BM1 1.04-1.06

which employee has a human resources management career?

Brian is in charge of orienting new employees and preparing them to do their jobs

which person has a general management career?

Sandy manages a small business

Tyrone evaluates the production output of his department by checking it against the production goals for that time period. which management function is Tyrone performing?

controlling

every project creates a/an:

deliverable

one way to determine whether an employee is helping a business achieve its organizational goals it by:

evaluating the employees' performance

what are rules and regulations for keeping a project on track?

governance mechanisms

which level of management is responsible for purchasing the proper material resources for workers to use in doing their jobs?

middle

the primary purpose of developing organizational goals is to:

provide direction

goals established by a company should be:

specific and measurable

the purpose of management in a business is to:

achieve the objectives

Patrice tells her sales staff to spend one-fourth of their time on sales meetings, one-fourth on sales reports, one-fourth on answering emails, and one-fourth on generating new leads. which step of the organizing process is Patrice demonstrating?

allocating resources

three factors that affect the organizational structure of a business include interpersonal relationships, tasks, and:

authority

which is an advantage of a wide span of control?

costs less because businesses employ fewer managers

the purpose of an organizational design for a business is to:

create clear lines of authority

computers inc., manufactures and sells its computer hardware in four countries. it employs over 5,000 people worldwide. which organizational structure makes the most sense for computers inc.?

divisional

coordinating business activities is an important aspect of the organizing function of management because it:

establishes clear relationships between the company's resources

an important aspect of the organizing function of management involves:

establishing levels of authority

the vice presidents of marketing, product development, finance, and operations all report to Camille, the CEO of a fortune 500 company. They each have their own teams made up of several employees. which organization structure does this represent?

functional

which organizational design groups people together based on specialty?

functional structure

department manager, small business manager, and regional manager are positions within:

general management

which type of business management and administration career is all about people?

human resources management

what project management stage involves determining whether a project is feasible?

initiation

Amy and Tom work in a busy purchasing department. Amy relies on Tom to provide her with important information every day to do her job. Because the business' ability to achieve its goals relies on Amy and Tom's collaborative efforts, these 2 employees' jobs are:

interdependent

which type of organizational design has an emphasis on teamwork?

lateral relations

process improvement specialists and call center supervisors would be considered which type of management positions?

operations

process improvement specialists and call center supervisors are positions within:

operations manager

Sandy, a top-level manager, identifies jobs to be performed, assigns responsibility for them, establishes departments to handle the jobs, and determines how many and which employees the mid-level managers will supervise. which function of management is Sandy performing?

organization

what management function is responsible for coordinating resources in ways that maximize efficiency?

organizing

which is an element of any project?

outcome

Jackson plans to increase his businesses' sales by 15% in eight months. which function of management does this represent?

planning

a project is officially authorized to begin by the:

project charter

what project management stage involves determining when project tasks should be performed?

scheduling

one of the most important aspects of project management involves:

setting goals

the number of levels of management that a business needs usually depends on the:

size of the business

the number of employees that a manager can effectively supervise is their:

span of control

middle-level administrators work to take broad goals and make them more specific to their unit(s). what are these goals called?

tactical plans

within the next 3 years, the PRM company wants to set up an electronic data interchange with all of its suppliers. what type of organizational goal is PRM establishing?

technology

which is the first step of effective managerial planning?

use a systematic approach to establish objectives

what document is drafted in the initiation stage of project management?

work breakdown structure

what document is drafted in the planning stage of project management?

work breakdown structure