Information Technology Has Numerous Important Effects on the Manager's Job

question 31

Multiple Choice

Information technology has numerous important effects on the manager's job. Which one of the following is NOT one of these effects?

• A) Only the informational managerial role identified by Henry Mintzberg involves communication and information processing.
• B) Any manager must act as a nerve centre of information flows, interacting with many sources in gathering, giving and receiving information.
• C) Managers use information to make decisions in fulfilling the management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling.
• D) Managers should be devoted to implementing and maintaining the very best available information systems.
• E) Managers must have a personal commitment to computer and information competency, and a willingness to utilise developments in information technology to best advantage.

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