Questionnaire to take to interview with a manager

1. How much of your job involves:

(Circle appropriate number)

Very Much Moderate Little Very

much amount little
(i) Defining organisational goals and
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deciding how best to achieve them?
(ii) Arranging work to accomplish the
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organisational goals?
(iii) Motivating members of the organisation
to work in the best interests of the 5 4 3 2 1
organisation?
(iv) Monitoring and correcting ongoing
activities to facilitate achieving 5 4 3 2 1
organisational goals?

Can you provide an example of what you do for each of these functions?

(i) Defining organisational goals and deciding

how best to achieve them? e.g.: _________________________
(ii) Arranging work to accomplish the
organisational goals? e.g.: _________________________
(iii) Motivating members of the organisation to
work in the best interests of the organisation?
e.g.: _________________________
(iv) Monitoring and correcting ongoing activities to
facilitate achieving organisational goals? e.g.: _________________________

2. How much of your job involves you using:

Circle appropriate number)

Very Much Moderate Little Very

much amount little
(i) technical skills or skills that include
knowledge and proficiency in a specific 5 4 3 2 1
field?
(ii) interpersonal skills or the ability to work
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with individuals and groups?
(iii) conceptual skills or the ability to think
and conceptualise about abstract and 5 4 3 2 1
complex situations?
 Can you provide an example of what you do for each of these skills?

(i) technical skills or skills that include knowledge

and proficiency in a specific field?
e.g.: _________________________
(ii) interpersonal skills or the ability to work with
individuals and groups? e.g.: _________________________
(iii) conceptual skills or the ability to think and
conceptualise about abstract and complex
situations? e.g.: _________________________

3. In your job how much do you:

(Circle appropriate number)

Very Much Moderate Little Very

much amount little
(i) perform routine activities of a legal or
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social nature?
(ii) take responsibility for motivating
members of the organisation to work in 5 4 3 2 1
the best interests of the organisation?
(iii) maintain a self-developed network of
outside contacts and informers who 5 4 3 2 1
provide information and ‘favours’?
(iv) seek and receive a wide variety of
special information to develop a
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thorough understanding of the
organisation and its environment?
(v) transmit information you receive to
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members of the organisation?
(vi) transmit information about the
organisation to people outside the 5 4 3 2 1
organisation?
(vii) search the organisation and its
environment for new opportunities and 5 4 3 2 1
initiate action?
(viii) take responsibility for corrective action
when the organisation faces important 5 4 3 2 1
or unexpected disturbances?
(ix) take responsibility for allocating
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organisational resources?
(x) take responsibility for representing the
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organisation in negotiations?
 Can you provide an example of what you do for each of these roles?

(i) perform routine activities of a legal or social

nature? e.g.: ________________________
(ii) take responsibility for motivating members of
the organisation to work in the best interests
of the organisation? e.g.: ________________________
(iii) maintain a self-developed network of outside
contacts and informers who provide
information and ‘favours’? e.g.: ________________________
(iv) seek and receive a wide variety of special
information to develop a thorough
understanding of the organisation and its
environment? e.g.: ________________________
(v) transmit information you receive to members
of the organisation? e.g.: ________________________
(vi) transmit information about the organisation to
people outside the organisation? e.g.: ________________________
(vii) search the organisation and its environment
for new opportunities and initiate action? e.g.: ________________________
(viii) take responsibility for corrective action when
the organisation faces important or
unexpected disturbances? e.g.: ________________________
(ix) take responsibility for allocating
organisational resources? e.g.: ________________________
(x) take responsibility for representing the
organisation in negotiations? e.g.: ________________________

4. What is your level of management:

(i) Top Job title: _____________________

(ii) Middle Job title: _____________________
(iii) First-line Job title: _____________________
Contextual information
This data is being collected so we can make some meaningful comments about
responses to the above questions.

5. Are you:
(Tick one box only)

 Male
 Female

6. Is the workplace where you are currently a manager part of:

(Tick one box only)

 an Australian-based local organisation?

 an Australian-based multinational organisation?
 an Australian branch of an overseas multinational?
 a local organisation in a country other than Australia?
 a multinational organisation based in a country other than Australia?
 a branch of a non-local multinational in a country other than Australia?

7. Is the organisation in which you are currently a manager in the:

(Tick one box only)

 public sector
 private sector

8. Is the organisation in which you are currently a manager in the:

(Tick one box only)

 service sector
 manufacturing sector

9. Is the organisation in which you are currently a manager:

(Tick one box only)

 micro (0–4 people)

 small (5–19 people)
 medium-sized (20–99 people)
 large (100+ people)

10. Is there anything else you would like to say about your job?

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