Principles of Management Quiz

What is the simplest definition of management according to Mary Parker Follet?

• The systematic grouping of organizational material and human resource activities

• The art of getting things done through people

• The mental ability to coordinate and integrate all the organization's interests and activities

• The process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling

What are the three basic roles that managers play according to Henry Mintzberg?

• Figurehead, leader, and liaison

• Monitor, disseminator, and spokesman

• Interpersonal, informational, and decisional

• Technical, interpersonal, and conceptual

Why is management considered an inexact science?

• The principles of management are universally accepted

• The behavior of human beings can be predicted accurately

• Management plans are not affected by changes in the external environment

• Management involves getting things done through unique individuals

What are the skills needed to enable a manager to work with, understand, and motivate others?

• Technical skills

• Interpersonal skills

• Diagnostic skills

• Conceptual skills

What is the focus of management as an art?

• The systematic body of knowledge with its own principles

• The mental ability to coordinate and integrate all the organization's interests and activities

• The skill with which the activities are performed

• The constant practice of the theoretical concept

What is the main responsibility of finance managers in an organization?

• Determining future human resource needs and recruiting

• Creating the goods and services of the organization

• Managing the financial assets of the organization

• Advising on pricing, promoting, and distributing the firm's products and services

What is the third basic managerial function according to the classical approach?

• Leading

• Planning

• Organizing

• Controlling

What is the role of a manager as a monitor according to Henry Mintzberg?

• Looking for opportunities that the organization can pursue

• Relaying information to the appropriate people in the organization

• Actively watching the environment for information

• Acting as a representative of the organization

What is the main responsibility of human resource managers in an organization?

• Managing the financial assets of the organization

• Advising on pricing, promoting, and distributing the firm's products and services

• Creating the goods and services of the organization

• Determining future human resource needs and recruiting

What is the main responsibility of operations managers in an organization?

• Determining future human resource needs and recruiting

• Managing the financial assets of the organization

• Advising on pricing, promoting, and distributing the firm's products and services

• Creating the goods and services of the organization