Management and Control Quiz

What is the purpose of management control?

• To discourage employees from working hard

• To limit employees' growth opportunities

• To ensure employees act in the organization's best interests

• To micromanage employees' tasks

What is the benefit of management control?

• Decreased employee morale

• Increased employee turnover

• Decreased productivity

• Increased probability of achieving organizational objectives

What is the function of objective setting in management control?

• Create confusion among employees

• Measure progress and verify adherence to plans

• Increase employee stress levels

• Limit employee creativity

What is the purpose of strategy formulation in management control?

• Define how resources are used to meet objectives

• Limit employee autonomy

• Create unnecessary bureaucracy

• Increase employee resistance to change

What is the basic control problem in management control?

• Micromanaging every aspect of employees' tasks

• Ignoring employee feedback

• Encouraging people to take desirable actions

• Discouraging employees from working hard

What are the key questions related to management control?

• All of the above

• Will they work consistently hard and try to do what is expected of them?

• Do they understand what we expect of them?

• Are our employees likely to behave appropriately?

What are the control alternatives in management control?

• Control problem avoidance, Management control systems

• Activity elimination, Automation

• Centralization, Action controls

• All of the above

What do action controls focus on in management control?

• The actions taken

• None of the above

• The types of people employed

• The results produced

What do results controls focus on in management control?

• The types of people employed

• The actions taken

• None of the above

• The results produced

What do people controls focus on in management control?

• The results produced

• None of the above

• The types of people employed

• The actions taken