Review for Exam Pbm

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  |   A manager engaged in the management function of ____ is monitoring progress toward goal achievement and taking corrective action when needed. |
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    | Student Response | Value |
A. | planning | |
B. | organizing | |
C. | leading | |
 D. | controlling | 100% |
E. | motivating | |
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  |   In 2004, Hormel Foods had to recall 104,000 pounds of Stagg canned chili—labeled "hearty beef with a kick of green chilies"—after the kick turned out to come instead from the ground-up parts of a plastic handheld calculator. The recall was the application of which management function? |
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    | Student Response | Value |
 A. | controlling | 100% |
B. | leading | |
C. | motivating | |
D. | planning | |
E. | organizing | |
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  |   Eastman Kodak owns a company that manufactures dental radiation equipment. The company, which is run as an independent unit, has experienced excessive financial losses the last three years. The ____ for the company would be expected to develop the long-term plans needed to make the company profitable. |
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    | Student Response | Value |
A. | supervising manager | |
 B. | top manager | 100% |
C. | first-line manager | |
D. | middle-level manager | |
E. | department manager | |
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  |   A top manager for a management consulting firm would: |
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    | Student Response | Value |
 A. | establish a positive organizational culture that encourages employees to be passionate about their clients | 100% |
B. | make sure employees are attired according to the company dress code | |
C. | evaluate the performance of individual consultants | |
D. | monitor expense statements turned in by consultants | |
E. | coordinate activities within and between consultants working in the field and support staff in the office | |
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  |   ____ are responsible for creating a positive organizational culture... [continues]

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