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Which skill becomes increasingly important as a manager rises in responsibility and is expected to resolve employee grievances, not just troubleshoot operational problems?

ATechnical skills

BHuman skills

CDesign skills

DAnalytical skills

Answer:

C. Design skills

Read Explanation:

Design skills help managers envisage and resourcefully solve organizational problems, including employee grievances, and are increasingly needed as managers assume greater responsibility at higher levels.


Related Questions:

Which skill is indispensable for analyzing organizational data and making evidence-based decisions amid information overload?

Assertion (A):
Conceptual skills are more important for top managers than for frontline supervisors.

Reason (R):
Top managers focus on viewing the organization as a whole and linking its various functions to strategic goals.

Which middle management responsibility directly ensures the organization’s plans and strategies are consistently executed by lower management?

With reference to Managerial Roles (Mintzberg’s classification): Which statements are correct?

  1. In the Spokesperson role, managers communicate internal policies to middle-level staff for implementation.
  2. The Liaison role requires networking outside the chain of command to gather information.
  3. The Disturbance Handler role is activated mainly in times of crisis.

    Assertion (A):
    Top management is mainly concerned with policy formulation and external relations.

    Reason (R):
    They are responsible for day-to-day supervision of workers on the shop floor.