QUIZ 1 B6

An individual who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities in order to accomplish organizational goals is ________.

• Laborer

• Manager

• Salesperson

• Assembly line worker

Technology makes it easier to stay connected but ________.

• there is always the risk of security breaches and the theft of information necessary for good time management practices percentage chord

• it raises expectations on the part of those to whom we are connected

• technology fails, batteries lose power, and their effectiveness wanes

• it also presents constant distractions, making it difficult to stay on task

________ involves ensuring that work activities are completed efficiently and effectively by the people responsible for doing them.

• Leading

• Planning

• Managing

• Organizing

Wasting resources is considered to be an example of ________.

• ineffectiveness

• ineffableness

• inefficiency

• inefficacy

When authority is concentrated at the top of the organizational chart instead of being distributed throughout the management hierarchy, we say that __________ has occurred.

• decentralization

• a bureaucracy

• centralization

• job specialization

One way Henry Ford dealt with the problem of workers not working up to their potential was:

• More frequent breaks for worker

• Moving conveyor belts

• Strict discipline

• Better lighting

An "organization chart" that shows who reports to whom for what is a representation of which one of Fayol's principles?

• Unity of direction

• Centralization

• Discipline

• Order

The study of the factors that have an impact on how workers respond to one another within organizations is known as:

• Organic structure

• Unity of command

• Scientific management

• Organizational behavior

The idea that "managers should encourage employees to be innovative and creative in their work" is an example of Fayol's principle of:

• Equity

• Initiative

• Line of authority

• Unity of command

If mortgage interest rates increase, this would be an example of changing ________ conditions in a firm's external environment.

• political

• financial

• economic

• sociocultural