The General Manager (Scenario)

question 62

Multiple Choice

The General Manager (Scenario)
Jamal is the general manager of a production facility. In a routine day, Jamal might meet with city officials or civic leaders about environmental issues, due to the plants presence in the community. After these meetings, he will then meet with the plant's functional managers to discuss the concerns expressed by the city representatives. Other times, Jamal might meet with the production manager, Basma, and the human resource manager, Rana, to discuss a complaint filed by one of the employees in a production department. Jamal might also spend time on the Internet looking for new technologies that can be used in the production processes of his plant.
-Jamal's search for new technologies that can be used in the production processes of his plant is an example of which type of management role?

• A) decisional
• B) controlling
• C) interpersonal
• D) informational

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Definitions:

Renewable Feedstocks

are materials that are continually replenished naturally and can be used repeatedly to manufacture products, reducing reliance on non-renewable resources.

Pharmaceutical Industry

This sector is involved in the research, development, production, and marketing of medications and therapeutic drugs.

Inputs to Outputs

The process of transforming resources or inputs (such as labor, capital, and materials) into products or services (outputs) in a production system.

R&D

Research and Development; activities undertaken by companies to innovate and develop new products or services.