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Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

________, defines "Personnel Management is the planning, organization, directing and controlling of the procurement, development, resources to the end that individual and societal objectives are accomplished".

  1. Edwin B. Flippo

  2. French Wendell

  3. Institute of Personnel Management

  4. IIPM(Calcutta)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Edwin B Flippo, defines "Personnel Management is the planning, organization, directing and controlling of the procurement, development, resources to the end that individual and societal objectives are accomplished". Personnel management can be also defined as a phase of management which deals with the effective control and use of manpower or human resources.

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Cooperation in the absence of coordination may lead to wasted effort.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Coordination is the process of synchronizing the activities of different departments or individuals. Without it, even if everyone is cooperating, their efforts may be misaligned, leading to inefficiency.

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Which of the following function of management starts issuing orders and instructions to subordinates and ends with getting things done by satisfaction of various need of subordinates? 

  1. Motivation

  2. Directing

  3. Forecasting

  4. Staffing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Directing function of management starts issuing orders and instructions to subordinates and ends with getting things done by satisfaction of various need of subordinates. Directing function of management is concerned with instructing, guiding, inspiring and motivating the employees in the organization so that their efforts result in achievement of organizational goal..

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

__________________ provides the organization with adequate number of competent and qualified personnel at all levels in the enterprise.

  1. Motivation process

  2. Directing process

  3. Forecasting process

  4. HR process / staffing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

HR process/ staffing provides the organization with adequate number of competent and qualified personnel at all levels in the enterprise. Staffing involves finding the right person for the right job having the right qualification, doing the right job at the right time. Staffing has been described as a managerial function of filling and keeping the filled position in the organization structure..

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

______ is a voluntary collective action to serve a common purpose. Whereas _______ is the orderly synchronization of group efforts so as to provide unity of action in the pursuit of common purpose. 

  1. Motivation; Co-operation

  2. Co-ordination; Co-operation

  3. Co-operation; Direction

  4. Co-operation; Co-ordination
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Co-operation is a voluntary collective action to serve a common purpose. Whereas co-ordination is the orderly synchronization of group efforts so as to provide unity of action in the pursuit of common purpose. Co-operation is a voluntary effort of employees. Co-ordination deals with harmonizing the work relations and efforts at all levels for common purpose.

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Answer the following question.
Which of the following is not a function of management?

  1. Planning

  2. Staffing

  3. Co-operating

  4. Controlling
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cooperating is not a function of management.  


Among the given options option (c) cooperating is the correct answer.  
There are Five functions of a management which are as follows :  

(a) planning

(b) organising

(c) staffing

(d) Directing

(e) controlling

Coordination is needed to perform all these five  functions of a management


Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

It is NOT UNCOMMON that  ______ is not sufficient for management.

  1. planning

  2. organizing

  3. staffing

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Management is a dynamic process of getting things done by others with the aim of achieving common goals effectively and efficiently. For management to implement smoothly in an organisation, all the functions starting from planning to organizing then staffing  to directing and ending up with controlling is esstential. 

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Administration is concerned with ________.

  1. planning

  2. controlling

  3. organizing

  4. both A & C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

According to Theo Haimann, “Administration means overall determination of policies, setting of major objectives, the identification of general purposes and laying down of broad programmes and projects”.

Administration is concerned with formulation of objectives, planning and organizing the activities of an organisation.

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Management is ________.

  1. Planning

  2. Organizing

  3. Direction

  4. All the Above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  •  Management consists of the interlocking functions of creating corporate policy and organizing, planning, controlling, and directing an organization's resources in order to achieve the objectives of that policy.
  • Management as a multidimensional activity includes process of planning, organising, and directing.
Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Who reports to who is an integral part of the controlling function of management?

  1. False

  2. True

  3. Not known

  4. Irrelevant
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Controlling is a managerial functions where the actual performance of a company is compared with the planned one and deviations are recorded there upon. After which corrective actions are taken in order to match the actual performance with  the planned one. Therefore, who reports to whom is not a part of control mechanism.