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WorksheetsIM 325 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Good decisions are both properly made and effective.
TRUE
FALSE
What is the rational decision making process in management?
Selecting the first option that comes to mind
A systematic and logical approach to decision making that aims to maximize outcomes by choosing the best possible alternative.
Making decisions based on random choices
Ignoring all alternatives and choosing based on personal preference
What are the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making?
Disadvantages include limited perspectives and decreased creativity
Advantages include potential for conflict and slower decision-making process
Advantages include unanimous agreement and quick decision-making process
Advantages include diverse perspectives and increased creativity, while disadvantages include potential for conflict and slower decision-making process.
How can ethical decision making be integrated into management practices?
By ignoring ethical considerations and focusing solely on profits
By implementing strict punishment for any ethical violations
By establishing clear ethical guidelines, providing ethical training for employees, promoting open communication about ethical issues, and holding individuals accountable for their ethical behavior.
By allowing employees to make their own decisions without any ethical guidelines
How can group decision making lead to better outcomes in certain situations?
By rushing the decision-making process without thorough discussion
By only considering the opinions of a few dominant group members
By avoiding any conflicts or disagreements
By incorporating diverse perspectives and expertise
Explain the importance of ethical decision making in the context of management.
It helps to build trust with stakeholders, maintain a positive reputation, and create a healthy work environment.
It has no impact on the organization's reputation or stakeholder trust.
It leads to a toxic work environment and low employee morale.
Ethical decision making is not relevant in management.
What is the first step in the decision-making process in management?
Make a random decision
Identify the problem or opportunity
Ignore the problem
Ask someone else to make the decision
What are the different types of decision-making models used in management?
Programmed and Nonprogrammed
Random, Emotional, Chaotic
What is the difference between programmed and non-programmed decision making?
Programmed decisions are routine and repetitive, while non-programmed decisions are unique and non-repetitive.
Programmed decisions are routine and unique, while non-programmed decisions are repetitive and non-unique.
Programmed decisions are non-repetitive, while non-programmed decisions are routine and repetitive.
Programmed decisions are unique and non-repetitive, while non-programmed decisions are routine and repetitive.
How does the rational decision-making model work in management?
It involves making decisions based on emotions and gut feelings
It involves a systematic process of defining problems, generating and evaluating alternatives, and choosing the best course of action based on logic and reasoning.
It does not involve evaluating alternatives
It is a random and haphazard process
How can managers overcome decision-making biases in the workplace?
Ignoring input from others and making decisions independently
Relying solely on personal experience and intuition
Implementing diverse perspectives, using data-driven approaches, and seeking input from multiple sources
Avoiding the use of data and evidence in decision-making
What are the ethical considerations in decision making for managers?
Ignoring the impact on stakeholders
Consideration of impact on stakeholders, adherence to laws and regulations, and upholding moral and ethical standards
Prioritizing personal gain over ethical standards
Disregarding laws and regulations
What are flow of decision making process?
Identifying the problem, Identifying decision criteria, Allocating weights to the criteria, Developing Alternatives, Analyzing Alternatives, Selecting an Alternative, Implementing the Decision, Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness
Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness, Identifying decision criteria, Identifying the problem, Allocating weights to the criteria, Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness, Implementing the Decision
Allocating weights to the criteria, Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness, Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness, Identifying decision criteria, Implementing the Decision
Developing Alternatives, Analyzing Alternatives, Selecting an Alternative, Identifying the problem, Identifying decision criteria, Implementing the Decision, Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness
Which function of management is involved in determining organizational goals or objectives?
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Which function of management is involved in assigning tasks among individuals in the organization?
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Which function of management is involved in motivating subordinates to do their best at work?
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Which function of management is involved in influencing subordinates to do their best so that they would be able to help the organization's endeavor to attain set goals?
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Which function of management is involved in correcting the performance of individuals, work groups, or teams to ensure that they are all working toward the previously set goals.
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
They are the managers who are responsible for the overall direction of the organization.
Top Managers
Middle Managers
Front-line Managers
Team Leaders
On-boarding is associated with
Career Planning
Induction
Relocation assistance
formal training
______ is the personnel activity by means of which the enterprise determines the extent to which the employee is performing the job effectively
Job evaluation
Work evaluation
Performance evaluation
None of the above
The process of forecasting an organizations future demand for, and supply of, the right type of people in the right number is called
Recruitment
Human Resource Planning
Human Capital Management
Human Resource Management
An advantage of flat organization structure is:
There is a narrow span of control.
Communication is quicker.
There are more opportunities for promotion.
Work responsibilities are clear.
Multiple reporting relationships is a characteristic of which of these structure of organizations?
Function
Division
Matrix
None of the above
_____ defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated.
Organizational structure
Work speacialization
Departmentalization
Organizational behavior
Proctor & Gamble departmentalizes by Tide, Pampers, Charmin, and Pringles. This is an example of departmentalization by _____.
Function
Process
Geography
Product
How job tasks are formally divided, grouped and coordinated is termed
organizational structure.
formalization.
organizational behaviour.
work specialization.
Bob works for a manufacturer that has separate departments for engineering, accounting, manufacturing, purchasing, and human resources. This is reflective of departmentalization by
product
osmosis
function
service
Estee Lauder has a separate department for Clinique, Origins, and MAC such that each is operated as a separate company. This is known as departmentalization by
osmosis
product
function
process
Raghib just started working for a new organization, and he asked the person training him "To whom do I go if I have a problem?" Raghib wants to understand the company's
peer pressure.
organizational structure.
chain of command.
departmentalization
___________ specifies the firm’s formal reporting relationships, procedures, controls, and authority and decision-making processes.
Organization Structure
Organizations Infrastructure
Organizational Structure
Organized Structure
A structure in which the owner- manager makes all major decisions and monitors all activities, while the staff serves as an extension of the manager’s supervisory authority.
Simple
Complex
Functional
Multidivisional
What is the purpose of an organizational chart?
To allocate resources
To define roles and responsibilities
To coordinate efforts
To show departmental tasks
Human resource planning must be directed towards clear and well-defined objectives
True
False
The human resource refers to the people whose knowledge, skills, and abilities are utilized to create and deliver the product and service.
True
False
Human resource planning is also called ____________.
Manpower planning
Labor planning
Management planning
None of the above
what is the basic difference between recruitment and selection?
Recruitment is selecting the candidate and selection is identifying the candidate
Recruitment is a difficult process whereas selection is tough.
Recruitment is searching for candidates and encouraging them to apply for it whereas selection is process of selecting the right candidate.
Recruitment and selection are one and the same.
One of training and development benefit is decreased productivity.
TRUE
FALSE
Training and development is a systematic process of altering the behaviour, knowledge and skills of employees in a direction that will achieved organisation goals.
TRUE
FALSE
