WorksheetsUnit 1 MOB
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Management is_________________.
An art
A science
Both (a) and (b)
Neither art nor science
Henry Fayol is famous for_________________.
Scientific Management
Rationalization
Industrial Psychology
Principles of Management
Who is known as ‘the father of Scientific Management’?
Henry Fayol
Elton Mayo
Peter F. Drucker
F.W. Taylor
The principle that a subordinate should receive the order and be responsible to the only boss is known as _________________.
Unity of Command
Unity of Direction
Span of Control
All of the Above
In order to communicate, motivate and delegate a manager must have ___________________.
Interpersonal Skills
Technical Skills
Conceptual Skills
Political Skills
Which term best describes the process of obtaining, deploying, and utilizing a variety of essential resources to contribute to an organization’s success?
Planning
Organizing
Staffing
Management
Which management function involves setting goals and objectives and creating specific plans for completing them?
Planning
Organizing
Controlling
Leading
Which management principle states that work should be divided so that each person will perform a specialized portion?
Division of work
Chain of command
Unity of direction
Unity of command
The total organization is directed through corporate objective provided by the top level management is called
Bottom up approach
Top down approach
Top level approach
Bottom level approach
MBO stands for
Management by Objective
Management Business Objectives
Measurable by Objective
Measurable Business Objectives
Scientific management is developed by _______
Fayol
Taylor
Mayo
Jacob
The father of modern management is ______________
F.W.Taylor
Henry Fayol
Luther king
Urwick
Assertion (A): Management is a continuous process.
Reason (R) : Managers first plan, then organise and finally perform the function of controlling.
Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
Both A and R are correct and R is not correct explanation of A
A is correct but R is incorrect
A is incorrect but R is correct
The managerial function that provides direction, a common sense of purpose for the organization through the development of goals and objectives, and the means to reach them is ______.
planning
controlling
leading
organizing
Plans that usually span one year or less, are developed by middle managers, and are concerned with what the major subsystems within each organization must do are ______.
strategic plans
tactical plans
operational plans
contingency plans
Goals that are established by top management and relate to where the organization wants to be in the future are ______.
operational objectives
budgets
standing goals
strategic goals
All of the following are significant major barriers to effective planning except a(n) ______.
lack of commitment to the planning process
overreliance on the planning department
overemphasis on the uncontrollable environmental factors
lack of focus on the long term
1. Classical management thinkers ______.
utilize the “it all depends” approach
utilize quantitative decision-making tools
look for the one best way to do something
realize that their most important and complex resource is people
The Hawthorne studies are an important foundation of the __________ approaches.
classical
human relations
administrative
quantitative
Which of the following statements does not accurately reflect the characteristics of contingency theory?
Managers should draw on all past theories in attempting to analyze and solve problems.
The best way to initially approach all management problems is through scientific management.
The contingency approach is integrative in nature.
Managers should stay flexible and consider the alternatives and fallback positions when defining and attacking problems.
For most organizations, top management consists of ______.
any manager above the level of foreman
the chief executive officer, the president, and his or her vice presidents
the chief executive officer only
the chief executive officer and the president only
The categories of management roles are ______.
figurehead, leader, and liaison
monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson
interpersonal, decisional, and entrepreneur
interpersonal, informational, and decisional
