Tutorial 7: The Nature of Management

Management is a process designed to achieve an organization's objectives by using its resources ____________ (accomplishing the objectives with a minimum of resources) and _________________ (having the intended result).

• effectively, efficiently

• efficiently, effectively

• quickly, competently

• competently, quickly

• E. thoroughly, completely

If a manager is concerned about doing the work with the least cost and waste, then her primary managerial concern is

• effectiveness.

• accountability.

• delegation.

• hiring.

• efficiency.

Determining an organization's objectives and deciding how to accomplish them are part of the management function known as

• planning.

• organizing.

• staffing.

• controlling.

• directing.

Forecasting is most closely associated with

• organizing.

• directing.

• staffing.

• planning.

• controlling.

The type of planning conducted on a long-range basis by top managers is usually called

• incremental.

• tactical.

• strategic.

• crisis.

• static.

Maria and Harold have just finished interviewing four candidates who want to work for Jackson Office Supply, Inc. They are involved in which of the following management functions?

• Planning

• Analyzing

• Staffing

• Controlling

• Directing

Downsizing is an aspect most closely associated with

• staffing.

• planning.

• organizing.

• controlling.

• directing.

Giving people incentives to achieve objectives relates to the management function of

• planning.

• organizing.

• staffing.

• controlling.

• directing.

When Betsy pointed out to her supervisor that the furniture assemblers at their manufacturing plant were using 20 percent more nails than in the preceding month, she was involved in

• planning.

• organising.

• staffing.

• controlling.

• directing.

_____ are responsible for tactical planning that will implement the general guidelines established by top management.

• CEOs

• Middle Managers

• Top Managers

• First-line supervisors

• Office managers