Management Practice: Introduction

Management involves the process of coordinating work activities so that they are completed ___________ and ____________ with and through other people. (Choose 2 answers)

• profitably

• efficiently

• thoroughly

• effectively

Efficiency means getting the (a)   output from the least amount of inputs;
referred to as "doing things right".

Effectiveness, on the other hand, means completing activities so that organisational goals are attained;
referred to as "doing the (a)   things".

True or False: In-class presentations are a good substitute for the assigned reading.

• True

• False

Good management concerns both efficiency (low waste) and effectiveness (high attainment).

• True

• False

Which of the following are common features of all organisations?
(Choose all that apply.)

• Managers

• People

• Goals

• Structure

Which of the following are true about non-managerial employees?
(Choose all that apply.)

• They have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others.

• They have lower salaries than managerial employees.

• They do not direct the activities of others.

• Other employees do not report to them.

Choose the correct sequence from bottom to top of the traditional organisational pyramid.

• Top Managers
  Middle-Managers
  Team Leaders
  First-Line Managers
  

• Top Managers
  Middle Managers
  First-Line Managers
  Team Leaders

• First-Line Managers
  Team Leaders
  Top Managers
  Middle Managers
  
  

• Middle Managers
  Top Managers
  First-Line Managers
  Team Leaders

True or False: Good managers are mainly needed in times of prosperity.

• True

• False

True or False: Good managers are especially needed in times of uncertainty, complexity, and chaos.

• True

• False