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leaving cert business management skills

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a monetary method of motivation?

a)

Comission

b)

Pay Rise

c)

Recognition

d)

Bonuses

2.

what are TWO benefits of a motivated workforce?

a)

This can result in better productivity

b)

customer service will most likely improve

c)

you can pay them less because they're enjoying work

d)

they only work when they feel like working

3.

Which of these is NOT a category in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

a)

Social

b)

Travel

c)

Esteem

d)

Safety

4.

Which of these roles would most likely be motivated by commission?

a)

Financial Director

b)

Sales Assistant

c)

Manager

d)

Producer

5.

Motivating staff by giving them additional responsibility is known as ...

a)

Delegation

b)

Delayering

c)

Job Enrichment

d)

Job Rotation

6.

Whose theory was X & Y?

a)

Taylor

b)

Maslow

c)

McGregor

d)

Herzberg

7.

According to Abraham Maslow, human needs can be divided into how many types?

a)

Three types

b)

Four types

c)

Five types

d)

Six types

8.

When workers take a percentage of profits from the company they work for, what is this called?

a)

Bonus

b)

Fringe Benefits

c)

Profit-sharing

d)

Salary

9.

Isaac feels like his hard work is never recognised. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?

a)

Self-Esteem

b)

Social

c)

Self-Actualisation

d)

Physiological

10.
Which of the following is a definition of self-actualisation need?
a)
National minimum wage 
b)
Sense of belonging
c)
Achieving one's innermost desire
d)
Feeling secured
11.
Which of the following is NOT a need as identified by Maslow?
a)
Hygiene
b)
Esteem
c)
Self-actualisation
d)
Social
12.
Employer give a wider range of similar tasks for the employee to do. This is an example of...
a)
Job rotation
b)
Job enlargement
c)
Job enrichment
13.
 Which is NOT a dimension in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? 
a)
Ego
b)
Physiological
c)
Safety
d)
Esteem
14.

Identify a potential problem of profit-sharing. Choose the most suitable answer.

a)

Targets need to be realistic otherwise workers will not be motivated to achieve them.

b)

Shareholders may feel that money is taken from the dividends they receive. However the overall profits may increase, so the dividends may increase.

c)

Pay is a business cost. High costs may reduce costs

d)

Car allowances and child care vouchers are a cost to the business that may reduce profits.

15.

The " hierarchy of needs"is associated with which theorist?

a)

Herzberg

b)

Taylor

c)

Ansoff

d)

Maslow

16.

Who proposed theory 'X' and 'Y' motivational theories

a)

ABRAHAM MASLOW

b)

DOUGLAS MCGREGOR

c)

CONNOR MCGREGOR

d)

MCDONALD MCGREGOR

17.

There are two aspects of human behavior at work, one of which negative called

a)

TYPE C

b)

TYPE X

c)

THEORY Y

d)

THEORY X

18.

According to Maslow, ______ are the third level of needs.

a)

SELF-ESTEEM

b)

SAFETY NEEDS

c)

PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS

d)

SOCIAL NEEDS

19.

Which character belong to theory Y employee

a)

Always boring and avoid workload

b)

They enjoy their work

c)

Must be forced

d)

Fall in love with manager

20.

The hardest stage to recognize individual needs in is the...

a)

SELF-ACTUALIZATION

b)

SELF-ESTEEM

c)

PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS

d)

SAFETY NEEDS

21.

Employees may often feel this way when given delegated work.

a)

sad

b)

angry

c)

valued

d)

discriminated

22.

Delegation occurs when managers give______to subordinates

a)

money

b)

more trust

c)

new offices

d)

more responsibility

23.

An advantage of delegation is:

a)

more money.

b)

greater efficiency.

c)

decreased motivation.

d)

infighting among staff.

24.

_______ is needed for delegation to happen.

a)

Competition among staff

b)

Laissez faire leadership

c)

Trust between supervisor and staff

d)

Rewards

25.

What is delegation?

a)

Giving authority to subordinates to do a particular task

b)

Passing down full responsibility to subordinates

c)

Ordering workers to do certain jobs

d)

Keeping full control with senior managers

26.
An advantage of delegation is
a)
workers have less work to do
b)
managers can concentrate on more important tasks
c)
managers lose some of their responsibilities
d)
managers can control subordinates more  closely
27.

Is the inverse of democratic leadership. In this leadership style, the leader makes decisions without taking input from anyone who reports to them.

a)

Autocratic Leadership

b)

Transformational leadership

c)

Strategic leadership

28.

The "let them do,"type of leadership.

a)

Strategic Leadership

b)

Laissez-Faire Leadership

c)

Transformational leadership

29.

The leader makes decisions based on the input of each team member.

a)

Democratic Leadership

b)

Autocratic Leadership

c)

Laissez-Faire Leadership

30.

This Type of leadership can empower employees by trusting them to work and let them do.

a)

Autocratic Leadership

b)

Delegative Leadership

c)

Strategic Leadership

31.

Kim Jong-un is an example of what type of leadership

a)

Authoritarian Leadership

b)

Servant Ledership

c)

Bureaucratic Leadership

d)

Transformational Leadership

32.

Charismatic Leadership are leaders who

a)

Set high standards

b)

Delegate responsibilities to others

c)

Hard workers

d)

Are energetic, passionate and motivational

33.

True or false Laissez Faire Leadership focuses on getting tasks done within set deadlines

a)

True

b)

False