Mr. A's Business Management 11-20

The number of employees that a manager can effectively supervise is their:

• delegation.

• 
  line authority.

• 
  accountability.

• 
  span of control.

The purpose of an organizational design for a business is to:

• create clear lines of authority.

• design the interior offices for all employees.

• make sure employees report to work on time.

• reduce the number of rules and regulations for each department.

Which is an advantage of a wide span of control?

• requires fewer managerial skills

• gives managers more authority over subordinates

• 
  costs less because businesses employ fewer managers

• 
  provides better communication between managers and their employees

What project management stage involves determining when project tasks should be performed?

• Evaluating

• Monitoring

• Processing

• Scheduling

One of the most important aspects of project management involves:

• 
  setting goals.

• buying supplies.

• 
  training employees.

• identifying mistakes.

Amy and Tom work in a busy purchasing department. Amy relies on Tom to provide her with important information every day to do her job. Because the business’s ability to achieve its goals relies on Amy and Tom’s collaborative efforts, these two employees’ jobs are:

• flexible.

• incongruent.

• 
  interdependent.

• symmetrical.

Which person has a general manager career?

• Bill is a labor relations manager.

• Sandy manages a small business.

• Shirley specializes in sustainable energy.

• Antonio is his company's quality manager.

Which type of business management and administration career is all about people?

• Business Analytics

• Operations Management

• Supply Chain Management

• 
  Human Resources Management

Jackson plans to increase his business's sales by 15% in eight months. To reach this goal, he increased the business's advertising budget. Which function of management does this represent?

• Controlling

• Directing

• Organizing

• Planning

Which is the first step of effective managerial planning?

• 
  Establish criteria to evaluate strategies.

• Evaluate the quality of various processes.

• Develop procedures for activity implementation.

• Use a systematic approach to establish objectives.