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WorksheetsOrganization and Management - Grade 11 - 2nd Quarter Examination
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
What type of organization is formed through personal interactions, sentiments, and social activities of individuals?
Formal organization
Functional organization
Informal organization
Line organization
Which organizational structure applies the principles of labor and specialization?
Formal organization
Functional organization
Informal organization
Line organization
What is the oldest form of organization structure commonly used by many organizations?
Functional Organization
Informal Organization
Line Organization
Line-Staff Organization
What structure has staff support to free the line executive from performing functions not related to his work?
Functional Organization
Informal Organization
Line Organization
Line-Staff Organization
Which aspect is known as the backbone of management?
Controlling
Directing
Organizing
Planning
Which factor is defined by the number of subordinates one manager supervises?
A. Bureaucratic hierarchy
B. Chain of command
C. Division of labor
D. Span of control
What distinguishes Informal Organization from Formal Organization?
It evolves through personal interactions.
It follows a chain of command.
It has written descriptions of authority.
It is labeled as bureaucracies.
Which type of organizational structure is the simplest form, where authority flows directly from top to bottom?
Functional organization
Line organization
Line-staff organization
Matrix organization
A small family-owned business uses a structure where the owner directly gives orders to employees without staff advisers. What type of structure does this business use?
Functional organization
Informal organization
Line organization
Line-staff organization
A large corporation hires experts to assist managers by giving advice but not by issuing orders. This company is using what type of structure?
Bureaucratic organization
Functional organization
Line-staff organization
Line organization
Which theory involves the selection of officials based on competence and irrelevant considerations?
Theory of Bureaucracy
System Theory
Scientific Management Theory
Social Ethics Theory
What is the principle that proposes a restriction on the number of immediate subordinates an individual can effectively supervise?
Division of Labor
Narrow span of control
One-way authority
Unity of Command
What term refers to the authority that flows down the chain of command from the top to the bottom of the organization?
Division of Labor
Narrow span of control
One-way authority
Unity of Command
Which of the following characteristics is associated with the Scientific Management Theory?
A. Division of labor and specialization.
B. Impersonality in organizational operations.
C. Job modification based on the quality of human relations.
D. Officials selected based on competence and irrelevant considerations.
How does Scientific Management Theory promote effective functioning within an organization?
Cross-functional teams.
Division of labor and specialization.
Encouraging individual decision-making.
Encouraging job rotation.
How does Max Weber emphasize the selection of officials in the bureaucratic model?
Based on irrelevant considerations.
On the basis of competence.
Random selection.
Through democratic processes.
Which characteristic is NOT associated with the Scientific Management Theory?
A. Division of labor and specialization
B. Narrow span of control
C. One-way authority
D. Rules for carrying out work applied uniformly to individual cases
What is a distinctive feature of the Scientific Management Theory in terms of supervisory capacity?
Impersonality in organizational operations.
Narrow span of control
Officials selected based on competence and irrelevant considerations.
Work must allow the social being to develop his faculties.
Which staffing strategy requires all applicants to pass each assessment hurdle consecutively to continue in the process?
Banding
Multiple Cut-offs
Multiple Hurdles
Top-down ranking
Who is known as the father of Scientific Management who introduced the machine model emphasizing specialization and division of labor?
Frederick W. Taylor
Henri Fayol
Max Weber
Robert Golembiewski
Which staffing policy uses host-country nationals to manage subsidiaries and parent-nationals to handle key positions in the organization?
A. Ethnocentric staffing policy
B. Geocentric staffing policy
C. Polycentric staffing policy
D. Staffing Policy
What process facilitates the procurement and placement of the right person on the right job?
Selection
Staffing
Staffing Policy
Staffing Strategy
What staffing strategy involves giving pass-failed results to all applicants who take the assessment?
Banding
Multiple cut-offs
Multiple hurdles
Top-down ranking
Why is staffing considered a continuous activity?
It involves placing the right people in the right jobs regularly.
It is an isolated function with specific timeframes.
It is not related to personnel management.
It is performed only by top-level managers.
What is the drawback of an ethnocentric staffing policy?
It aligns well with a multi-domestic strategy.
It fosters cultural myopia.
It minimizes the gap between home and host-country operations.
It prioritizes host country nationals for key positions.
Which staffing strategy involves hiring the first minimally qualified applicant?
Banding
First-qualified hiring
Multiple cut-offs
Multiple-hurdles
Which staffing policy aligns well with an international strategy but may result in a gap between home and host-country operations?
Ethnocentric staffing policy
Geocentric staffing policy
Multinational staffing policy
Polycentric staffing policy
What is the main purpose of the multiple hurdles staffing strategy?
Ensuring all assessments are given to all applicants.
Equating performance within a certain score range.
Hiring the first minimally qualified applicant.
Requiring applicants to pass each assessment hurdle consecutively.
A Brazilian mining company with operations in Africa recruits the best mining engineers globally, regardless of nationality. They offer competitive salaries and relocation packages, and encourage employees to share their diverse perspectives and experiences, what staffing policy is being employed?
Ethnocentric staffing policy
Geocentric staffing policy
Neo centric staffing policy
Polycentric staffing policy
A language learning app based in China plans to expand its services to the Middle East. The company hires local Arabic-speaking educators to create content tailored to the cultural and linguistic nuances of the region, what staffing policy is being employed?
A. Ethnocentric staffing policy
B. Geocentric staffing policy
C. Neo centric staffing policy
D. Polycentric staffing policy
What is the term for the process of selecting the most suitable person from among the list of interested applicants?
Development
Recruitment
Staffing
Selection
How would you define the process of finding and attracting suitable applicants for employment?
Development
Recruitment
Staffing
Selection
How would you describe the training of employees away from the workplace so that experts may conduct the training and employees are free from immediate pressure from work?
Development
Off-the-Job
On-the-Job training
Training
What is the category that includes walk-in applicants?
Media advertisement
Recruitment Agency
Referrals
Unsolicited application
Which of the following best describes the purpose of employment branding in recruitment?
To assess candidates' qualifications for a job.
To build the company's image as a great place to work.
To track applicants who apply to the company directly.
To train employees to improve their skills for their job.
If an employee receives a bonus for meeting a sales target, under which type of compensation does it fall?
Base compensation
Informal reward
Non-financial compensation
Supplementary compensation
An employee is transferred from the marketing department to the sales department without any change in rank or pay. What kind of employee movement is this?
Demotion
Promotion
Separation
Transfer
A manager creates a reward policy that offers both salary increases and recognition awards. Which concept does this demonstrate?
Compensation plan
Recruitment strategy
Reward system
Staffing policy
What is the term for an employee moving across different departments or locations within the company while maintaining a similar job status?
Demotion
Promotion
Separation
Transfers
What is the term used to describe the connections and interactions among employees within a company?
Employee movement
Employee promotion
Employee relations
Employment rewards
How would you describe the process of evaluating how well employees are performing in their roles?
Employee promotion
Informal Appraisal
Performance appraisal
Systematic appraisal
How can you show appreciation to employees in a way that appeals to everyone, considering their diverse interests and needs?
Giving the same bonus to everyone.
Having a big party for the whole company with set food and entertainment.
What is the purpose of a reward system in an organization?
To attract, retain, and motivate employees.
To discourage employees from joining the organization.
To eliminate financial rewards entirely.
To ensure that rewards do not match market rates.
