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Chapter 16 Public Health Nutrition Staff Test Bank

    1. McGregor’s theory of management included Theory Z.

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    1. Theory X represents managers who think employees were motivated by job responsibility.

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    1. Theory Y represents managers who think employees were motivated by money.

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4. McClelland’s Theory is based on job performance due to achievement, affiliation and power.

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5. Laissez-fare leadership style is known as a hands off style.

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6. Maslow’s Theory dictates that employees can achieve self-actualization if a title is given to them.

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7. The 6 M’s of management include: manpower, market, machine, method, material, and money.

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8. Performance evaluations should be an effective motivational tool.

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9. In the MBO system, managers and employees agree on performance objectives.

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10. Delegating tasks to employees is not recommended.

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  1. All are responsibilities of a public health nutrition director or manager except:
  2. Leadership in all areas of a nutrition division in a public health setting or department
  3. Counseling all public health clients daily
  4. Supervising nutritionists and other employees
  5. Planning budgets and controlling cost

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  1. Which are the “six M’s” of management?
  2. Manpower, market, machine, method, material, and money
  3. Manpower, money, method, matter, market, and market
  4. Market, machine, map, manpower, money, and material
  5. None of the above

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  1. Planning is the establishment of _____________, goals, and objectives, and the determination of strategies to accomplish the goals and objectives.
  2. Cost
  3. Mission statement
  4. Friendships
  5. Management skills

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  1. The developing of a good plan is vital to a successful _________________.
  2. Work plan
  3. Organization
  4. Management
  5. Manpower

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  1. The _______________ division serves those who come to a clinic for another health reasons, but are identified as candidates at high nutritional risk.
  2. Planning
  3. Medical
  4. Nutrition
  5. Health Education

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  1. Providing documentation in the event of ____________ is a performance appraisal’s advantage.
  2. litigation
  3. planning
  4. development
  5. managing

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  1. Tools for structuring an organization include:
  2. Job specification
  3. Job descriptions
  4. Organizational chart
  5. All of the above

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  1. The director must be able to:
  2. Interpret the mission, goals objectives, and policies of the organization to the employees in a way that garners their cooperation and confidence
  3. Motivate and guide the employees with their job
  4. Delegate, evaluate employees, and implement discipline when needed
  5. All of the above

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  1. Public health nutrition director must have basic knowledge of accounting, preparing a budget, ______________, and preparing financial reports for all income and expenses generated in the unit.
  2. Marketing
  3. Guide the employees
  4. interpreting financial documents
  5. global nutrition

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20. Which of the following is the best synonym for division of labor?

  1. Coordination
  2. Organization
  3. Span of control
  4. Staffing

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21. Which of the following is not a function of a director in personnel management?

  1. Visit the clients to provide health services
  2. Delegate subordinates some managerial duties
  3. Decision making
  4. Plan an establish goals and objectives

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22. Management functions in personnel management can be classified into five main areas. Which of the following is not one of the main functions as discussed in this chapter?

  1. Controlling
  2. Organizing
  3. Leading
  4. Marketing

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23. Mission statement is:

  1. Statement of purpose
  2. The first step in planning
  3. Statement of philosophy
  4. All of the above

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24. Plan developed by the top executives of the unit that covers 3 to 15 years is called:

  1. Operational plan
  2. Basic plan
  3. Short range plan
  4. Strategic plan

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25. Which of the following is/are the benefit of performance appraisal?

  1. Provides an opportunity for communication between manager and subordinate
  2. An opportunity for the manager to tell the employee what is in his or her mind
  3. Helps to enhance employees’ work performance
  4. Allows employee to blow off steam

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26. A person who is effective in planning, organizing, and increasing productivity may be more of a:

  1. Leader
  2. Manager
  3. Subordinate
  4. None of the above

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27. The main difference between a manager and a leader is in the ability to:

  1. Plan
  2. Organize
  3. Deal with personnel
  4. Control cost and the budget

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28. An organizational tool that lists job responsibilities, qualification needed for the job, and line of authority is:

  1. Job specification
  2. Job description
  3. Job analysis
  4. Job enrichment

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29. The management analyst who focuses on the environment and hygiene factors is:

  1. Maslow
  2. McGregor
  3. Herzberg
  4. McClelland

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30. A manager who is employee-centered will demonstrate what type of leadership?

  1. Autocratic
  2. Democratic
  3. Participative
  4. Laissez faire

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Chapter 16 Public Health Nutrition Staff
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