Understanding Primary Outcomes in Organizational Behavior
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>To learn more about employees' challenges and opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be a consequence of top executives making decisions without understanding how difficult they are to implement?

    <p>Decreased efficiency in implementing decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does the text suggest that distance between top management and workers can be detrimental?

    <p>It hampers recognition of employees' primary challenges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key advantage of 'management by walking around' compared to a desk-bound approach as mentioned in the text?

    <p>More awareness about employees' challenges and opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Management by walking around' involves managers doing which of the following activities?

    <p>Reserving time to walk through departments regularly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Management by walking around' can help executives understand _____________.

    <p>'Management by walking around'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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