Management Quiz

What is the process designed to achieve an organization’s objectives by using its resources effectively and efficiently?

• Staffing

• Management

• Directing

• Controlling

What term describes the results or achievements toward which effort is directed?

• Objectives

• Strategic Plans

• Goals

• Operational Plans

What type of plans specify what actions individuals, work groups, or departments need to accomplish in the short term?

• Strategic Plans

• Operational Plans

• Crisis Management

• Staffing

What is an element in planning that deals with potential disasters such as product tampering or oil spills?

• Organizing

• Staffing

• Crisis Management

• Directing

What is the specialized knowledge and training needed to perform specific tasks?

• Conceptual Skills

• Analytical Skills

• Technical Expertise

• Human Resources Skills

What is the ability to influence employees to work toward organizational goals?

• Leadership

• Directing

• Controlling

• Staffing

What is Operations Management (OM)?

• The process of determining geographic sites for a firm’s operations.

• The development and administration of activities involved in transforming resources into goods and services.

• The maximum load that an organizational unit can carry or operate.

• The buying of all the materials needed by the organization.

What are Manufacturing/Production activities?

• Activities used in making intangible products.

• The process of determining geographic sites for a firm’s operations.

• Activities and processes used in making tangible products.

• The maximum load that an organizational unit can carry or operate.

What is Project Organization?

• A company using a fixed-position layout for large, complex projects.

• A layout that organizes the transformation process into departments.

• A layout requiring that production be broken down into relatively simple tasks.

• A layout that employs specialized computer systems to guide manufacturing.

What is Process Layout?

• A layout that organizes the transformation process into departments.

• A layout that brings all resources required to create the product to a specific location.

• A layout requiring that production be broken down into relatively simple tasks.

• A layout that employs specialized computer systems to guide manufacturing.