Practice question · True or false
Mintzberg’s observations showed that real managerial work happens in brief, fragmented episodes rather than long, orderly phases of planning and controlling.
Hints
- The research measured how long managers actually spend on each activity.
- The functions say what must get done; they do not describe the rhythm.
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True
Why
His managers averaged minutes per activity, interrupted constantly. The functions describe what must get done; the roles describe how the day actually feels, both maps are true at different resolutions.
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