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Partial 2.2 / Human Capital

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.- The choice of management or leadership style is least likely to be

influenced by the financial remuneration of employees.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

2.

2.- A paternalistic management style involves guiding and managing the workforce in a manner

similar to how parents might manage their children.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

3.

3.- A laissez-faire management style involves managers giving out orders instead of listening

to the views of their workers.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

4.

4.- Recruiting workers is not likely to be a key function of management

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

5.

5.- With a situational management style, managers change and adapt their approach to suit

different settings and circumstances.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

6.

6.- Paternalistic leaders make decisions that they believe will be in the best interest of their

workers, but are not consultative.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

7.

7.- A situational management style requires managers to be flexibly skilled in order to adapt

themselves to different circumstances in the workplace.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

8.

8.- A paternalistic management and leadership style gives workers complete freedom to make

their own decisions in the workplace.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

9.

9.- A laissez-faire leadership style is suitable if employees are highly skilled, experienced and

driven.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

10.

10.- A democratic management style directly involves the input of others before any final

decision is made.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

11.

11.- An autocratic approach to management and leadership is suitable if employees need to be

dismissed for gross misconduct in the workplace.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

12.

12.- A situational management or leadership style might or might not involve others in decision

making, depending on the circumstances.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

13.

13.- The key roles of managers are commanding, controlling, coordinating, organizing, and

planning

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

14.

14.- A democratic leadership style is most appropriate when dealing with a large group of

inexperienced and unskilled workers.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

15.

15.- Responsibility describes who is in charge of whom and in what capacity.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

16.

16.- Matrix structure describes a flexible organization structure made up of representatives

from different departments temporarily working together on a particular project.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

17.

17.- Delayering describes the process of removing one or more layers of hierarchy to make the

organizational structure flatter.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

18.

18.- Taller hierarchical structures are characterized by a wide span of control.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

19.

19.- Bureaucracy is the term used to describe the administrative systems of a business, which

rely on a set of rules and procedures and formal hierarchical structures.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

20.

20.- Levels of an organizational hierarchy show the number of levels of formal authority from

top to the bottom.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

21.

21.- Flat structure is the Type of organizational structure that has few levels in the

organizational hierarchy.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

22.

22.- Hierarchy is the A type of organizational structure that is tall/vertical, with many levels in

terms of ranks.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

23.

23.- Organization by function isn’t the structuring a workforce according to business functions,

i.e., specialized roles or tasks.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

24.

24.- The outsourced workers also known as outsourced vendors or the contractual fringe,

these are the individuals or other organizations hired on a contract basis to carry out a specific

but non-core role in Charles Handy’s Shamrock organization.

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

25.

25.- Tall organization also known as a vertical structure, this type of organizational structure

has many layers in the organizational hierarchy

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

26.

26.- Tall structure is the type of organizational structure that has many levels of hierarchy, so

the span of control is likely to be narrow

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

27.

27.- A democratic management is the management style that involves centralized and

autonomous decision-making, without input from others in the organization

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

28.

28.- An autocratic management is the management style that actively involves the participation

of employees in the decision-making process

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

29.

29.- The laissez-faire leadership is a hands-off approach to leadership by devolving decision-

making power to the workforce

a)

a) True

b)

b) False

30.

30.- The leadership is the art of inspiring and motivating other people towards achieving a

common organizational aim or vision

a)

a) True

b)

b) False