Management Typology Test - the question form

1. Subordinates’ work activities should be clearly and comprehensively specified by rules, standards, and similar regulations.

2. Effective management depends on collective decision-making.

3. Any issue requires an immediate decision.

4. Success at work depends on objective factors.

5. All paperwork should be left to sit for a while.

6. Automated management systems should cover all areas of life.

7. Management is made up of small details.

8. The most important part of a manager's job is selecting and assigning staff effectively.

9. Job descriptions should prescribe subordinates' behaviors and actions for all possible situations.

10. The most important aspect of a manager’s work is organizing standing committees to review the work of departments.

11. The number of unresolved issues at present in a manager’s work is a criterion of the effectiveness of their work.

12. Work failures depend on objective causes.

13. Many instructions make me doubt that they can be carried out quickly and strictly.

14. A well-thought-out production idea is, in itself, a "productive force."

15. Management can be effective only if the manager is personally present at every event.

16. Developing an effective, feasible plan is essential for success.

17. In making a final decision about conflicts and disputes, the key factor is the relevant policy or regulation.

18. Regular meetings, conferences, and formal sessions are the main way to resolve work-related issues.

19. By the end of the workday, there should be no issues that the manager has not addressed.

20. Everything that happens is governed by objective laws.

21. Higher-level authorities tend to forget over time what they previously required.

22. A manager should be passionate about their work.

23. An eight-hour workday is not enough to carry out managerial duties.

24. Valuable employees should be rewarded with individual pay supplements.

25. New ideas are simply old ones that have been forgotten; therefore, all past instructions and orders should be kept and followed.

26. Thorough discussion of an issue at different levels and across departments is essential for resolving it correctly.

27. Putting off and accumulating small tasks to deal with them all at once is a sign of a manager's slowness and indecisiveness.

28. Chance or luck do not play an important role in life.

29. When dealing with any issue, making a quick decision is likely to lead to mistakes.

30. A deputy’s primary role is to carry out the supervisor’s ideas.

31. Problems that arise should be handled on the spot rather than from behind a desk.

32. To get important tasks done, current tasks can be put aside.

33. An employee who does not follow an instruction should be punished.

34. In solving any issues, the most important thing is a democratic management style.

35. In a manager's work, there are moments when everything must be put on the line immediately.

36. The final outcome follows a predictable pattern of how the situation develops.

37. There is no need to rush to carry out every instruction, as later ones may sometimes contradict earlier ones.

38. All assigned tasks should be completed accurately and on time.

39. A manager’s workday, apart from the beginning and end of the day, should be spent in the shop floor/production areas, work sites, and similar settings.

40. It is better to be reprimanded for staff turnover than to work with negligent employees.