Management Functions

What management funciton is being described in the following situation: David Thomas, a top-level manager, identifies jobs to be performed, assigns responsibility for them, establishes departments to handle the jobs, and determines how many and which employees mid-level managers will supervise.

• directing

• controlling

• planning

• organizing

A manager evaluates the production output of a department by checking it against the production goals for that time period. This is an example of the ______function of management.

• planning

• directing

• organizing

• controlling

Which management function is described in the following situation: Christy Chen determines the types of workers she needs, locates qualified applicants, selects those to be hired, and assigns the new hires to a work area.

• directing

• controlling

• staffing

• planning

Avery, who manages a silk-screening and embroidery business, has set a goal of increasing sales by 15% in the next six months. To reach his goal, he has increased the business's advertising budget. This is an example of the _______ function of management.

• Planning

• directing

• organizing

• controlling

James Crane has created a team atmosphere among the members of his sales department. When the team exceeded their monthly sales goal, James rewarded them with a dinner out and a 5% bonus.

• Directing

• Controlling

• Planning

• Organizing