Differs from the classical description of managers

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1. Which of the following is not one of the five observed ways in which managerial behavior differs from the classical description of managers?

Managers perform a low number of activities for a high percentage of time.

Managers prefer current, specific, ad-hoc information.

Managers perform a great deal of work at an unrelenting pace.

Managers give high priority to maintaining a diverse web of contacts.

Managers prefer oral forms of communication.

2. The critical path in a project network is the

a. shortest (time) path through the project network

b. path with the most difficult activities

c. longest (time) path through the project network

d. none of the above

2. The backward pass in project network calculations determines the

a. latest times activities can begin

b. earliest times activities can be finished

c. both a and c are correct

d. none of the above

3. To __________ a project means to shorten the time activities on the critical path will take.

a. speed

b. fund

c. crash

d. aggregate

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