QUIZ Management Topic 1-5

Why do we need managers in an organization?

• To do things right.

• They are required in all organizations.

• Managers plan, organize, do staffing, lead and monitor work.

• To do the right thing.

The process of monitoring performance, comparing it with objectives, and correcting significant deviations is the definition of ____________.

• controlling

• staffing

• organizing

• planning

Someone who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the plans and goals that affect the entire organization. Who are they?

• First line managers

• Top managers

• Middle managers

• Operatives supervisors

Managing the work of employees who are usually involved with producing organizational products or serving the organization's customers, is the ____________ manager’s job.

• first line

• top

• middle

• any

Creating company mission statement is a management function called __________.

• planning

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

SMART rules stand for; Smart, Measurable, __________, Realistic and ___________.

• Attainable, Thinking

• Affirmation, Tools

• Agreeable, Term

• Achievable, Time-bound

Vision is a statement representing what an organisation wants to become and where it wants to be in the future. Vision 2020 was introduced by _________.

• Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

• Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

• Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib

• Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal

Professor Tan Sri Dato' Wira Dr. Mohd Shukri Ab. Yajid, the president of Management and Science University shared the vision of MSU during the recent convocation ceremony. The president expressed that MSU aspires to be a leading transformative global university, engaging the society through entrepreneurship, research, innovation, industry embedment and holistic education for a better future. From the speech, we know that the president is conveying the _______________ planning of MSU.

• strategic

• tactical

• operational

• overall

In order to move forward with a strategic plan, the plan must be approved by the _______________________.

• staff

• clients

• managers

• board of directors

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of strategic management?

• It provides organisations with a clearer sense of direction and purpose.

• It help improve the political, economic, social and technological environment of the organization.

• It helps orientate management decisions to relevant environmental conditions.

• It helps organizations be proactive rather than reactive.