General Business - Management

Which of the following is the main purpose of management: 

• To obtain the needed resources
• To reach a specific level of productivity
• To accomplish the business’s goals
• Sales revenue

Why should managers know how to do the work of the workers they supervise? 

• coordinate employees’ efforts
• establish a chain of command
• create a team spirit among employees
• have realistic expectations for workers

A top-level manager, identifies jobs to be performed and assigns responsibility for them.

• Directing
• Controlling
• Planning
• Organizing

A business sets a goal to increase sales by 15% so advertising budget is increased.

• Directing
• Controlling
• Planning
• Organizing

Manager determines type of workers, locates applicants, and hires.

• Directing
• Controlling
• Staffing
• Planning

When sales team exceeds goals, manager rewards with dinner and bonus.

• Directing
• Controlling
• Planning
• Organizing

A manager evaluates the production output of a department by checking it against the production goals for that time period

• planning
• directing
• organizing
• controlling

A manager who helps an employee count the money in a cash drawer and prepare a bank
deposit is demonstrating 

• natural talent
• technical skills
• creativity
• aggressive behavior

If managers want employees to understand the business’s goals and be productive, they must

• Listen carefully
• Communicate clearly
• Ask questions
• Obtain feedback

A manager who considers how a worker reduction could impact the rest of the company is using

• technical skills.
• interpersonal skills
• conceptual skills.
• job-knowledge skills