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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
____ is defined as getting work done through others.
Planning
Management
Business
Non of the others
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:
marketing
relationship control
customer service
Management
A manager striving to improve organizational is accomplishing tasks that help achieve organizational objectives.
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Functionality
Productivity
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:
Synergy
Reciprocity
Empathy
Autonomy
____ is the accomplishment of tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives.
Benchmarking
Optimizing
Efficiency
Effectiveness
The classical functions of management are (1) making things happen, (2) meeting the competition, (3) organizing people, projects, and processes, and (4) leading.
True
False
Both
Non of these
A manager engaged in the management function of __________ is monitoring progress toward goal achievement and taking corrective action when needed.
Planning
Organizing
Controlling
Non of these
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:
General Managers
Middle Managers
First Line Managers
Top Managers
According to Mintzberg, which of the following lists the three major roles managers fulfill while performing their jobs?
interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles
informational roles, ethical roles, and action roles
corporate roles, coordination roles, and informational roles
decisional roles, informational roles, and organizational roles
Which skills increase in their importance to success as managers rise through the managerial ranks?
human skills and decisional
skills
informational skills and the motivation to manage
conceptual skills and the motivation to manage
Not correct order
An accountant with __________ has the ability to create a budget, compare the budget to the actual income statement, and determine unnecessary expenses.
Technical skill
Conceptual skill
Human Skill
Motivational Skill
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.
Overachiever
Derailer
First Line Manager
None
After six months as a manager, new managers typically believe their job is:
to provide negative reinforcement
to exercise formal authority
to maintain control and avoid delegation
to solve problems for subordinates
Human relations management focused on managers’ roles and authority.
True
False
According to the principles of scientific management, work and the responsibility for the work should be divided equally between workers and management.
True
False
Technological management involves managing the daily production of goods and services.
True
False
The goal of scientific management was to:
make sure workers did not consider their work boring or repetitive
decreased wages for individual workers
eliminate conflict between workers and management
find the one best way to perform each task
Which of the following management theorists helped develop human relations management?
Elton Mayo
FW Taylor
Henry Fayol
Peter Drucker
Nearly all organizations should be viewed as ______ that interact with their environments and depend on them for survival.
Covert system
Open system
Synergistic system
Closed system
Bottoms of the Pyramid teachers us about people who lives in
Top level of society
Middle level of society
Lower level of society
Anti socials
Which type of business has the capacity to raise more capital?
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Cooperative
Joint Stock company
Which type of business has unlimited liability?
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Cooperative
Joint stock company
Which types of business has less legal implications?
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Cooperative
Joint stock
What do you mean by holding companies?
Landholding to some other companies
Parent stock owners of many subsidiary companies
Government companies
Chartered firms
What do you mean by a public company?
Public are employees
Public owns shares
Public rents their land and vehicle etc
Government companies
