WorksheetsBM (1) 1.04-1.06
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Within the next three years, the PRM Company wants to set up an electronic data interchange with all of its suppliers. What type of organizational goal is PRM establishing?
contingency
financial
symmetrical
technology
An important aspect of the organizing function of management involves:
promoting employees.
motivating team members.
establishing levels of authority.
conducting performance reviews.
One way to determine whether an employee is helping a business achieve its organizational goals is by:
developing an incentive program.
evaluating the employee’s performance.
analyzing external economic factors.
providing the employee with extensive training.
Patrice tells her sales staff to spend one-fourth of their time on sales meetings, one-fourth on sales reports, one-fourth on answering emails, and one-fourth on generating new leads. Which step of the organizing process is Patrice demonstrating?
evaluating results
allocating resources
delegating authority
grouping tasks into structures
The primary purpose of developing organizational goals is to:
establish loyalty.
assign authority.
provide direction.
ensure profitability.
What management function is responsible for coordinating resources in ways that maximize efficiency?
controlling
directing
organizing
staffing
Amy and Tom work in a busy purchasing department. Amy relies on Tom to provide her with important information every day to do her job. Because the business’s ability to achieve its goals relies on Amy and Tom’s collaborative efforts, these two employees’ jobs are:
flexible.
incongruent.
interdependent.
symmetrical.
The Vice Presidents of Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and Operations all report to Camille, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. They each have their own teams made up of several employees. Which organization structure does this represent?
Divisional
Functional
Matrix
Specialized
Coordinating business activities is an important aspect of the organizing function of management because it:
defines the company’s mission statement.
enables the business to prepare precise forecasts.
establishes clear relationships between the company’s resources.
ensures that the employees understand all the business’s processes.
Computers, Inc., manufactures and sells its computer hardware in four countries. It employs over 5,000 people worldwide. Which organizational structure makes the most sense for Computers, Inc.?
Divisional
Functional
Matrix
Specialized
Which type of organizational design has an emphasis on teamwork?
Lateral relations
Matrix structure
Divisional structure
Functional structure
Which is an advantage of a wide span of control?
requires fewer managerial skills
gives managers more authority over subordinates
costs less because businesses employ fewer managers
provides better communication between managers and their employees
The purpose of an organizational design for a business is to:
create clear lines of authority.
design the interior offices for all employees.
make sure employees report to work on time.
reduce the number of rules and regulations for each department.
Three factors that affect the organizational structure of a business include interpersonal relationships, tasks, and:
attrition.
authority.
initiative.
injunction.
The number of employees that a manager can effectively supervise is their:
delegation.
line authority.
accountability.
span of control.
Which organizational design groups people together based on specialty?
Lateral relations
Matrix structure
Divisional structure
Functional structure
Every project creates a/an:
company.
deliverable.
new product.
advertising plan.
Which is an element of any project?
inventory
outcome
regulations
technology
What project management stage involves determining when project tasks should be performed?
Evaluating
Monitoring
processing
scheduling
One of the most important aspects of project management involves:
setting goals.
buying supplies.
training employees.
identifying mistakes.
What document is drafted in the planning stage of project management?
project charter
lessons learned
statement of work
work breakdown structure
What are rules and regulations for keeping a project on track?
design laws
risk inhibitors
execution standards
governance mechanisms
A project is officially authorized to begin by the:
project charter.
initiation papers.
statement of work.
registration documents.
What document is drafted in the initiation stage of project management?
risk analysis
lessons learned
statement of work
work breakdown structure
What project management stage involves determining whether a project is feasible?
Closing
Evaluating
Initiation
Processing
