Principles of Management - Chapter 1 Quiz

social entity

By definition, an organization is considered _____ because it is made up of two or more people.

nine minutes

Managers shift gears quickly and therefore, the average time spent on any one activity is less than ____

Planning

Robert, a top-level manager at an advertising agency, spends a significant part of his work day identifying goals for future organizational performance and deciding how to use resources to attain these goals. This involves which management function?

planning

Selecting goals and ways to attain them refers to _____.

effectiveness

The degree to which an organization achieves a stated goal refers to:

Leading

Using influence to motivate employees describes which of these functions?

Facilitating individual performance

What is the main concern of first-level managers?

Controlling

When Troy measures his employees' performance and compares their performance against the goals he set for them, he is performing which of these functions?

Top managers

Which of the following are responsible for the entire organization?

Managers supervise team members' tasks

Which of the following is a characteristic of a traditional management approach?

Performance

Which of the following is not a function of management?

Functional managers

_____ are responsible for departments that perform a single task and have employees with similar training skills.

Controlling

_____ is the management function concerned with monitoring employees' activities, keeping the organization on track toward its goals, and making corrections as needed.

Functional

_____ managers are responsible for departments that perform a single functional task and have employees with similar training and skills.