Principles of Management MCQS With Answers of Stephen P
Principles of Management MCQS With Answers of Stephen P
Principles of Management MCQS With Answers of Stephen P
4) Which one of the following items best reflects the extent to which a
society places a high value on reducing risk and instability?
A) Uncertainty avoidance
B) Power distance
C) Masculinity/femininity
D) Long-term/short-term orientation
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7) A plan developed to carry out a course of action that is not likely to be
repeated in the future is called:
A) Single-use plan
B) Specific plan
C) Reaction plan
D) Directional plan
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move to higher levels.
17) When Japanese employees use words such as: KAIZEN and RINGI,
they are using organizational __________.
A. languages
B. rituals
C. symbols
D. artifacts
23) A plan developed to carry out a course of action that is not likely to
be repeated in the future is called:
A) Single-use plan
B) Specific plan
C) Reaction plan
D) Direction plan
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25) Interest rates, inflation rates, and stock market indexes are all
examples of which of the factor of an organizations general
environment?
A) Economic
B) Political
C) Social
D) Technological
26) Which factor has been the most rapidly changing component in an
organizations general environment in the past quarter-century?
A) Global
B) Economic
C) Social
D) Technological
29) The greater the risk involves in making a decision, the greater the:
A) Outcomes
B) Information available
C) Rewards
D) Uncertainty
30) Each subordinate should report to one and only one superior is
called:
A) Authority
B) Unity of command
C) Unity of direction
D) Order
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31) Which of the following is part of the principles of management
identified by Henri Fayol?
A) Scalar chain
B) Innovation
C) Efficiency
D) Motivation
35) The plans which deal with fairly small set of activities are called:
A) Strategic plan
B) Tactical plan
C) Operational plan
D) Personal plan
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D) All of the given options
42) Which ethical approach is guided by what will result in the greatest
good for the greatest number of people?
A) Moral-Rights approach
B) Individual approach
C) Utilitarian approach
D) Justice approach
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D) Order
44) Which one of the following individuals is most closely associated with
scientific management?
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Mary Parker Follett
C) Harold Koontz
D) Max Weber
45) Each subordinate should report to one and only one superior is
called:
A) Authority
B) Unity of command
C) Unity of direction
D) Order
49) Your firms attorney has which of the following power when giving
legal advice?
A) Legitimate
B) Status
C) Expert
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D) Coercive
51) Organizations that are highly flexible and adaptive are described as
which of the following?
A) Organic
B) Mechanistic
C) Rational
D) Intuitive
55) In traditional goal setting, the goals are set at the top level of
management and after that they:
A) Become the responsibility of first-line management
B) Are broken down into sub goals for each level of the organization
C) All the efforts to achieve the goals are directed by top management
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D) Are delegated to the next lower level to be achieved
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62) Organizational culture is similar to an individuals:
A) Skills
B) Personality
C) Motivation
D) Ability
67) Who is credited for the theory of motivation based on the hierarchy
of needs?
A. Abraham Maslow
B. Douglas McGregor
C. Henri Fayol
D. Mary Parker Follett
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D. Competitors
70) An office supply firm that has three departments based upon retail,
wholesale, and governmental customers is using which of the following
types of departmentalization?
A. Functional
B. Product
C. Customer
D. Geographic
73) What would be the best description of plans that focus on the broad
future of the organization and incorporate both external environmental
demands and internal resources into managers actions?
A. Operational plans
B. Tactical plans
C. Strategic plans
D. Holistic plans
74) Which of the following scientist is most closely associated with the
Hawthornestudies?
A. Adams
B. Mayo
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C. Lawler
D. Barnard
75) When objectives are not written down or rarely verbalized, and the
planning is general and lacks continuity, which of the following types of
planning is used?
A. Environmental planning
B. Economic planning
C. Informal planning
D. Formal planning
76) Which of the following is the power that rests on the leaders ability
to punish or control?
A. Reward power
B. Coercive power
C. Expert power
D. Referent power
78) Which of the following theory is currently the most widely accepted
when describing employee motivation?
A. Reinforcement
B. Three-need
C. Expectancy
D. Equity
86) Which of the following is a process that involves managers from all
parts of the organization in the formulation of strategic goals?
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A. Strategic management
B. Strategic positioning
C. Strategic planning
D. Strategic organizing
88) That would be the best description of plans that focus on the broad
future of the organization and incorporate both external environmental
demands and internal resources into managers actions?
A. Operational plans
B. Tactical plans
C. Strategic plans
D. Holistic plans
89) Which of the following is NOT a key element of the Total Quality
Management approach?
A. Focus on the customer
B. Employee involvement
C. Continuous improvement
D. Focus on the supplier
90) When call center managers spend much of their time monitoring
customer calls and giving employees feedback about how to improve
their dialogue with customers in the future, these managers are using
which of the following skills?
A. Technical
B. Conceptual
C. Situational
D. Ethical
94) Strategic plans cover a broader view of the organization and include
the formulation of goals, whereas operational plans define ways to:
A. Maximize the organizations profits
B. Achieve the goals
C. Minimize the number of employees
D. Provide the most efficient methods of production
98) The plans which deal with fairly small set of activities are called:
A. Strategic plan
B. Tactical plan
C. Operational plan
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D. Personal plan
100) Which of the following can be defined as the art and science of
formulating, implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that
enable an organization to achieve its objectives?
A. Strategy formulation
B. Strategy evaluation
C. Strategy implementation
D. Strategic management
101) Which of the following is NOT one of the situational factors thought
to influence the relationship between leader behavior and subordinate
motivation to perform in the path-goal theory?
A. Preferences of the leader
B. Subordinate locus of control
C. Characteristics of the work group
D. Task structure
103) All of the following are the examples of the actions that can be
taken in strategy implementation stage EXCEPT:
A. Changing organizations pricing strategy
B. Developing new employee benefits
C. Transferring managers among divisions
D. Taking corrective action when needed
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105) The idea that employees should also share the profit of organization
was given by:
A. Frederick Taylor
B. Robert Owen
C. Charles Babbage
D. W Edwards Deming
106) In some countries, such as Venezuela, titles, rank, and status carry
a lot of weight These countries have a large:
A. Power distance
B. Uncertainty avoidance
C. Short- versus long-term orientation
D. Individualism versus collectivism
107) Which of the following is associated with the classical view of social
responsibility?
A. Economist Robert Reich
B. Concern for social welfare
C. Stockholder financial return
D. Voluntary activities
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111) If all criteria in the decision making are equal, weighting the criteria
______________.
A. improves decision making when large numbers of criteria are involved
B. is not needed
C. produces excellent decisions
D. improves the criteria
1 C 26 D 51 C 76 C 101 D
2 A 27 D 52 C 77 B 102 D
3 A 28 D 53 A 78 B 103 A
4 A 29 C 54 C 79 B 104 A
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5 D 30 B 55 B 80 A 105 C
6 C 31 A 56 C 81 A 106 A
7 A 32 B 57 B 82 A 107 A
8 B 33 B 58 B 83 A 108 D
9 A 34 C 59 D 84 C 109 C
10 D 35 C 60 C 85 A 110 C
11 C 36 B 61 D 86 A 111 B
12 C 37 D 62 B 87 C 112 C
13 B 38 C 63 C 88 C 113 B
14 C 39 D 64 D 89 D 114 D
15 B 40 A 65 D 90 A
16 A 41 C 66 B 91 B
17 A 42 D 67 A 92 D
18 C 43 B 68 B 93 A
19 D 44 A 69 C 94 B
20 B 45 B 70 A 95 D
21 A 46 C 71 D 96 A
22 A 47 D 72 C 97 D
23 B 48 B 73 C 98 D
24 B 49 C 74 B 99 B
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25 A 50 A 75 C 100 D
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