30 Questions
A management term for leading, motivating, and communicating to get things done is ____________.
Directing
Which of the following is NOT a quality of an outstanding leader?
Have an eye on the bottom line
The definition of _____________ is to entrust one's authority to a competent direct report.
Delegation
When employees are given the responsibility to inquire, investigate, report, and advise their supervisor as to the action to be taken, it is considered a _________ degree of delegation.
Moderate
The primary components of motivation are:
Ability, effort, and desire
In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the ____________ needs are at the bottom.
Physiological
Which of the following is not a dissatisfier or maintenance factor in Herzberg's two-factor theory?
Recognition
Downward communication flows from the manager or supervisor to the direct report through:
Policy statements
Upward communication flows from the direct report to the manager through:
Suggestion boxes
Communication that takes place among people at different levels in the organization is termed:
Lateral communication
Which of the following is a barrier to organizational communication?
Status of the speaker
Which of the following is an informal network of communication in the assessor's office?
Grapevine
We can enhance understanding of verbal communication with nonverbal communication through:
All of the above
Which of the following is a guideline for empathic listening?
All of the above
Various studies have found that an effective manager spends _________ more time listening than talking.
One-third
Which of the following is a quality of a good leader?
All of the above
In the basic communication process, the medium that enhances understanding from one person to another is known as:
Feedback
The process by which assessors/managers evaluate the performance of their office relative to predetermined standards is known as ________.
Controlling
One of the most common procedures used to evaluate any organization's personnel is known as a/an _____________ evaluation.
Performance
Which of the following is NOT a basic characteristic of a well-designed evaluation system?
Subjective - measuring task performance subjectively, looking at the performance of the task, including any interpersonal relationship that might exist between the employee and the supervisor
Whenever possible, the assessor/manager should use ___________ factors in the performance evaluation.
Objective
A common error of supervision when evaluating employees is to remember what happened last week but not what happened 3 months ago. This is referred to as a:
Recency error
One of the ways of minimizing problems in employee evaluation is to:
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a principle to follow in the disciplining of an employee?
Be firm. Advise the employee to shape up or be terminated
Which of the following is not a management tool to assist in the controlling process?
Flow chart
Public relations starts with:
A fair, open, efficient administration
Which of the following is considered a part of the assessor's public?
All of the above
Which media group can be a special benefit to the assessor's public relations efforts?
Newspaper
The assessor's website can be used to:
All of the above
In addition to brochures, other printed material should provide information on:
All of the above
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