WorksheetsBusiness: Job Roles and Responsibilities 2.5.2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why are job roles important?
To introduce new employees
To ensure no duplication of work
To be able to boss more people around
To make more money
What is a CEO?
The person with the highest ranking authority in an organisation
The person doing basic tasks to keep the business running smoothly
The person that reports information to the Directors
The person that provides special skills to an area of the organisation
In a PLC, how is a CEO voted in?
By the stakeholders
By the shareholders
By the Board of Directors
What is the role of a Director?
In charge of an area of the company and reports to the CEO
To film movies
Manages a small group of people and reports to a series of higher leaders
What does a Manager do?
Take lots of phone calls
Works on the shop floor
Runs the whole organisation
Ensures the responsibilities of their team are fulfilled
Who would make long term goals for a specific area of the business and report them to the CEO?
Supervisor
Operative
Director
CEO
Where would you see a variety of Junior and Senior management roles?
In a flat organisational structure
In a tall/hierarchical structure
In a business
Why might a business assign Team Leaders?
To increase jealousy
To have an inexperienced person lead other operatives
To even out the workload
To have a more experienced worker oversee a small team of other operatives
What is the role of an operative?
To carry out basic tasks
To run the business
To help the CEO
What is the role of support staff?
To give specific skills to the organisation that help an area of the business run more smoothly
To help people in emergencies
To give advice to everyone in an organisation about a variety of skills
To be extremely un-supportive
