Test on Self-Management and Professional Development

Question 1: When making business decisions to ensure they are perceived as ethical, managers must adhere to legal requirements.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: To ensure decisions are perceived as ethical, managers must adhere to any legal requirements. For example, a marketing manager must adhere to the prescriptions and requirements of the CPA when deciding how and where to advertise.

Question 2: According to the study materials, which of the following are examples of how businesses support employees in achieving a balanced work-private life?

A. Allowing employees to work flexible working hours.

B. Providing support to employees during a crisis at home.

C. Requiring managers to take unfinished work home.

D. Strictly adhering to the working hours prescribed by the BCEA without offering any flexibility.

Explanation: The study materials state that businesses sometimes 'allow employees to work flexible working hours and/or to work from home' and 'provide support to employees during a crisis at home'. Requiring managers to take unfinished work home is mentioned as a difficulty in maintaining balance, not a business support initiative. While the BCEA prescribes working hours, 'strictly adhering to' it without offering flexibility is not listed as a way businesses *support* work-life balance in the context of flexible arrangements, which is what the question specifically asks for.

Question 3: Only books and websites are listed as resources available for managers to improve their professional image.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials list Websites, Books, Courses, Life coaches, and Image consultants as resources for managers to improve their professional image, not just books and websites.

Question 4: Awareness of the image managers project in the working environment is an important aspect of self-management.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Managers need to be aware of the image they project in the working environment, which is part of the professional image as a self-management concept.

Question 5: Based on the provided study materials, which of the following is identified as a resource that managers can utilize to improve their professional image?

A. Life coaches

B. Marketing analysts

C. HR policy creators

D. Supply chain consultants

Explanation: The study materials explicitly list 'Life coaches' as a resource available for managers to improve their professional image, alongside websites, books, courses, and image consultants. The other options are not mentioned as resources for image improvement in the provided text.