Midterm Examination

Which statement best describes the organizing function of management?

• It classifies and categorizes the company resources by its utilization, defining the authority and responsibility and integrating the individual efforts to attain organizational objectives collectively.

• It provides feedback on correcting and controlling predetermined outcomes to minimize deviations.

• It oversee people by guiding, motivating, leading and communicating to them to work towards the company objective.

• It is the process of assigning responsibility and authority to lower-level employees.

Which statement best describes delegation?

• It classifies and categorizes the company resources by its utilization, defining the authority and responsibility and integrating the individual efforts to attain organizational objectives collectively.

• It provides feedback on correcting and controlling predetermined outcomes to minimize deviations.

• It oversee people by guiding, motivating, leading and communicating to them to work towards the company objective.

• It is the process of assigning responsibility and authority to lower-level employees.

Which statement best describes staffing as a function of management?

• It classifies and categorizes the company resources by its utilization, defining the authority and responsibility and integrating the individual efforts to attain organizational objectives collectively.

• It is the process of acquiring, deployment and retention of workforce for and efficient and effective organization.

• It oversee people by guiding, motivating, leading and communicating to them to work towards the company objective.

• It is the process of assigning responsibility and authority to lower-level employees.

Which of the organization aspects refer to the degree to which jobs in the organization are standardized?

• Centralization

• Differentiation

• Formalization

• Departmentalization

How would you explain spatial differentiation? Choose the best answer among the given choices.

• It emphasizes on the maintenance of the structure which involves rules, procedural specifications, technical competence, and impersonality.

• When a pharmaceutical manufacturer have its sales and marketing departments in one city or state and the production division in another area of the country or the world.

• An independent pharmacy that has less positions of authority is present in the hierarchical structure; and to hire more individuals to supervise different areas or functions as the pharmacy expands.

• A hospital or a nursing facility that owns several firms with different functions.

How would you explain vertical differentiation? Choose the best answer among the given choices.

• It emphasizes on the maintenance of the structure which involves rules, procedural specifications, technical competence, and impersonality.

• When a pharmaceutical manufacturer have its sales and marketing departments in one city or state and the production division in another area of the country or the world.

• An independent pharmacy that has less positions of authority is present in the hierarchical structure; and to hire more individuals to supervise different areas or functions as the pharmacy expands.

• A hospital or a nursing facility that owns several firms with different functions.

How would you explain horizontal differentiation? Choose the best answer among the given choices.

• It emphasizes on the maintenance of the structure which involves rules, procedural specifications, technical competence, and impersonality.

• When a pharmaceutical manufacturer have its sales and marketing departments in one city or state and the production division in another area of the country or the world.

• An independent pharmacy that has less positions of authority is present in the hierarchical structure; and to hire more individuals to supervise different areas or functions as the pharmacy expands.

• A hospital or a nursing facility that owns several firms with different functions.

What will happen if the principle of Division of Labor is observed in pharmacies?

• It may result to increased efficiency in the utilization of specialized skills of the pharmacists in a specific area, such as geriatrics, pediatrics, or dispensing.

• Owners will not share control with their employees because they feel that their employees will not perform well

• Pharmacists will have spontaneous jobs and will be able to have multiple specializations

• Policy decisions will only be coming from the top level management regardless of hospital satellites

Which principle is applicable when the number of employees a manager can effectively control is considered? A supervising pharmacist can handle at least 3 pharmacy assistants, 2 cashiers, 1 pharmacist, 1 janitor and a sales clerk in a small independent pharmacy.

• Parity of Authority and Responsibility

• Division of Labor

• Span of Control

• Unity of Command

How can you describe an organizational chart? Choose which statement/s best describes an organizational chart.

I. It shows the composition of the entire organization, for each department, and each section of a business.

II. It indicates the hierarchical structure from the top management to rank and file employees.

III. It shows the interrelationships and the tasks of each section of the organization.

• I, II, III

• I and III

• I only

• I and II