Scenario – Barry Miller The promotion to first line manager took place just six weeks
ago for Barry Miller. He was well qualified for the promotion, but the new job still
required a lot of training. One of the challenges has been to coordinate the production
of his team with the needs of the sales department and with the availability of raw
materials from his suppliers. Setting priorities and developing schedules to accomplish
the work is a part of Barry’s job that he has really enjoyed. The challenges to maintain
high rapport and to build a strong team with his employees have already brought him a
lot of satisfaction. In reflecting about the last six weeks, Barry concludes that he is very
happy about his new job.In his job, Barry needs to:
a. plan.
b. organize.
c. lead.
d. control.
e. all of these.
The functional structure offers a way to decentralize decision making and provide
direction from the teams in the field.
a. True
b. False
environment consists of demographic factors, such as population density.
a. Technological