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What is the primary concern highlighted in the text regarding top executives' distance from workers?
What is the primary concern highlighted in the text regarding top executives' distance from workers?
- Overemphasis on management by walking around
- Failure to understand employees' daily job routines (correct)
- Lack of perquisites in the executive suite
- Excessive focus on workday concerns
How can the practice of 'management by walking around' benefit executives?
How can the practice of 'management by walking around' benefit executives?
- By increasing the separation from workday concerns
- By fostering a broader perspective on the business (correct)
- By decreasing the need to talk to individual employees
- By reducing the need for perquisites in the executive suite
Which management style involves managers reserving time to walk through departments regularly and form networks of acquaintances in the organization?
Which management style involves managers reserving time to walk through departments regularly and form networks of acquaintances in the organization?
- Management by micromanagement
- Management by walking around (correct)
- Management by delegation
- Management by remote control
How did Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard use 'management by walking around' at HP?
How did Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard use 'management by walking around' at HP?
What could be a consequence of top executives making decisions without understanding how difficult they are to implement?
What could be a consequence of top executives making decisions without understanding how difficult they are to implement?
In what way does the text suggest that distance between top management and workers can be detrimental?
In what way does the text suggest that distance between top management and workers can be detrimental?
What is a key advantage of 'management by walking around' compared to a desk-bound approach as mentioned in the text?
What is a key advantage of 'management by walking around' compared to a desk-bound approach as mentioned in the text?
'Management by walking around' involves managers doing which of the following activities?
'Management by walking around' involves managers doing which of the following activities?
'Management by walking around' can help executives understand _____________.
'Management by walking around' can help executives understand _____________.
