Directing

The highest level need in the Maslow's hierarchy theory of motivation is

• Esteem need

• Social need

• Self actualization need

• Safety need

The process of converting the message into communication symbols is known as

• Decoding

• Encoding

• Media

• noise

Grapevine is

• Formal communication

• Barriers to communication

• Lateral communication

• Informal communication

Which of the following is a financial incentive?

• Job enrichment

• organisational climate

• Job security

• Retirement benefits

In the context of management of an organisation, _____________ refers to the process of instructing, guiding,counselling, motivating and leading people in the organisation to achieve its objectives.

• Planning

• Directing

• Staffing

• Organising

Every manager can direct his immediate subordinate and take instructions from his immediate boss. Identify the feature of directing.

• Directing initiate action

• It is a continuous process

• Flows from top to bottom

• Takes at every level of management

Which of the following is included in the function of Directing?

• Instructing

• Guiding

• Motivating

• Leading

• All of these

The communication network in which all subordinates under a supervisor communicate through supervisor only is:

• Single Chain

• Inverted-V

• Wheel

• Free flow

S Ltd assured their employees that in spite of recession no worker will be retrenched form the job. Name the type of incentive offered to the employees.

• a. Recognition

• b. Job enrichment

• c.Job Security

• d. Fringe benefit

At which level of management directing takes place ?

• Top

• Middle

• Low

• At every level