Management Chapter Learning Objectives
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What are the four basic management functions in organizations?

  • Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (correct)
  • Marketing, sales, production, and finance
  • Researching, analyzing, strategizing, and implementing
  • Hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating

What do managers need to be successful?

  • Time management skills, conflict resolution abilities, and decision-making skills
  • Problem-solving skills, creativity, and multitasking abilities
  • Technical skills, human skills, and conceptual skills (correct)
  • Networking abilities, public speaking skills, and IT proficiency

What is the scope of management in organizations?

  • It is limited to supervising employees and ensuring compliance
  • It only involves financial management and budgeting
  • It focuses solely on marketing strategies and sales techniques
  • It includes all activities required to produce goods and services (correct)

What is the nature of management?

<p>Dynamic and goal-oriented (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the basic managerial roles played by managers?

<p>Interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the new workplace emerging in organizations today characterize?

<p>Teamwork, flexibility, and technology integration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What inspired Reed Hastings to start Netflix?

<p>Realizing the convenience of workout subscriptions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial business model of Netflix when it launched in 1998?

<p>Renting movies for $4 apiece plus $2 for postage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary innovation of Netflix when it launched in April 1998?

<p>Ordering movies over the Internet (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Netflix introduce to its customers in 1999 to shift from pay-per-rental plans to subscription plans?

<p>Free-trial subscription plans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'queue' refer to in the context of Netflix?

<p>The list of movies that the customer wants to watch (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Reed Hastings realize about the gym's business model during his workout?

<p>Customers could pay a monthly fee and use the gym as much as they wanted (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of users renewed on a paid basis after trying the no-cost subscription plan?

<p>80% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Having unlimited due dates and no late fees' worked in a powerful way for Netflix because it emphasized:

<p>'Convenience' for customers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Enhancing customer convenience, even when combined with cost savings,' often gives a company:

<p>'A competitive advantage' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Reed Hastings realize about Blockbuster's late fee policy?

<p>It was causing embarrassment to customers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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