Section 2 Quiz

Which function of management —involves identifying and arranging work and resources to achieve company goals?

• Organising.

• Planning

• Leading

• Coordinating

Which function of management determines to what extent the business is accomplishing goals set in the planning stage?

• Planning

• Controlling.

• Leading

• Coordinating

Which of the following is not one of the functions of management?

• Controlling

• Leading

• Coordinating

• Implementing.

What is a disadvantage of a laissez faire leadership style?

• Employees feel more involved in the business

• Managers might lose touch with the way work is usually done.

• Helps in making quicker decision-making

Which of the following is a characteristic of theory X employees?

• Employees enjoy their work

• Employees are legally required to be paid a salary

• Employees could be creative, but are usually not

• Employees don't want responsibility.

What are the 3 distinct functions of management found by Mintzberg?

• Interpersonal role, Human resource roles, recruitment agency

• Interpersonal role, Informational role, Decisional role.

• Organisational role, motivational role, production department

• Leadership role, managerial role, financial role

Which of the following did not create a motivational theory?

• Frederick Winslow Taylor

• Abraham Maslow

• Frederick Harold Taylor.

• Victor Vroom

What is one of the weaknesses of Taylor’s theory?

• Taylor's theory does not address job satisfaction

• Taylor's theory was too simplistic

• Taylor's theory has no weaknesses, only strengths

• Taylor's theory did not address job motivation.

Which of these is not one of the needs Maslow identified?

• Esteem needs.

• Monetary needs

• Self-actualization.

• Safety needs.

What is cell production?

• The production of cells.

• A production technique where all employees work on a single task to produce the same products on a large scale.

• Different groups of employees performing various tasks to complete a product or process