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Add to cartA system of co-operative activities of two or more persons is called __________.
A. department.
B. co-ordination.
C. organization.
D. control.
Which of the following management functions are closely related?
a. planning and organizing
b. staffing and control
c. planning and control
In a formal structure, there is
a. A chain of command
b. Written rules and regulations
c. All of the above
Unit Head, project Leader, division manager are examples of
a. First line supervisor
b. Middle manager
c. Top manager
Non managerial employees are those
a. Who directly perform a job or duties
b. They have no responsibilities of overseeing the work of others
c. They make use of technical skills
d. All of the above
6. ---------------------- are responsible for overall planning and for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the plans and goals that affect the entire organization.
a. Unit Head
b. Supervisors
c. Top manager/CEO/VP
--------------------------- work with top managers in implementing and planning, and maintain overall control over the progress of the organization
a.top managers
b. division managers/middle managers
c. first- line supervisors
Effectiveness is
a. The End
b. Goal attainment
c. The result of an organization being efficient and wasting less resources
d. All of the above
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This quiz covers the intial topics of what is principles of management, the roles of the manager and the approaches including classical approach, behavioral approach, contemporary approaches to management, giving perspective to current managers working in their organizations , to help make decisions for the organizational outcomes
16 questions
English
06-15-2022
University / University of Liverpool / International Business / principles of mangement
A system of co-operative activities of two or more persons is called __________.
A. department.
B. co-ordination.
C. organization.
D. control.
Which of the following management functions are closely related?
a. planning and organizing
b. staffing and control
c. planning and control
In a formal structure, there is
a. A chain of command
b. Written rules and regulations
c. All of the above
Unit Head, project Leader, division manager are examples of
a. First line supervisor
b. Middle manager
c. Top manager
Non managerial employees are those
a. Who directly perform a job or duties
b. They have no responsibilities of overseeing the work of others
c. They make use of technical skills
d. All of the above
6. ---------------------- are responsible for overall planning and for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the plans and goals that affect the entire organization.
a. Unit Head
b. Supervisors
c. Top manager/CEO/VP
--------------------------- work with top managers in implementing and planning, and maintain overall control over the progress of the organization
a.top managers
b. division managers/middle managers
c. first- line supervisors
Effectiveness is
a. The End
b. Goal attainment
c. The result of an organization being efficient and wasting less resources
d. All of the above
Efficiency is ------------------------------------------
a. Doing things right
b. Doing the right things
Controlling function involves
a. monitoring performance of the employees;
b. Actual performance gets compared with the set goals
c. corrective measures being taken to get back on track
d. all of the above.
Classical approach came during
a. 3000 B.C to 2500 B.C
b. 1960-present
c. 1911-1947
d. 1940-1960
What is the guiding principle of scientific management?
a) Experimentation
b) Fluid working relationships
c) Freedom of association
d) One best way to do a job
The first studies of management, i.e. the classical approach emphasized
a. Rationality
b. Making organizations and workers as efficient as possible
c. Both a and b above
. Behavioral approaches (1700-1950) involve
a. Contingency approach
b. Hawthorne Studies
c. Organizational Behavior
d. A and B above
e. B and C above
The time spent on technical activities is usually greatest at the --------managerial level:
a. top
b. middle
c. first-line
d. all of these.
Principles of division of work is applicable to a government office where there is a diary/dispatch clerk whose job is to receive and send mail, a data entry operator whose task is to input data on the computer. Division of work is also applicable to limited company where there are separate departments like productions, finance, research and development etc. Which quality of Principles of management is highlighted above?
a. General guidelines
b. Universal applicability
c. Flexible
d. Contingent