Introduction to Management by Schermerhorn: Class Notes

Ch10:: Fundamentals of Organizing

True/False

1. Maxine Clark’s current challenge is to manage growth by continually adapting and redesigning Buil-A-Bear to best meet its new global opportunities.

Ans: True
Response: Page 234
Difficulty: Easy
Ref: Learning From Others
AACSB: Strategy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

2. Empowerment is letting others make decisions and exercise discretion in their work.

Ans: True
Response: Page 235
Difficulty: Easy
Ref: Learning About Yourself
AACSB: Leadership Principles
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

3. Allowing others make decisions and exercise discretion in their work define empowerment.

Ans: True
Response: Page 235
Difficulty: Easy
Ref: Learning About Yourself
AACSB: Leadership Principles
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

4. Allowing employees to make decisions for themselves while exercising control over them in their work defines empowerment.

Ans: False
Response: Page 235
Difficulty: Moderate
Ref: Learning About Yourself
AACSB: Leadership Principles
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension

5. One of the common impediments to empowerment is that many of us suffer from control anxiety. We don’t empower others because we fear losing control.

Ans: True
Response: Page 235
Difficulty: Easy
Ref: Learning About Yourself
AACSB: Leadership Principles
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

6. Often times we don’t empower others because we fear losing control.

Ans: True
Response: Page 235
Difficulty: Easy
Ref: Learning About Yourself
AACSB: Leadership Principles
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

7. Often times we don’t empower others because we fear they will do a better job than we could do.

Ans: False
Response: Page 235
Difficulty: Moderate
Ref: Learning About Yourself
AACSB: Leadership Principles
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension

8. Empowerment gives synergy a chance by joining with others to get things done; allowing