Business Management FALL Test

Small businesses are sometimes referred to as which of the following?

• Father and son businesses

• Family owned and operated

• Mom-and-Pop businesses

• All in the family businesses

Which of the following terms describes the ability to achieve a desired result without wasted energy or effort?

• Effectiveness

• Capability

• Sustainability

• Efficiency

What are the two most common management structures?

• Alphabetical and numerical

• Organic and inorganic

• Chronological and reverse chronological

• Vertical and horizontal

Effective management planning should be which of the following?

• Complex and stringent

• Realistic and flexible

• Difficult and unmanageable

• Easy and whimsical

Which of the following is the cooperative action and effort of a group of people acting together?

• Leadership

• Teamwork

• Team roles

• Learning

Which of the following types of authority gives the supervisor the right to direct the work of his or her employees without consulting others?

• Line authority

• Staff authority

• Functional authority

• Department authority

Which of the following is NOT a function of management?

• Control

• Plan

• Finance

• Organize

Which of the following is NOT one of the four components of the business process?

• A. Production

• B. Marketing

• C. Finance

• D. Organization

Which of the following describes small businesses?

• A. Are usually national or global

• B. Can be divided into many departments

• C. Usually have less than 100 employees

• D. Usually have more than 100 employees

Supervisors and managers are NOT usually responsible for which of the following?

• A. Guiding the activities of the businesses

• B. Setting goals for the business

• C. Seeing the work is completed

• D. Performing actual jobs in departments