Management Control Quiz

What is the primary purpose of managerial control in an organization?

• To reprimand employees for breaking rules

• To monitor work effort and take corrective action

• To increase the workload of employees

• To reduce the number of employees

Which management function involves comparing actual results to standards or plans?

• Planning

• Organizing

• Controlling

• Leading

How does managerial control help organizations?

• By reducing costs without monitoring

• By ensuring resources are used effectively

• By eliminating all management functions

• By focusing solely on employee satisfaction

What is the relationship between controlling and planning in management?

• Controlling is unrelated to planning

• Controlling replaces planning

• Controlling checks the accomplishment of goals set by planning

• Controlling is more important than planning

What is one of the main responsibilities of managers regarding employees?

• Ensuring employees are productive and satisfied

• Increasing the number of employees

• Reducing employee salaries

• Hiring only temporary staff

Which aspect of a business do managers need to control to ensure the company uses its funds wisely?

• Finances

• Marketing

• Technology

• Production

What type of control involves monitoring performance before it occurs?

• Feedforward control

• Concurrent control

• Feedback control

• Reactive control

What is an example of concurrent control?

• Inspecting a production line while it is in operation

• Setting rules for employee clock-in times

• Reviewing past sales data

• Planning future marketing strategies

Controlling goes hand in hand with which other function of management?

• Planning

• Organizing

• Leading

• Staffing

What are the five most common aspects of a business that managers control?

• Employees, finances, marketing efforts, technology, products

• Employees, marketing, customer service, sales, logistics

• Finances, customer service, logistics, technology, sales

• Products, logistics, customer service, sales, marketing