2025-2026 Business Management Final Exam Review

The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources

• management

• planning

• management science

• management strategy

Which function of management requires working with employees to ensure that they are motivated?

• planning

• organizing

• leading

• controlling

Which function of management focuses on finding the right employees with the right skills for a particular job?

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

• planning

Which level of management spend the most time involved in the planning function of management.

• executives

• middle managers

• supervisor

The Industrial Revolution began primarily because of

• large number of people unable to find work

• the growth of corporations in the US

• the inventions of machines allowing the faster processing of raw materials

• managers using practices to improve productivity of employees

Which of the theories of management studies the way work is organized and the procedures used to complete a job to increase worker productivity?

• classical management

• administrative management

• behavioral management

• quality management

Which theory of management developed the idea of organizing businesses into departments and having different levels of management?

• classical management

• administrative management

• behavioral management

• quality management

Which theory of management focuses on improving an organization by understanding employee motivation?

• classical management

• behavioral management

• administrative management

• quality management

The belief that each employee must receive direction from only one manager to avoid conflict is called

• authority

• responsibility

• unity of command

• unity of purpose

If a manager believes that his employees will not work to their potential without close supervision, he supports which of the following theories?

• Theory X

• Theory Y

• Theory Z