Organization and Management

Which of the following best defines management?

• Controlling only financial resources

• Getting things done through others

• Supervising laborers in factories

• Issuing directives from the top

One key function of management is...

• Selling products

• Operating machinery

• Planning organizational goals

• Investing capital

What are the five major functions of management aside from planning, organizing, staffing, and leading?

• Allocating

• Collaborating

• Distributing

• Controlling

A manager's role as a figurehead is classified under which category of roles?

• Interpersonal

• Informational

• Decisional

• Functional

Mintzberg's theory classifies managerial roles into how many categories?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Which management theory emphasizes efficiency and productivity through scientific analysis?

• Administrative theory

• Contingency theory

• Human relations theory

• Scientific management

Frederick Taylor is most associated with which of the following?

• SWOT Analysis

• Bureaucratic Management

• Scientific Management

• Human Needs Hierarchy

What does contingency theory suggest?

• One best way exists to manage all organizations

• Management depends on situational variables

• Workers only respond to monetary incentives

• Planning must be eliminated

What does SWOT stand for?

• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

• Structure, Worth, Order, Trends

• Strategy, Work, Options, Tasks

• Sources, Workers, Organization, Time

Which is an example of a political factor in PEST analysis?

• Interest rates

• Government regulation

• Buying trends

• Technology changes