Management Concepts Quiz

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The Management activity that best defines what is needed to achieve an objective is:

A

B) Controlling

B

D) Planning

C

A) Organizing

D

C) Directing

The Management level responsible for determining strategic direction is:

A

A) Middle management

B

D) Shareholders

C

B) First-line management

D

C) Executive management

The Management skill requiring broad analytical strategy is:

A

B) Time management

B

A) Decision making

C

C) Conceptual

D

D) Leadership

The area of Management responsible for producing revenues is:

A

C) Marketing

B

D) Finance

C

B) Operations

D

A) Human resources

Monitoring performance to ensure goal achievement is known as:

A

A) Planning

B

C) Organizing

C

D) Controlling

D

B) Directing

The 'S' in McKinsey Framework for daily processes is:

A

D) Style

B

B) Strategy

C

C) Systems

D

A) Structure

The specification of jobs and their relations is called:

A

A) Delegation

B

D) Organizational structure

C

C) Role responsibility

D

B) Job specialization

Grouping jobs into logical units is known as:

A

D) Departmentalization

B

A) Specialization

C

B) Accountability

D

C) Authorization

A key factor in determining an organization's structure is:

A

B) Location and life-cycle stage

B

C) Profitability and leverage

C

D) Mission and strategy

D

A) Competition and technology

An organizational structure with autonomous departments is called:

A

C) Matrix

B

A) Functional

C

B) Divisional

D

D) Virtual

The amount of product a company can produce is:

A

D) Excess

B

C) Efficiency

C

B) Output

D

A) Capacity

Utility created when products are available where needed is:

A

C) Possession

B

A) Time

C

D) Form

D

B) Place

Planning based on product characteristics is called:

A

A) Assessment

B

B) Location

C

D) Quality

D

C) Layout

The PDCA cycle refers to:

A

C) Plan, do, check, act

B

B) Proceed, do, check, assess

C

A) Plan, decide, correct, act

D

D) Proceed, decide, check, assess

Behavior that detracts from performance is known as:

A

A) Inclusive

B

D) Associative

C

B) Negative reinforcement

D

C) Counterproductive

The psychological contract aspect provided by the employee is:

A

B) Pay

B

C) Skills

C

D) Security

D

A) Benefits

Leaders focus on people, while managers focus on:

A

D) People

B

C) Sales

C

A) Productivity

D

B) Profitability

Confidence and respect are part of which Maslow's needs?

A

A) Belonging

B

D) Esteem

C

C) Self-actualization

D

B) Safety

Organizations need which to be effective?

A

A) More leadership than management

B

C) Both leadership and management

C

D) Either leadership or management

D

B) More management than leadership

The leadership approach assuming behaviour differs is the:

A

B) Behavioral

B

A) Situational

C

C) Trait

D

D) Virtual