In Comparing the Types of Skills Used by Managers at Different

question 170

Multiple Choice

In comparing the types of skills used by managers at different levels within an organization, which of the following is true?

• A) Top managers use mainly technical skills and middle and first-line managers use mostly conceptual skills.
• B) First-line managers use mainly technical and human relations skills, while top managers devote most of their time to activities involving human relations and conceptual skills.
• C) The types of skills used by managers do not change much from one level of management to another.
• D) The specific skills used at different levels of management do vary, but conceptual skills are the most important at all levels.

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Definitions:

Exponential Distribution

A probability distribution used to model the time between events in a Poisson process, characterized by its constant rate.

Parameter

A numerical characteristic of a population, such as its mean or standard deviation, that is usually unknown and estimated from sample data.

Exponential Density Function

A probability density function used to model the time between events in a process where events occur continuously and independently at a constant average rate.

Density Function

A mathematical function that describes the probability distribution of a continuous random variable, indicating the likelihood of a variable taking on a particular value.