Which Function of Management Am I??

When a middle manager is interviewing possible candidates for a new position in the accounting department, which function of management is he or she engaged in?

• planning

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

• controlling

When a supervisor is decided where furniture should be placed in order to make the best use of the space, which function is he or she engaged in?

• planning

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

• controlling

When the middle managers are evaluating sales reports to see if expected sales met or exceeded actual sales, which function of management are they engaged in?

• planning

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

• controlling

When a supervisor offers an incentive as motivation to all employees who do not miss a day of work for an entire month, which function of management is he or she engaged in?

• planning

• staffing

• organizing

• leading

• controlling

When an executive of a Fortune 500 company is deciding whether or not to acquire a smaller company, which function of management is he or she engaged in?

• planning

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

• controlling

When middle managers are deciding how they should best arrange tasks in order for employees on an assembly line to be the most effective, which function of management is he or she engaged in?

• planning

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

• controlling

When an executive is trying to convince a highly successful manager to leave his current position and come to work for him, which function of management is he or she engaged in?

• planning

• staffing

• organizing

• leading

• controlling

When the manager of furniture assembly company is making sure that all of his employees have the necessary supplies to perform their work tasks, which of the functions of management is he or she engaged in?

• planning

• organizing

• staffing

• leading

• controlling

When the middle manager of the accounting department is analyzing the company's expenses to see where the company could possible save money, which function of management are they engaged in?

• planning

• staffing

• organizing

• leading

• controlling

CVS has a company goal of keeping employee turnover under 5%. When the Human Resource manager is analyzing employment data to see if this goal was reached, which function of management are they engaged in?

• planning

• staffing

• organizing

• leading

• controlling