WorksheetsHon. Business Management Unit 1
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
"Businesss information management" is a term sometimes used to refer to as?
Business analytics
Office management
Human resource management
Supply chain management
Many business management and administration (BMA) careers involve dealing with employees, customers, or vendors, but which type of BMA career is all about people?
Operation management
Business analytics
Human resource management
Supply chain management
Department manager, small business manager, and regional manager are
Supply chain management
Operations management
General management
Business analytics
"Administration services" is a term sometimes used to refer to as?
Human resource management
Supply chain management
Business analytics
Office management
The number of levels of management that a business needs usually depends on the:
Age of the employees
Location of the facility
Size of the business
Goals of the company
An important purpose of management is to _______ the business.
Prepare the books for
Achieve the objectives of
Design advertising for
Compile the financial data of
A plant manager, or a department head, would be an example of which level of management?
Supervisory
Top
Middle
Operating
Which of the following is the main purpose of management?
To reach a specific level of productivity
To obtain the needed resources
To create a pleasant working environment
To accomplish the business's goals
Avery, who manages a silk-screening and embroidery business, has a set a goal of increasing sales by 15% in the next six months. To reach his goal, he has increased the business's advertising budget. This is an example of the ________ of management.
Controlling
Planning
Directing
Organizing
What must managers be able to do if they want employees to understand business's goals and be productive?
Communicate clearly
Obtain feedback
Listen carefully
Ask questions
Which of the following do many businesses believe to be their most important resource?
Sales revenue
Equipment
Office supplies
Employees
Which is an activity associated with the organizing function of management?
Developing a mission statement
Inspecting the quality of outputs
Providing employees with feedback
Determining the division of labor
An important aspect of the organizing function of management involves which activity?
Motivating team members
Promoting employees
Conducting performance reviews
Establishing levels of authority
Jill's company just took on a new project, and she knows that she needs to decide which staff members will be in charge of each aspect of the project. Jill is ______.
Controlling
Organizing
Staffing
Planning
In management, a primary organizing activity is
Evaluating job performance
Controlling external conditions
Hiring talented workers
Assigning responsibility
Coordinating business activites is an important aspect of the organizing function of management because it
Ensures that the employees understand of all the business's activities
Enables the business to prepare precise forecasts
Establishes clear relationships among the company's resources
Defines the company's mission statement
Three primary factors that affect the organizational structure of a business include interpersonal relationships, tasks, and _______
attrition
initiative
authority
injunction
Efficient resource use is an advantage of the _______ organizational structure.
Line-and-staff
Matrix
Span-of-control
Bureoucratic
Which of the following has a direct impact on a manager's span of control?
Popularity of products
Number of subordinates
Allocation of funds
Channel of distribution
One reason why many small businesses develop an organizational design that requires a board of directors is because a board usually?
Provides experience that increases the business's credibility
Assumes all legal responsibility for the business's actions
Helps with the day-to-day operations of the business
Evaluates the performance of the business's employees
One of the most important aspects of project management involves _______
Identifying mistakes
Buying supplies
Training employees
Setting goals
What project-management activity involves determining when project tasks should be performed?
Processing
Evaluating
Scheduling
Monitoring
Which of the following statements is true about project management?
Its primary use is for completing complex activities
It involves the coordination of multiple activities
It requires a signed contract from stakeholders
It is a continous series of events with an unlimited life span
Every project creates a(n)
deliverable
new product
company
advertising plan
Shawna is in charge of helping her company achieve its goals through the proper hiring and use of employees. Which type of business management and administration career does Shawna have?
Operation management
Business analytics
Human resource management
Supply chain management
Dara is in charge of quality control at her company. Which type of business management and administration career does she have?
Office management
Human resource management
Operations management
Business analytics
Carmen surpervises the transporation, storage, and handling of his company's products. Which type of business management and administration career does Carmen have?
Supply chain management
Human resource management
Business analytics
Office management
Functional specialist, data scientist, and business process manager are _______
Human resource management
General management
Office management
Business analytics
Fulfillment manager, import/export analyst, and inventory planner are ______
Office management
Supply chain management
Human resource management
Business analytics
Which of the following tasks would a manager complete when organizing?
Arranging an office space
Training staff
Hiring employees
Writing a marketing plan
Whenever clients arrive at the Skin Solutions Dermatology office, the receptionists struggle to find their records. Clients fill out multiple forms with the same information, and they wait a long time to be seen by a doctor. Skin solutions is losing a lot of patients quickly. This is an example of how ________
Poor organizing damages a company's reputation
A lack of organizing leads to employee conflict and turnover
Organizing reduces the need for customer service
Managers need to create strict organizational structures
Organizing can help companies handle issues with ______ so employees known to whom to report and who is responsible for what.
Authority
Tracking
Reputation
Efficiency
When managers are grouping related tasks into departments or teams, they are
Instructing employees about how to spend their time
Determining the organizational structure
Allocating the company's resources
Analysize the external business environment
Under which circumstances would a company adopt a matrix organizational structure?
It has mostly inexperienced employees
It has fewer than 50 employees
It has offices in several cities
It frequently uses cross-functional teams
Which of the following is an important function of mid-level management?
To serve as a link between top-level and mid-level management
To prepares workers' daily schedules
To establish long-term objectives of the company
To make sure projects meet deadlines
Which of the following statements about first-line management is true?
Businesses typically hire their first-line managers from within the company
There are normally fewer first-line managers than middle or top-level managers
First line managers never work side-by-side with their employees
First-line managers are not responsible for carrying out middle management's plan
Businesses use organizational design to structure their
information, technology, and competitiors
people, information, and technology
people, information, and competitors
technology, people, and competitors
A well-planned organizational design helps a bussines to better compete because?
competitors dont have organizational structures
it cuts down on communication
the business is more productive
the business has more money
A business creates an organizational design in which no employee has to report to more than one manager at a time. This is following an organizational principle called?
line authority
span of control
the scalar principle
unity of command
Which principle of organizational design states that authority should flow in a clear, unbroken line from the top of an organization to the bottom
responsibility
span of control
staff authority
scalar principle
Which of the following is an advantage of using the divisional organizational structure?
it can create better customer experiences
its unpredictable in nature
it balances conflicting organizational objectives
it can encourage competition
Projects are different from business operations because business operations
are special ventures
use non traditional management structures
are permanent
have a definite beginning and end
Which of the following is an example of a project that enhanced an existing project?
the construction of the empire state building
a medication that cures a life-threatening illness
a software update for your computer
the sequel to your favorite movie
The project manager controls what the project will and will not do, known as the project's?
plan
scope
budget
schedule
The three common constraints on a project are scope, budget, and
time
technology
ability
laws
Which of the following is a benefit of using project management software?
better governance mechanisms
smaller project team size
less need for management
improved efficiency
