REVISION UNIT 1 - UNIT 4 TEAM 2

1. What tool helps managers organize tasks and responsibilities?

• a) Budget spreadsheets
• b) Organizational charts
• c) Employee feedback forms
• d) Marketing reports

2. What does "coordinating" mean in the context of management?

• a) Leading teams effectively
• b) Bringing departments together to work towards common goals
• c) Assigning tasks to supervisors
• d) Disciplining underperforming employees

3. What is the main goal of controlling as a management function?

• a) To create organizational charts
• b) To measure and evaluate performance against targets
• c) To assign tasks to employees
• d) To develop advertising strategies

4. What is a primary concern of managers?

• a) Building trust with employees
• b) Challenging the status quo
• c) Accomplishing organizational goals
• d) Developing personal relationships

5. Who typically follows a leader?

• a) Subordinates due to authority
• b) Followers due to inspiration
• c) Employees based on orders
• d) None of the above

6. Why might an employee follow a manager but not see them as a leader?

• a) The manager has no formal authority
• b) The employee disagrees with organizational goals
• c) The manager fails to inspire or motivate
• d) The employee is only focused on personal goals

7. Why is planning considered essential for a manager?

• a) It ensures employees are disciplined
• b) It sets aims or targets that provide a sense of direction
• c) It eliminates the need for coordination
• d) It minimizes the need for meetings

8. Why might managers delegate tasks to others?

• a) To avoid accountability
• b) Because they cannot do everything themselves
• c) To reduce the need for coordination
• d) To remove unnecessary roles

9. What risk arises if departments do not coordinate with each other?

• a) Teams might exceed targets
• b) Duplication of tasks might occur
• c) Marketing may plan a product launch without production readiness
• d) Both b and c

10. What is one way a manager can ensure coordination among departments?

• a) Assigning a single manager for all tasks
• b) Regular meetings or project teams with members from different departments
• c) Avoiding contact between departments
• d) Hiring external consultants to supervise operations