1111. According to mintzberg, all of the following are examples of the interpersonal roles of a manager, except :

A. Negotiating *
B. Acting as a liaison
C. Leading
D. Acting as a symbol

1112. What is the most common cause of business failure?

A. Insufficient capital
B. Unstable market
C. Insufficient experience *
D. Poor entrepreneurship

1113. A supervisor in a car production plant is an example of what kind of manager ?

A. First-line manager *
B. Middle manager
C. Top manager
D. Support manager

1114. When a marketing manager tells a subordinate that she did an excellent job when she made a presentation to senior management, what function is that manager performing ?

A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Leading *
D. Controlling

1115. According to Mintzberg, which of the following is an example of the decisional roles which a manager plays?

A. Monitoring progress
B. Leading
C. Acting as a spokesperson for the organization
D. Allocating some of the resources of the organization *

1116. Which of these statements best describes the idea of the context within which manager’s work?

A. Managers can easily act without referring to vague external things like the context
B. It represents factors both inside and outside the organization which influence the manager, and which the manager can also try to introduce *
C. The context determines what the manager can do
D. It is outside the organization, and therefore beyond the managers’ control

1117. The process of monitoring performance, comparing it with goals and correcting any significant deviations is known as _____.

A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Leading
D. Controlling *

1118. Mr. A is a manager on XYZ company; he has a reputation for being an open and honest person and understands how to motivate employees and customers , he said to have good _______skills.

A. Sales
B. Political
C. Technical
D. Interpersonal *

1119. Someone who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities to accomplish organizational goals is called :

A. A very intelligent :Individual
B. A supervisor of production work
C. A Manager *
D. An operation supervisor

1120. SWOT analysis divides organizational strength into two categories; common strength and _______.

A. Strategic imitation
B. Competitive parity
C. Distinctive competencies *
D. Threats