ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

All of the following are managerial functions except:

• Planning

• Organizing

• Controlling

• Evaluating

This involves determining the organization’s goals or performance objectives, defining strategic actions that must be done to accomplish them, and developing coordination and integration activities.

• Planning

• Organizing

• Staffing

• Leading

This demand assigning tasks, setting aside funds, and bringing harmonious relations among the individuals and work groups or teams in the organization.

• Planning

• Organizing

• Staffing

• Leading

All of the following statements are TRUE except

• a. Management theories have evolved from simple improvement of work methods to more complex ones.

• b. Management theories focus not only on work method improvement, but also on customer satisfaction and the conduct of people at work.

• c. Management theories help in understanding the beginnings of present-day management practices.

• d. Management theories in these modern times is found to be relevant and should not be changed at a given situation.

Who is known as the father of Scientific Management Theory?

• a. Henri Fayol

• b. Frederick W. Taylor

• c. Max Weber

• d. William Edwards Deming

These are theories that help improve the management process.

• a. management theories

• b. management process

• c. management functions

• d. management analysis

This refers to the coordinating and overseeing of the work performance of individuals working together in organizations so that they could efficiently and effectively accomplish their chosen goals.

• a. management theories

• b. management process

• c. management functions

• d. management analysis

This management theory makes use of the step by step, scientific methods for finding the single best way for doing a job.

• a. Scientific Management Theory

• b. General Administrative Theory

• c. Total Quality Management

• d. Organizational Behavior (OB) Approach

What management function involves measuring the organization’s performance against standards set by the industry or by the organization?

• a. planning

• b. organizing

• c. staffing

• d. controlling

What involves the provision of qualified personnel for the organization, through reliable hiring practices, training and development etc.?

• a. planning

• b. organizing

• c. staffing

• d. directing