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Management Concepts

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.
Which of the following is NOT part of a company's macro-environment?
a)
The company's resource strengths, weaknesses and competitive capabilities.
b)
Economic factors.
c)
Political and Socio-Cultural factors.
d)
Technological factors and Legal conditions.
2.
The most widely used tool for diagnosing the principle competitive pressures in a market is the:
a)
SWOT.
b)
Competitor Profiling.
c)
Five Forces Model.
d)
Market analysis.
3.
A company’s strategic plan:
a)
maps out the company’s history.
b)
links the company’s financial targets to control mechanisms.
c)
outlines the competitive moves and approaches to be used in achieving the desired business results.
d)
all of these.
4.

Strategic planning is....

a)

Long term planning

b)

Short term planning

c)

General planning

d)

Seasonal planning

5.

Which is the FIRST step in the strategic Management process?

a)

Monitoring and evaluating strategies

b)

Developing the vision and mission

c)

Strategy formulation

d)

Goals and Objectives

6.

What does the "S" stand for in PESTLE?

a)

Support

b)

Short term

c)

Social

d)

Subsidiary

7.
Well-stated objectives are:
a)
quantifiable or measurable, and contain deadlines for achievement.
b)
clear, succinct, and concise so as to identify the company’s risk and return options.
c)
directly related to the dividend payout ratio for stockholder returns.
d)
all of these.
8.

When developing strategy for organization, which questions should we ask first?

a)

How we will get there on a daily to weekly basis?

b)

How are our departmental operational plans?

c)

What are our short-term goals and operational objectives? How do we break down a larger strategic goal into workable tasks?

d)

Where do we compete? What unique value do we bring to market? Which resources do we have or need? How do we sustain our value?

9.

The internal business environment consists of...

a)

factors that directly impact the organisation

b)

factors that influence the operations of the business

c)

factors that influence the wider environment in which the business operates

10.
A company’s strategic vision describes:
a)
why the company does certain things in trying to please its customers.
b)
management’s storyline of how it intends to make a profit with the chosen strategy.
c)
management’s aspirations for the future and delineates the company’s strategic course and long-term direction.
d)
what future actions the enterprise will likely undertake to outmaneuver rivals and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
11.

Which of the following SWOT elements are external factors for a business?

a)

Strengths and Weaknesses

b)

Strengths and Opportunities

c)

Opportunities and Threats

d)

Weaknesses and Threats

12.

The fundamental purpose for the existence of any organization is described by its

a)

policies

b)

mission

c)

procedures

d)

strategy

13.

The fundamental purpose of an organization’s mission statement is to

a)

create a good human relations climate in the organization

b)

define the operational structure of the organization

c)

define the organization’s purpose in society

d)

generate good public relations for the organization

14.

The various organizational routines and processes that determine how efficiently and effectively the organization transforms its inputs into outputs are called:

a)

strengths

b)

core competencies.

c)

capabilities.

d)

customer value.

15.

Which of the following is NOT a function of management?

a)

Control

b)

Finance

c)

Organize

d)

Plan

16.

What occurs in the planning function of management?

a)

Comparing what was planned with the actual performance

b)

Coordinating all those involved to achieve the company of departmental goals

c)

Deciding what needs to be done and how it will be accomplished

d)

Delegating duties to other employees in the company

17.

Includes manpower planning, recruitment, selection and placement training to supply the manpower of the company and keeping the positions filled.

a)

Organizing

b)

Controlling

c)

Planning

d)

Staffing

18.

it involves specialization of the workforce by dividing a small part of work. It promotes mastery among the workers.

a)

Division of work

b)

Discipline

c)

Order

d)

Initiative

19.

Organisation interest supersede employees interest is indicated in

a)

Principle of subordination of individual interest to general interest

b)

Principle of Esprit de corps

c)

Principle of initiative

d)

Principle of discipline

20.

Principle of Responsibility and authority insists on

a)

Responsibility> Authority

b)

Authority> Responsibility

c)

Authority= Responsibility

d)

All of the above

21.

Unity of command insists on

a)

One boss one employee

b)

Orders from a single superior

c)

Match between orders of different bosses

d)

All of the above

22.

Principle of initiative:

a)

Boost up the morale of employees

b)

Brings down the morale of employees

c)

Does not effect on morale of employees

d)

None of these

23.

Management is:

a)

Tangible

b)

Intangible

c)

Both

d)

None of these

24.

Which principle of management leads to specialisation?

a)

Division of work

b)

Unity of command

c)

Unity of direction

d)

Scalar chain

25.

Success of Dabbawala who carry tiffin to offices of Mumbai is example of which aspect of Management ?

a)

Co-ordination

b)

Directing

c)

Planning

d)

Staffing