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What is the primary role of managers in organizations?
What is the primary role of managers in organizations?
- To discourage individual activity that hinders organizational goals
- To guide organizations toward the achievement of their purposes or objectives (correct)
- To combine and use organizational resources effectively
- To assign activities for organizational members to perform
Which of the following best describes the relationship between management and organizational goals?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between management and organizational goals?
- Managers should keep organizational goals in mind only during the planning phase
- Management has no meaning apart from its goals (correct)
- Managers can neglect organizational goals as long as they are effectively managing resources
- Organizational goals are separate from the role and responsibilities of management
What is the primary purpose of management's influence on individual worker activities?
What is the primary purpose of management's influence on individual worker activities?
- To discourage individual activity that hinders organizational goals
- To encourage individual activity that will lead to reaching organizational goals (correct)
- To maximize individual worker productivity
- To ensure that each individual worker's production represents a contribution to organizational goals
According to the passage, what is the primary purpose of organizations?
According to the passage, what is the primary purpose of organizations?
What is the relationship between management and the activities performed by organizational members?
What is the relationship between management and the activities performed by organizational members?
What is the central purpose of management according to the passage?
What is the central purpose of management according to the passage?
What is the main difference between leadership and management?
What is the main difference between leadership and management?
What does nursing service administration primarily focus on?
What does nursing service administration primarily focus on?
What does nursing service administration encompass?
What does nursing service administration encompass?
Which level of managers typically includes head nurses and staffs?
Which level of managers typically includes head nurses and staffs?
What distinguishes management as an art rather than a science?
What distinguishes management as an art rather than a science?
In the context of management, what does 'getting things done through people' mean?
In the context of management, what does 'getting things done through people' mean?
What is the main function of leadership according to the text?
What is the main function of leadership according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nursing service administration?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nursing service administration?
Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of managers, regardless of their level?
Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of managers, regardless of their level?
Which of the following best describes the primary difference between levels of managers?
Which of the following best describes the primary difference between levels of managers?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three interpersonal roles that Mintzberg's classification identifies for health service managers?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three interpersonal roles that Mintzberg's classification identifies for health service managers?
Which level of manager tends to use job-related technical skills the most?
Which level of manager tends to use job-related technical skills the most?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of health service organizations as described in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of health service organizations as described in the text?
Which of the following is the best definition of 'health service' according to the text?
Which of the following is the best definition of 'health service' according to the text?
All health service managers engage in the six managerial activities defined by Mintzberg.
All health service managers engage in the six managerial activities defined by Mintzberg.
First-line managers have more authority over the entire organization compared to middle-level managers.
First-line managers have more authority over the entire organization compared to middle-level managers.
Conceptual skills are more heavily used by first-line managers compared to senior managers.
Conceptual skills are more heavily used by first-line managers compared to senior managers.
Health care includes efforts to restore health and prevent diseases, while health service only focuses on delivering care.
Health care includes efforts to restore health and prevent diseases, while health service only focuses on delivering care.
The three informational roles identified by Mintzberg for managers are Monitor, Disseminator, and Spokesperson.
The three informational roles identified by Mintzberg for managers are Monitor, Disseminator, and Spokesperson.
Match the following managerial role with its description:
Match the following managerial role with its description:
Match the following managerial level with its primary authority and responsibility:
Match the following managerial level with its primary authority and responsibility:
Match the following health service organizational model with its description:
Match the following health service organizational model with its description:
Match the following managerial skill with its typical usage:
Match the following managerial skill with its typical usage:
Match the following Mintzberg's managerial role category with its roles:
Match the following Mintzberg's managerial role category with its roles:
