Organization/Project Management Practice Test

The primary purpose of developing organizational goals is to:

• establish loyalty.

• assign authority.

• provide direction.

• ensure profitability.

Sandy, a top-level manager, identifies jobs to be performed, assigns responsibility for them, establishes departments to handle the jobs, and determines how many and which employees the mid-level managers will supervise. Which function of management is Sandy performing?

• controlling

• directing

• organizing

• planning

Patrice tells her sales staff to spend one-fourth of their time on sales meetings, one-fourth on sales reports, one-fourth on answering emails, and one-fourth on generating new leads. Which step of the organizing process is Patrice demonstrating?

• evaluating results

• allocating resources

• delegating authority

• grouping tasks into structures

Which employee has a human resources management career?

• Lydia is in charge of communicating with her business's suppliers.

• Madison supervises the storing and handling of her company's products.

• Brian is in charge of orienting

The Vice Presidents of Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and Operations all report to Camille, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. They each have their own teams made up of several employees. Which organization structure does this represent?

• divisional

• functional

• matrix

• specialized

A plant manager or a department head would be an example of which level of management?

• middle

• operating

• supervisory

• top

Which level of management is responsible for purchasing the proper material resources for workers to use in doing their jobs?

• first-line

• middle

• supervisory

• top-level

Computers, Inc., manufactures and sells its computer hardware in four countries. It employs over 5,000 people worldwide. Which organizational structure makes the most sense for Computers, Inc.?

• divisional

• functional

• matrix

• specialized

Benefits Administrator, Labor Relations Manager, and Compensation Analyst are positions within:

• business analytics.

• operations management.

• supply chain management.

• human resources management.

Which type of organizational design has an emphasis on teamwork?

• lateral relations

• matrix structure

• divisional structure

• functional structure