The efficient and effective pursuit of organizational goals by Integrating the work of people through the _____ organization’s resources is known as.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A managerial role involving communication with internal and external contacts is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Liaison

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A group that fosters continual learning for employees while encouraging new and expansive patterns of thinking is known as ______

Answer

Correct Answer: Learning Organization

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Managerial roles that involve providing information to others is known as.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpersonal

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Monitor is the Managerial role that involves processing information.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Positive responses in attitudes and performance by employees when observers pay attention to their group; based on the findings of two studies conducted in the early …... century.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20th

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A managerial role in which managers have social, ceremonial, and legal responsibilities is known as.

Answer

Correct Answer: Figurehead

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A framework for the implementation of organizational change; examines the forces driving and restraining change is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Field Theory

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

EBM is the translation of management research to management practice.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A managerial role in which managers create and lead change within the organization by solving problems, generating new ideas, and implementing them is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Entrepreneur

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“Doing things right”; minimum utilization of the organization’s resources to attain its mission is known as Efficiency.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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“Doing the right things”; achieving results, making the right decisions, and successfully carrying them out so they achieve the organization’s goals. doing the right things”; achieving results, making the right decisions, and successfully carrying them out so they achieve the _____ goals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Organizational

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The Negotiator is a managerial role in which managers help mediate disputes.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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A manager who communicates key information to their colleagues is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Disseminator

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Disruptive change does not disrupt the markets for an organization’s products.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Managerial roles that require the use of information are called Decisional Roles.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The process of learning by questioning everything is known as

Answer

Correct Answer: Critical Thinking

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The steps taken by _____ to increase the likelihood that the objectives are attained and that all parts of the organization are working together toward the goal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Management

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The sharing of a _____ view of the future that is uplifting and encourages experimentation and innovation is known as Building Shared Vision

Answer

Correct Answer: Long term

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Benchmarking examines the success of other organizations to identify best practices.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The analysis of data or statistics to facilitate or improve _____ processes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and B

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

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