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Business Management Chapter 1 Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The careful, objective study of management decisions and procedures in order to improve the operation of businesses and organizations.

a)

management science

b)

industrial revolution

c)

controling

d)

management

2.

The era of the 18th and 19th centuries in which machine power replaced human and animal power in the production process.

a)

industrial revolution

b)

behavioral management

c)

management science

d)

management strategy

3.

A manager whose main job is to direct the work of employees.

a)

supervisor

b)

executive

c)

middle manager

d)

leader

4.

A manager who completes all the functions, but spends most of the time completing specialized work in one management function or is responsible for a specific part of the company's operations.

a)

middle manager

b)

supervisor

c)

executive

d)

administrator

5.

A top-level manager who spends almost all of their time on management functions and decisions that affect the entire company.

a)

executive

b)

supervisor

c)

middle manager

d)

team leader

6.

A person who completes all five management functions on a regular basis and has authority over other jobs and people.

a)

manager

b)

management

c)

industrial revolution

d)

controller

7.

Determining how plans can be accomplished most effectively and arranging resources for complete work.

a)

organizing

b)

controlling

c)

planning

d)

leading

8.

The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through effective use of people and other resources.

a)

management

b)

planning

c)

organizing

d)

leading

9.

finding individuals with the right skills to do the work.

a)

staffing

b)

leading

c)

planning

d)

controlling

10.

Evaluating results to determine if the company's objectives have been accomplished as planned.

a)

controlling

b)

leading

c)

planning

d)

organizing

11.

Involves analyzing information and making decisions about what needs to be done.

a)

planning

b)

organizing

c)

leading

d)

controlling

12.

Working with employees to ensure they are motivated and have the resources needed to help carry out plans and get work done.

a)

leading

b)

planning

c)

organizing

d)

staffing

13.

____ management studies the way work is organized and the procedures used to complete a job in order to increase worker productivity.

a)

classical

b)

behavioral

c)

administrative

d)

quality

14.

___ management identifies the most effective practices for organizing and managing a business.

a)

classical

b)

behavioral

c)

administrative

d)

quality

15.

___ management is directed at organizational improvement through understanding employee motivation and behavior.

a)

classical

b)

behavioral

c)

administrative

d)

quality

16.

___ management is a total commitment by everyone in an organization to improve the quality of procedures and products by reducing waste, error and defects.

a)

classical

b)

behavioral

c)

administrative

d)

quality

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five functions of management?

a)

planning

b)

staffing

c)

budgeting

d)

controlling

18.

The level of management that devotes the greatest amount of time to planning is

a)

supervisors

b)

executives

c)

middle managers

d)

all levels spend equal amounts of time on planning

19.

___ introduced the 8-hour day and 40-hour workweek. He also doubled wages for employees at that time.

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Henri Fayol

c)

Frederick W. Taylor

d)

Elton Mayo

20.

___ developed the idea of compensating employees based on the amount of work they produce, which is known as a piece rate.

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Henri Fayol

c)

Frederick W. Taylor

d)

Elton Mayo

21.

___ was the first person to identify the five functions of management. He also identified 14 characteristics of an effective organization.

a)

Frederick W. Taylor

b)

Elton Mayo

c)

Henri Fayol

d)

Douglas McGregor

22.

The Hawthorne effect states that people will behave differently after they receive attention. Which person was responsible for these findings, after conducting several research experiments?

a)

Frederick W. Taylor

b)

Elton Mayo

c)

Henri Fayol

d)

W. Edward Deming

23.

Japanese companies brought American engineer, ___, to Japan to teach quality management.

a)

Frederick W. Taylor

b)

Henri Fayol

c)

Henry Ford

d)

W. Edward Deming

24.

The industrial revolution began primarily because

a)

large numbers of people unable to find work

b)

the invention of machines allowing the faster processing of raw materials

c)

the growth of corporations in the U.S.

d)

managers using practices to improve productivity of employees

25.

The first effort to apply scientific study to the management of business was

a)

behavioral management

b)

administrative management

c)

quality management

d)

classical management

26.

____ are responsible for making things happen in business

a)

managers

b)

supervisors

c)

administrative management

d)

business competition.

27.

The levels of management in an organization can be described as

a)

management pyramid

b)

administrative management

c)

business competition

d)

management strategy

28.

From ___ came the concepts of having multiple levels of management and organizing businesses into specialized departments.

a)

management pyramid

b)

administrative management

c)

business competition

d)

management strategy

29.

____ is sometimes called human relations management.

a)

management pyramid

b)

administrative management

c)

behavioral management

d)

management strategy

30.

The best description of the changing American workforce is

a)

diverse

b)

change

c)

behavioral management

d)

management strategy

31.

The rivalry among businesses for customers is known as

a)

diverse

b)

business competition

c)

behavioral management

d)

management strategy

32.

If anything characterizes business, it is

a)

change

b)

business competition

c)

behavioral management

d)

management strategy

33.

The major factors that should be considered by a company when developing a _____ includes the business, work and environment.

a)

change

b)

business competition

c)

behavioral management

d)

management strategy

34.

The first level of management in a company is typically

a)

supervisors

b)

executives

c)

middle managers

d)

management strategy