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Management Principles

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ is defined as getting work done through others.

a)

Planning

b)

Management

c)

Business

d)

Non of the others

2.

When Ruth was hired to be the second-in-command at Graham Mailing Services, she was told that her job was to deal with the employees to make sure they got the mailing done to the customers’ specifications. She was not instructed on how to run machines or in any other technical area because her position was a job in:

a)

marketing

b)

relationship control

c)

customer service

d)

Management

3.

A manager striving to improve organizational is accomplishing tasks that help achieve organizational objectives.

a)

Effectiveness

b)

Efficiency

c)

Functionality

d)

Productivity

4.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo spent a total of $75 million to launch two sodas, banking on the low-carb trend. Carib-conscious consumers rejected the drinks en masse. The new brands grabbed a combined market share of less than 1 percent. Given that the objective of both soft drink manufacturers was to increase their market share, the introductions failed to achieve:

a)

Synergy

b)

Reciprocity

c)

Empathy

d)

Autonomy

5.

____ is the accomplishment of tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives.

a)

Benchmarking

b)

Optimizing

c)

Efficiency

d)

Effectiveness

6.

The classical functions of management are (1) making things happen, (2) meeting the competition, (3) organizing people, projects, and processes, and (4) leading.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both

d)

Non of these

7.

A manager engaged in the management function of __________ is monitoring progress toward goal achievement and taking corrective action when needed.

a)

Planning

b)

Organizing

c)

Controlling

d)

Non of these

8.

Managers who train and supervise the performance of nonmanagerial employees, and who are directly responsible for producing the company's products or services, are categorized as:

a)

General Managers

b)

Middle Managers

c)

First Line Managers

d)

Top Managers

9.

According to Mintzberg, which of the following lists the three major roles managers fulfill while performing their jobs?

a)

interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles

b)

informational roles, ethical roles, and action roles

c)

corporate roles, coordination roles, and informational roles

d)

decisional roles, informational roles, and organizational roles

10.

Which skills increase in their importance to success as managers rise through the managerial ranks?

a)

human skills and decisional

skills

b)

informational skills and the motivation to manage

c)

conceptual skills and the motivation to manage

d)

Not correct order

11.

An accountant with __________ has the ability to create a budget, compare the budget to the actual income statement, and determine unnecessary expenses.

a)

Technical skill

b)

Conceptual skill

c)

Human Skill

d)

Motivational Skill

12.

A(n) _________ is a manager who was successful early in their careers, but were knocked off the fast track by the time they reached the middle to upper levels of management.

a)

Overachiever

b)

Derailer

c)

First Line Manager

d)

None

13.

After six months as a manager, new managers typically believe their job is:

a)

to provide negative reinforcement

b)

to exercise formal authority

c)

to maintain control and avoid delegation

d)

to solve problems for subordinates

14.

Human relations management focused on managers’ roles and authority.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

According to the principles of scientific management, work and the responsibility for the work should be divided equally between workers and management.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Technological management involves managing the daily production of goods and services.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The goal of scientific management was to:

a)

make sure workers did not consider their work boring or repetitive

b)

decreased wages for individual workers

c)

eliminate conflict between workers and management

d)

find the one best way to perform each task

18.

Which of the following management theorists helped develop human relations management?

a)

Elton Mayo

b)

FW Taylor

c)

Henry Fayol

d)

Peter Drucker

19.

Nearly all organizations should be viewed as ______ that interact with their environments and depend on them for survival.

a)

Covert system

b)

Open system

c)

Synergistic system

d)

Closed system

20.

Bottoms of the Pyramid teachers us about people who lives in

a)

Top level of society

b)

Middle level of society

c)

Lower level of society

d)

Anti socials

21.

Which type of business has the capacity to raise more capital?

a)

Sole proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Cooperative

d)

Joint Stock company

22.

Which type of business has unlimited liability?

a)

Sole proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Cooperative

d)

Joint stock company

23.

Which types of business has less legal implications?

a)

Sole proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Cooperative

d)

Joint stock

24.

What do you mean by holding companies?

a)

Landholding to some other companies

b)

Parent stock owners of many subsidiary companies

c)

Government companies

d)

Chartered firms

25.

What do you mean by a public company?

a)

Public are employees

b)

Public owns shares

c)

Public rents their land and vehicle etc

d)

Government companies