Business Management-Management Functions Review

Which of the following terms describes the ability to achieve a desired result without wasted energy or effort?

• Effectiveness

• Capability

• Sustainability

• Efficiency

the process of completing tasks effectively and efficiently through the effort of others

• Planning

• Leading

• Management

• Staffing

conduct management process; set goals for the business; guide the activities of the business; keep the business moving

• Tactical Plans

• Supervisors and Managers

• Power-oriented Style

• Standards

the primary activity a supervisor or manager performs; composed of the basic management functions

• Micromanagement

• Controlling

• Organizing

• The Management Process

means doing the task right; the ability to do something well or achieve a desired result without wasted energy or effort

• Efficiency

• Corrective Action

• Preventative Control

• Planning

maintains total control over the entire operation; works in situations where employees are untrained

• Achievement-oriented Style

• Routine-oriented Style

• Power-oriented Style

• Preventative Control

keeps the operation running smoothly rather than accomplishing other goals; appropriate in middle management

• Achievement-oriented Style

• Routine-oriented Style

• Power-oriented Style

• Leading

open to new ideas and seeks out employee suggestions

• Achievement-oriented Style

• Routine-oriented Style

• Power-oriented Style

• Leading

occurs when a manager closely controls the work of their employees

• Leading

• Staffing

• Standards

• Micromanagement

pieces which compose the management process; key steps which must be completed to achieve an organization’s goals

• Planning

• Strategic Plans

• Tactical Plans

• Management Functions