Question 1

Which of the following is not an assumption of McGregor's Theory Y?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work is as natural as play or rest. 
B)  The average person learns, under the right conditions, not only to accept, but to seek responsibility. 
C)  The average person prefers to be directed. 
D)  The intellectual potential of most people is only partially utilized in most organizations. 
A)  Work is as natural as play or rest. 
B)  The average person learns, under the right conditions, not only to accept, but to seek responsibility. 
C)  The average person prefers to be directed. 
D)  The intellectual potential of most people is only partially utilized in most organizations. C

Question 2

Which of the following would be least likely to be a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy as defined by Weber?

Accepted Answer

A)  Career advancement based on merit 
B)  Well defined hierarchy 
C)  Few rules and procedures 
D)  Specialization of labor 
A)  Career advancement based on merit 
B)  Well defined hierarchy 
C)  Few rules and procedures 
D)  Specialization of labor C

Question 3

Which level of management is responsible for implementing the directives of senior executives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tactical managers 
B)  Strategic managers 
C)  Day-to-day supervisors 
D)  Operational managers 
A)  Tactical managers 
B)  Strategic managers 
C)  Day-to-day supervisors 
D)  Operational managers A

Question 4

Which of the following is not considered one of the four management functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning 
B)  Leading 
C)  Organizing 
D)  Informing 
A)  Planning 
B)  Leading 
C)  Organizing 
D)  Informing

Question 5

Which of the following is not considered a shortcoming of scientific management?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not appreciate the social context of work. 
B)  It paid too much attention to the needs of workers beyond pay. 
C)  It often led to dehumanizing working conditions. 
D)  It prohibited employee initiative. 
A)  It did not appreciate the social context of work. 
B)  It paid too much attention to the needs of workers beyond pay. 
C)  It often led to dehumanizing working conditions. 
D)  It prohibited employee initiative.

Question 6

MRP is a useful tool to

Accepted Answer

A)  recover fixed and variable costs. 
B)  minimize total inventory costs. 
C)  improve product quality. 
D)  reduce inventory costs. 
A)  recover fixed and variable costs. 
B)  minimize total inventory costs. 
C)  improve product quality. 
D)  reduce inventory costs.

Question 7

Quantitative methods used in the quantitative management school include

Accepted Answer

A)  quality management, bureaucratic management, and MRP. 
B)  EOQ, soldiering, and division of labor. 
C)  break-even analysis, EOQ, and MRP. 
D)  MRP, quality management, and time and motion studies. 
A)  quality management, bureaucratic management, and MRP. 
B)  EOQ, soldiering, and division of labor. 
C)  break-even analysis, EOQ, and MRP. 
D)  MRP, quality management, and time and motion studies.

Question 8

What are the three levels of management? What are they each responsible for?

Accepted Answer

The three levels of management are strat

Question 9

Which of the following is not considered one of the key issues influencing business today?

Accepted Answer

A)  An emphasis on customer service 
B)  Management of change 
C)  A strong economy 
D)  The need for higher business ethics 
A)  An emphasis on customer service 
B)  Management of change 
C)  A strong economy 
D)  The need for higher business ethics

Question 10

Which approach to management believes that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The operational approach 
B)  The systems approach 
C)  The administrative approach 
D)  The behavioral approach 
A)  The operational approach 
B)  The systems approach 
C)  The administrative approach 
D)  The behavioral approach

Question 11

What is synergy? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Synergy exists when the whole is greater

Question 12

Which of the following is not true concerning KPIs?

Accepted Answer

A)  KPI refers to key performance indicators. 
B)  KPIs are long-term. 
C)  KPIs need not be quantifiable. 
D)  The goals for a KPI may change. 
A)  KPI refers to key performance indicators. 
B)  KPIs are long-term. 
C)  KPIs need not be quantifiable. 
D)  The goals for a KPI may change.

Question 13

With a focus on statistical tools and techniques to improve efficiency, the scientific management perspective became known as

Accepted Answer

A)  MRP. 
B)  EOQ. 
C)  the operational perspective. 
D)  the quantitative management school. 
A)  MRP. 
B)  EOQ. 
C)  the operational perspective. 
D)  the quantitative management school.

Question 14

The work of Mary Parker Follett and the Hawthorne studies were important in which approach to management?

Accepted Answer

A)  The administrative perspective 
B)  The bureaucratic perspective 
C)  The behavioral perspective 
D)  The quality perspective 
A)  The administrative perspective 
B)  The bureaucratic perspective 
C)  The behavioral perspective 
D)  The quality perspective

Question 15

Which of the following is not an example of organizational inefficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiring the wrong people 
B)  Failing to reach goals that sustain the company's competitive advantage 
C)  Losing a key contributor 
D)  Making poor investment decisions. 
A)  Hiring the wrong people 
B)  Failing to reach goals that sustain the company's competitive advantage 
C)  Losing a key contributor 
D)  Making poor investment decisions.

Question 16

Discuss the four functions of management. Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The four functions of management are pla

Question 17

Operational managers are responsible for

Accepted Answer

A)  overall responsibility of the firm. 
B)  day-to-day supervision. 
C)  producing the firm's product. 
D)  implementing the directives of strategic managers. 
A)  overall responsibility of the firm. 
B)  day-to-day supervision. 
C)  producing the firm's product. 
D)  implementing the directives of strategic managers.

Question 18

As managers move higher up their career ladders, their jobs are likely to focus more on

Accepted Answer

A)  sales. 
B)  specialized knowledge. 
C)  communication. 
D)  operations. 
A)  sales. 
B)  specialized knowledge. 
C)  communication. 
D)  operations.

Question 19

The disaggregated corporation is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  modular organization. 
B)  intangible organization. 
C)  functional organization. 
D)  learning organization. 
A)  modular organization. 
B)  intangible organization. 
C)  functional organization. 
D)  learning organization.

Question 20

Niccolo Machiavelli described leadership and presented a cynical view of human nature in what classic book?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Art of War 
B)  The Prince 
C)  The Wealth of Nations 
D)  The Principles of Scientific Management 
A)  The Art of War 
B)  The Prince 
C)  The Wealth of Nations 
D)  The Principles of Scientific Management

Which of the following is not an assumption of McGregor's Theory Y?

Which of the following would be least likely to be a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy as defined by Weber?

Which level of management is responsible for implementing the directives of senior executives?

Which of the following is not considered one of the four management functions?

Which of the following is not considered a shortcoming of scientific management?

MRP is a useful tool to

Quantitative methods used in the quantitative management school include

What are the three levels of management? What are they each responsible for?

Which of the following is not considered one of the key issues influencing business today?

Which approach to management believes that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts?

What is synergy? Provide an example.

Which of the following is not true concerning KPIs?

With a focus on statistical tools and techniques to improve efficiency, the scientific management perspective became known as

The work of Mary Parker Follett and the Hawthorne studies were important in which approach to management?

Which of the following is not an example of organizational inefficiency?

Discuss the four functions of management. Provide an example of each.

Operational managers are responsible for

As managers move higher up their career ladders, their jobs are likely to focus more on

The disaggregated corporation is known as the

Niccolo Machiavelli described leadership and presented a cynical view of human nature in what classic book?

The Culture of Management

Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics

Managing Organizational Culture and Change

Managing the Planning Process

Decision Making

Strategic Management

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Managing the Structure and Design of Organizations

Human Resource Management

Managing Employee Diversity

Leadership in Management

Managing Teams

Managing Communication

Operation and Information System Management

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Exam 1: Management and Its Evolution

Which of the following is not an assumption of McGregor's Theory Y?

Which of the following would be least likely to be a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy as defined by Weber?

Which level of management is responsible for implementing the directives of senior executives?

Which of the following is not considered one of the four management functions?

Which of the following is not considered a shortcoming of scientific management?

MRP is a useful tool to

Quantitative methods used in the quantitative management school include

What are the three levels of management? What are they each responsible for?

Which of the following is not considered one of the key issues influencing business today?

Which approach to management believes that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts?

What is synergy? Provide an example.

Which of the following is not true concerning KPIs?

With a focus on statistical tools and techniques to improve efficiency, the scientific management perspective became known as

The work of Mary Parker Follett and the Hawthorne studies were important in which approach to management?

Which of the following is not an example of organizational inefficiency?

Discuss the four functions of management. Provide an example of each.

Operational managers are responsible for

As managers move higher up their career ladders, their jobs are likely to focus more on

The disaggregated corporation is known as the

Niccolo Machiavelli described leadership and presented a cynical view of human nature in what classic book?

The Culture of Management

Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics

Managing Organizational Culture and Change

Managing the Planning Process

Decision Making

Strategic Management

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Managing the Structure and Design of Organizations

Human Resource Management

Managing Employee Diversity

Leadership in Management

Managing Teams

Managing Communication

Operation and Information System Management

Filters