Management Planning Quiz

What is the primary function of management?

• Planning

• Controlling

• Directing

• Organizing

What does planning focus on achieving?

• Profit

• Objectives

• Sales

• Resources

Which level of management undertakes departmental planning?

• Top management

• Supervisors

• Middle management

• Lower management

What does planning reduce the risks of?

• Failure

• Innovation

• Competition

• Uncertainty

What does planning provide the basis for?

• Decision making

• Innovation

• Controlling

• Organizing

What does planning involve looking ahead and preparing for?

• The present and future

• The past

• The future

• The present

What does planning establish standards for?

• Motivating

• Controlling

• Training

• Hiring

What does planning promote?

• Wasteful activities

• Redundant activities

• Innovative ideas

• Traditional methods

What is the first step in the planning process?

• Evaluating alternative courses

• Identifying alternative courses of action

• Developing Premises

• Setting Objectives

What is a single-use plan?

• A plan that is used for daily operations

• A plan that is used for long-term goals

• A plan that is repeatedly used for different projects

• A plan developed for a one-time event or project