Which of the following provides the best illustration of ...

[naturalchemist]

Which of the following provides the best illustration of technology transforming how managers manage in the workplace?
 
  A) Managers oversee very large design teams.
  B) Managers must supervise design teams more closely.
  C) Managers oversee very large clerical and secretarial staffs.
  D) Managers oversee very small clerical and secretarial staffs.

Question 2

Which demographic do managers pay closest attention to with respect to large-scale trends in the business world?
 
  A) age
  B) sex
  C) employment status
  D) geographic location

[Jordin Calloway]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D
Explanation: Where managers once needed to manage extremely large clerical and secretarial staffs, many clerical jobs have now been replaced due to technological innovations. For example, much of the typing and record-keeping that was once done by several workers is now done by a single worker using a sophisticated computer program. Things such as design teams have decreased rather than increased in size because a single person can now accomplish the work of many designers using modern computer design programs. At the same time, design teams require much less, not much more, supervision in today's business climate.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Explanation: Because enormous cohorts of people form various generational groups that all go through the same life cycle changes at roughly the same time, age is the demographic that managers pay closest attention to. For example, a company that sells premium cooking pots may pay close attention to the size of the generation that is currently of marriage age. If large numbers of people are likely to marry in the next five years, they are likely to purchase large numbers of cooking pots. Similarly, if there is likely to be a marriage bust rather than a boom, cook pot sales are likely to decrease.