Managers and Managing
Groups and Teams
Sustainability
Quiz 4 Questions
Articles
100

Management is defined as?

The planning, organizing, leading and controlling human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively.

100

Name the 5 stages of Team Development.

What is forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning

100

SDG stands for....

What is Sustainable development goals

100

Which masters is no longer a CEO or in leadership of the company they became most known for leading?

Nooyi

100

The article what great managers do likened good management to the game of

What is chess.

200

The three managerial roles as identified by Mintzberg

Decisional, Interpersonal & Informational.

200

Name 5 factors that enhance team cohesiveness

size, cooperation, common characteristics, public image, member stake in success, togetherness, standards and team goals, reminding each other the need for one another to achieve goals, special talents used for team goals, recognize each other.

200

How many SDG initiatives exist? Name 5

17...

GOAL 1: No Poverty

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

GOAL 4: Quality Education

GOAL 5: Gender Equality

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

GOAL 13: Climate Action

GOAL 14: Life Below Water

GOAL 15: Life on Land

GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

200

The three dimensions of situational control include 

What leader-member relations, position power, and task structure.

200

 According to the article "Employee Motivation.." by Nitin et al., The 4 drives include...

A) Drive to acquire      B) Drive to comprehend
C) Drive to bond      D) Drive to defend

300

Three managerial skills managers need a thorough understanding of

Conceptual, technical and human skills

300

4 symptoms of groupthink

invulnerability, inherent morality, stereotyping, rationalization and censorship, illusion of unanimity, peer pressure, mind guards,

300

The 3 pillars of sustainability are?

•Economic

•Social Responsibility

•Ecological Responsibilities

300

Steps in decision making include

What is recognize need for a decision, generate alternatives, assess alternatives, choose among alternatives, implement, learn from feedback

300

On the folly of rewarding A while hoping for B" what are the recommended solutions?

 Alternate Reward Method, selection and training

400

Four levels of managers...

What is first line, middle, top and ceo.

400

Three kinds of conflict

personality, intergroup and cross cultural

400

According to Lazlo's book, sustainable value is defined as

 a way for companies to advance their business priorities, drive innovation and achieve competitive advantage

400

Four types of organizational culture

What is clan, adhocracy, market and hierachy

400

In the article how management teams have a good fight, good teams do the 6 following things...

What is humor, shared goals, work with more facts, don't force consensus, multiple alternatives

500

(True or False) A vision for the company helps to inspire the employee's

What is True

500

3 ways to stimulate constructive conflict

spur competition among employees, change organizational culture and processes, bring outsiders, programmed conflict ie devil's advocacy and dialectic method.

500

 the 8 disciplines mention in Lazlo's book?

  Anticipate future expectations
understand the current value position      

Design Value creation initiatives

500

Name 4 need based theories

What is maslow, mcclleland, deci & ryan , hertzberg

500
keeping the company on track and making sure goals are met is...
What is Controlling