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1-1. The function of management that determines the objectives of business and how
best to achieve them is called:
a. planning.
b. organizing.
c. leading.
d. controlling.
a. planning.
b. organizing.
c. leading.
d. controlling.
a. planning.
b. organizing.
c. leading.
d. controlling.
1-4. The function of management that arranges appropriate staffing and assigns
responsibilities and tasks to individuals and groups, in order to best achieve the
objectives established by planning is called:
a. planning.
b. organizing.
c. leading.
d. controlling
a. individual and family incomes in Canada far exceed those in most of the rest of the
world.
b. geography.
c. heavy dependence on foreign trade.
d. all of the above.
1-6. The titles Chairman, CEO and COO are examples of:
a. top management.
b. middle management.
c. first line management.
d. entrepreneur.
1-7. The ability to think in abstract terms, to analyze and diagnose problems, and to
make use of lateral thinking is called:
a. analytical skills.
b. conceptual skills.
c. decision-making skills.
d. communication skills.
a. resource allocator.
b. disturbance handler.
c. negotiator.
d. figurehead.
1-9. According to Mintzberg, managerial roles can be broken down into interpersonal,
informational, and
a. liaison.
b. decisional.
c. technical.
d. conceptual.
The question was not answered. The correct answer is "b".
1-10. The theory that there is one best way to do any particular job, that it can be
ascertained and taught to employees, and that workers are motivated primarily by
money is called:
a. Theory Z.
b. classical organizational theory.
c. bureaucracy.
d. scientific management.
1-11. A management approach based on formal organizational structure with set rules
and regulations that relies on specialization of labour, an authority hierarchy and rigid
promotion and selection criteria is called:
a. Theory Y.
b. bureaucracy.
c. classical organizational theory.
d. human relations approach.
1-13. The theory of management that presupposes that for every problem there is a
"best" answer and that the manager's task is to find that answer and apply it universally
is called:
1-14. Michael Porter, in explaining corporate strategy, identified four generic strategies.
Which of the following is not one of these strategies?
a. cost leadership.
b. differentiation.
c. cost focus.
d. feedback