MGT-503 NO 2

1. Which of the following is not a basic function of management process?

Controlling

Organizing

Leading

Working

2. Which of the following is considered to be the father of modern computing?

Fredrick W Taylor

Abraham Maslow

Charles Babbage

Max Weber

3. There are two main concepts referred to as "doing things right and “doing the right things." These factors are:

Efficacy and effectiveness

Efficiency and economy

Efficiency and effectiveness

Economy and efficacy

4. The formal right to give orders, make decisions, and see that tasks are completed is called:

Centralization

Authority

Responsibility

Decentralization

5. EU, NAFTA, FTAA and ASEAN are examples of:

Regional trade alliances

Foreign airlines

Soccer teams in Europe

New multinational corporations

6. A few years ago Black and Decker bought general electric’s small appliance business. 150 products were converted from GE to Black and Decker label. A total of 140 steps were used for each product. It took 3 years. The total conversion of product line was:

A Program

A project

A policy

A rule

7. The traditional shape of an organization was:

Circle

Pyramid

Square

Diamond

8. Plans that apply to the entire organization, establish the organization's overall objectives and seek to position the organization in terms of its environment are called:

Tactical plans

Strategic plans

Single-use plans

Operational plans

9. A manager transmits the information outside the organization. He is performing which of the following role?

Spokesperson

Representative

Disseminator

Agent

10. The strap of Ali's bag tore off as he threw it over his shoulder. On the way to school, he stopped at the first store that carries bags, walked in and purchased one from the front rack. Ali has just made which of the following type of decision?

Maximizing

Satisficing

Risky

Optimal

11. A formal written statement of the values and ethical standards that guide a firm’s action is called:

Values

Code of ethics

Social responsiveness

Norms

12. Which of the following involves allocating resources by detailing what activities have to be done, the order in which they are to be completed, who is to do each and when they are to be completed?

Benchmarking

Budgeting

Competitor intelligence

Scheduling

13. Which of the following concept suggests that organizational units may often be more successful working together than working alone?

Transformation

Synergy

Negative Entropy

Entropy

14. The people who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others are called:

First-line managers

Middle managers

Non managerial staff

Supervisors

15. An organized set of behavior that is associated with particular office or position is called:

Role

Obligation

Responsibility

Function

16. Ali is especially good at communicating company goals to his employees and motivating them to achieve these goals. Ali is practicing which of the following skills?

Conceptual skills

Organizational skills

Technical skills

Human skills

17. Which one of the following is the major responsibility of a manager?

Works anonymously behind the scenes

Sets the goals of the organization

Supervises the work of others

Actually performs the service or produces the product

18. Once a manager has identified a problem, the next step would be the identification of:

Discrepancies

Decision criteria

Scenarios

Factor weights

19. Henri Fayol was a successful industrialist of :

France

Germany

America

Canada

20. Sulman thinks about his job while playing with his son on the weekend, and he continually volunteers to do extra assignments and project for his department. These suggest that Sulman has a strong need for :

Esteem

Security

Achievement

Power

21. In Maslow's hierarchy of need, status is an example of which of the folowing need?

Physiological

Esteem

Safety

Social

22. Munsterberg is considered to be the father of ________ psychology.

Clinical

Industrial

Behavior

Theoretical

23. As managers move toward the organizational hierarchy, problems are more likely to become which of the following?

Well-structured

Ill-structured

Programmed

Non-programmed

24. The extent to which an alternative can be accomplished within related organizational constraints such as time, budgets, technology and policies is called:

Reversibility

Sustainability

Feasibility

Acceptability

25. All of the following are the parts of organization’s external environment, EXCEPT:

Culture

Customers

Competitors

Regulators

26. European Union was established in:

February 1992

January 1994

July 1992

November 1993

27. Which type of managerial skill refers to the ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations?

Problem-solving

Interpersonal

Conceptual

Technical

28. The distinct purpose of an organization is typically expressed in terms of:

Systematic structure

A goal or set of goals

Management competencies

Vision & Mission statement

29. Which of the following is the step in the decision-making process that follows identifying a problem and decision criteria?

Allocating weights to the criteria

Analyzing the alternatives

Selecting the best alternative

Implementing the alternative

30. Under which of the following approach, managers impose and enforce rules fairly and impartially and do so by following all legal rules and regulations. A manager using this theory would decide to provide the same rate of pay to individuals who are similar in their level of skills, performance and gender?

Integrative social contracts

Right view of ethics

Utilitarian view of ethics

Theory of justice of ethics

31. Asad spoke out in a meeting in favor of a potential cost savings that would result from a new employee benefits program offered by the company. He later received information that showed that his initial decision about the cost savings was incorrect, but he was too embarrassed to publicly admit that he was wrong, so he stuckby his original statement. Asad is practicing which of the following?

Bounded rationality

Satisficing

Escalation of commitment

Maximizing

32. Which of the following must be present in order to initiate the decision-making process?

Plenty of time

Pressure to act

Time management

Effective use of resources

33. Jay tends to always look at the broad picture and likes to look at many alternatives. He focuses on the long run and looks for creative solutions. He prefers which of the following styles of decision making?

Analytic

Conceptual

Directive

Behavioral

34. A large pulp and paper company meets all federal guidelines and obeys all laws rigorously as it cuts down timber. The primary concern of this company is compliance and profit maximization for its stockholders. This company is exhibiting which of the following?

Social responsibility

Social obligation

Moral obligation

Social responsiveness

35. Which of the following is called output of a system?

Human

Information resource

Employee behavior

Material

36. A state legislative plan that calls for a 2.45 percent increase in tobacco sales tax for the next 2 years would be considered which of the following type of plan?

Strategic

Operational

Specific

Directional

37. Task environment is also called:

Specific environment

Goal orientated environment

Open environment

Close environment

38. Akbar has just been given the assignment of developing the marketing strategy for the company's new product to be introduced at Eid. Akbar will require which of the following type of decision making?