Management Quiz

What is Management

• Management is the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals effectively and efficiently.
• Management is the process of organizing resources to achieve specific goals
• Management is the process of leading resources to achieve specific goals
• Management is the process of controlling resources to achieve specific goals

Explain Four Features of Organizing as a function of Management.

• Centralization, Span of control, Departmentalization, Delegation of authority

• Planning, Leading, Controlling, Decision-making
• Motivation, Conflict resolution, Time management, Problem-solving,Division of work

• Division of work, Departmentalization, Delegation of authority, Establishing relationships

State two benefits of delegation of authority by Managers in an organization.

• Reduced employee accountability and responsibility
• Increased focus on high-level tasks and employee skill development.
• Decreased employee morale and employee skill development.

• Increased micromanagement and control

The Management of BMA Ltd reviews all the Organization's Plans after every six months. Explain FOUR reasons that may lead to this practice

• Four reasons for reviewing plans every six months are: 1. Alignment with market trends. 2. Evaluation of previous strategies. 3. Incorporation of new goals. 4. Maintaining competitiveness.
• Four reasons for reviewing plans every six months are: 1. Alignment with market trends. 2. Evaluation of previous strategies. 3. Incorporation of new goals. 4. market analysis

• Four reasons for reviewing plans every six months are: 1. Alignment with market trends. 2. Annual budget review. 3. Incorporation of new goals. 4. Quarterly performance assessment

• Four reasons for reviewing plans every six months are: 1. Alignment with market trends. 2. Evaluation of previous strategies. 3. Incorporation of new goals. 4. Annual budget review

State FOUR steps that are followed by a managers follow in the process of organizing activities within an organization.

• Identifying and Defining Activities: Grouping and Classifying Activities: Delegating Authority: and Assigning Responsibilities

• Identifying and Defining Activities: Grouping and Classifying Activities: Assigning Responsibilities and Delegating Authority:

• Identifying and Defining Activities: Classifying Activities: Assigning Responsibilities and Delegating Authority:

• Identifying and Defining Activities: Classifying Activities: Assigning Responsibilities and Delegating Authority:

Give FOUR reasons that an Organization may have for recruiting employees from internal sources of recruitment

• Familiarity with the organization's culture and processes: Enhancing employee morale and job satisfaction: Lower advertising fees: Identification and Improved external market competitiveness

• Familiarity with the organization's culture and processes: Enhancing employee morale and job satisfaction: Lower advertising and recruitment agency fees: Identification and no external market competitiveness

• Familiarity with the organization's culture and processes: Enhancing employee morale and job satisfaction: Lower advertising and recruitment agency fees: Identification and development of high-potential employees

• Familiarity with the organization's culture and processes: Enhancing employee morale and job satisfaction: Lower advertising and recruitment agency fees: Identification of high-potential employees

Explain FOUR purposes of control in an Organizational system

• Ignoring performance altogether, Setting standards, Monitoring performance, Identifying deviations, Improving efficiency

• Setting standards, Monitoring performance, Identifying deviations, Improving efficiency
• Setting standards, Monitoring performance, Identifying deviations, Promoting inefficiency

• Setting standards, Monitoring performance, solving deviations, Improving efficiency

State Five challenges associated with implementations of coordination in an organization

• 1. Lack of clear communication channels 2. Resistance to change from employees 3. Conflicting priorities among different departments 4. Adequate technology or tools for coordination 5. Lack of leadership support or direction

• 1. Lack of clear communication channels 2. Resistance to change from employees 3. Conflicting priorities among different departments 4. Inefficient use of coordination tools for coordination 5. Lack of leadership support or direction

• Lack of employee training on coordination processes1. Lack of clear communication channels 2. Resistance to change from employees 3. Conflicting priorities among different departments 4. Inadequate technology or tools for coordination 5. Lack of leadership support or direction

• 1. Lack of clear communication channels 2. Resistance to change from employees 3. Conflicting priorities among different departments 4. Inadequate technology or tools for coordination 5. Excessive coordination leading to micromanagement

THREE reasons that employees to join informal groups at workplace.

• Social Support, Networking and Professional Development, Task performance

• Social Support, Networking and Professional Development, Informal Information Exchange

• Social Support, Networking and Professional Development, specific function

• Social Support, Networking and Professional Development, Assignment purpose

advantages of the Line Organization Structure

• Clear communication, quick decision-making, accountability, unclear chain of command

• Clear communication, quick decision-making, accountability, Confusion in roles and responsibilities

• Clear communication, quick decision-making, accountability, clear chain of command
• Clear communication, Slow decision-making process, accountability, clear chain of command