Management trivia

According to the teacher what does it take to succeed in the professional field?

• excel, english, money

• money, power, contacts

• excel, english, being able to relate with others

• excel, a professional career, money

Frederick Taylor was...

• he wrote the phases of management

• the father of formal management

• he wrote the 14 principles of management

• the father of scientific management

Another term for efficiency is

• doing the right things

• doing things right

• making sure things get done

• doing things at the right time

Another term for effectiveness is

• doing the right things

• doing things right

• doing things intelligently

• doing things when necessary

Good management strives for ________

• low efficiency and high effectiveness

• high efficiency and low effectiveness

• high efficiency and high effectiveness

Today, the basic management functions are considered to be _______

• planning, coordinating, leading, and monitoring

• planning, organizing, leading, and motivating

• planning, organizing, leading, and controlling

Which of the following phrases best characterizes the culture of an organization?

• our official code of conduct

• how things are done around here

• the most efficient way to do things

• guidelines for where this organization is going

What determines whether an organization has a strong culture or a weak culture?

• how much employees are compensated for their efforts and whether they think their compensation is fair

• how much employees accept the organization's key values and are committed to those values

• whether or not employees feel that the organization is ethical

• how fairly employees feel that they are being treated

The CEO of a major corporation experiences emotional problems and begins to see a psychiatrist. Which of the following has the most legitimate right to be informed about the situation?

• the media, if it is possible that the CEO will need to take medication for his condition

• the stockholders, if it is likely that the CEO's condition will affect his personal life

• the CEO's colleagues, if it is possible that the CEO's condition can affect his ability to make decisions

• the CEO's colleagues, if it is likely that the CEO will need to take medication for his condition

In most cases, organizations that have managers who behave ethically tend to have

• more productive employees

• more ethical employees

• less ethical employees

• employees who are no more or less ethical than average