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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

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. 

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

Directing and motivating are part of the controlling function.

Sate whether the sentence is true or false.

  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, Directing and motivating are not a part of controlling function. They are a separate managerial function. 
Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

________ distinguishes a managerial position from a non managerial one.

  1. Manipulating others

  2. Concern for the law

  3. Increasing efficiency

  4. Coordination and integrating others work
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Concern for law basically emphasizes on the requirement of the qualifications for a managerial position in an organisation whereas the non requirement of qualifications for some other position in the organization. 

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

The behavioural approach to management focused on __________.

  1. planning

  2. organizing

  3. leading

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

Organizing refers to identifying and grouping different activities in the organization and bringing together the physical, financial and human resources to establish the most productive relations for the achievement of specific goals. Organizing defines the job network in an organisation where superior-subordinate relationship is very well defined. Therefore, it is also known as behavioral approach to management.  

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

Invariably the problem of organising arises only when _________.

  1. when group efforts are required

  2. when a small firm is to be managed

  3. organising is never a problem

  4. it is an irrelevant statement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Organizing is the process of arranging resources and tasks to achieve goals. It becomes necessary when multiple people need to work together to accomplish a task that is too large for one person.

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

Newmann and Summer classified managing process as ________.

  1. organizing

  2. planning

  3. staffing

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

Newmann and Summer identified planning and organizing as key components of the management process in their classic management literature.