Management Introduction
Questions 91 to 100
91.
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Which of
the following skills is most important for first level managers and includes
knowledge of and proficiency in activities involving methods, processes and
procedures?
(a) Human
(b) Conceptual (c) Design
(d)
Technical (e) Administrative.
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92.
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The Gantt
Chart (invented by Henry L. Gantt), still used today in the production
planning area of many organizations was the first simple visual device to
maintain production control. It is essentially a bar graph with
(a) Time on the horizontal axis; the activities
to be scheduled on the vertical axis
(b) Time on the vertical axis; project
completion on the horizontal axis
(c) Time on the horizontal axis; project
completion on the vertical axis
(d) Time on the vertical axis; the activities
to be scheduled on the horizontal axis
(e) Time on either axis; the activities to be
scheduled on the other axis.
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93.
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Controls
can be classified based on timing or stage in the production process. Which
of the following statements is not true about the various types of controls?
(a) Steering controls are used following
completion of activity
(b) Preventive controls are used prior to the
start of activity and feedback controls follow completion of activity
(c) Concurrent controls are used during the
performance of activity and feedforward controls prior to start of activity
(d) Quality control tests of output are an
example of concurrent control
(e) Comparison of employee input per hour with
established standards is an example of steering control.
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94.
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Which of
the following arguments against a
firm being socially responsible indicates the belief that businesses are
being socially responsible when they attend only to economic interests?
(a) Too much power (b) Violation of profit maximization
(c) Excessive costs (d) Lack of social skills
(e) Lack of accountability.
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95.
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Practicing
ethical guidelines enables managers to become followers of moral management
approach. They facilitate ethical business decisions. Which of the following
is not an ethical guideline for
managers?
(a) Upholding human dignity (b) Obeying the law
(c) Non-allowance for participation of
stakeholders in the decision-making process
(d) Primum Non-Nocere (e)
Telling the truth.
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96.
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The most
general form of standing plans that specifies the broad parameters within
which organization members are expected to operate in pursuit of
organizational goals are called
(a) Procedures (b) Programmes
(c) Single-use plans (d) Policies (e) Rules.
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97.
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Programmes
and budgets are examples of
(a) Single-use plans (b) Standing rules (c) Procedures
(d) Gantt chart components (e) Critical paths.
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98.
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Management
by Objectives (MBO) is a joint setting of goals and objectives by superiors
and subordinates. If you were responsible for setting up an MBO program,
which of the following steps would you need to complete before the others?
(a) Establish specific goals for various
departments, subunits and individuals
(b) Formulate action plans
(c) Clarify organizational roles
(d) Implement and maintain self-control
(e) Do performance appraisal.
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99.
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Which of the following is not true regarding programmed decisions?
(a) They are made in well-structured situations
(b) They are based on established policies and
procedures
(c) They require managers to exercise
discretion
(d) They are made mostly by lower-level
managers
(e) They limit the managers’ flexibility.
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100.
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Direct
control is the control that is exercised after the deviations from plans have
occurred. Which of the following is not
the underlying assumption of direct control?
(a) Performance can be measured
(b) Personal responsibility is absent
(c) The time expenditure is warranted
(d) Mistakes can be discovered in time
(e) The individual who is responsible will take
corrective steps.
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Answers
91.
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Answer : (d)
Reason : Technical skills are most important for first
level managers and include knowledge of and proficiency in activities
involving methods, processes, and procedures.
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92.
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Answer : (a)
Reason : A Gantt chart is essentially a bar graph with
time on the horizontal axis and the activities to be scheduled on the
vertical axis. Hence from above
discussion, we can infer that option (a) is correct.
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93.
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Answer : (a)
Reason : Steering controls are used during the
performance of activity. So option (a)
is the answer.
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94.
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Answer : (b)
Reason : The belief that businesses are being socially
responsible when they attend only to economic interests is known as
“Violation of profit maximization” argument against a firm being socially
responsible. Hence from above discussion, we can infer that option (b) is
correct.
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95.
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Answer : (c)
Reason : Non-allowance for participation of
stakeholders in the decision-making process is not an ethical guideline for managers. Hence from above
discussion, we can infer that option (c) is correct. Options (a), (b), (d)
and (e) are all ethical guidelines for managers.
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96.
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Answer : (d)
Reason : The most general form of standing plans that
specifies the broad parameters within which organization members are expected
to operate in pursuit of organizational goals are called policies.
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97.
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Answer : (a)
Reason : Programmes and budgets are examples of
single-use plans.
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98.
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Answer : (c)
Reason : MBO (Management By Objectives) is the process
of joint setting of goals/objectives by the superior and the subordinate, and
clarifying on the objective itself.
The various steps
in the MBO Process are:
Develop overall
organizational goals.
Clarify
organizational roles.
Establish specific
goals for various departments, subunits and individuals.
Formulate action
plans.
Implement and
maintain self-control.
Do periodic review.
Do performance
appraisal.
Hence, from above
discussion, we can infer that option (c) is correct.
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99.
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Answer : (c)
Reason : Programmed decisions require managers to exercise little
discretion.
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100.
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Answer : (b)
Reason : The underlying assumptions of direct control
are:
Performance can be
measured.
Personal
responsibility exists.
The time
expenditure is warranted.
Mistakes can be
discovered in time.
The individual who
is responsible will take corrective steps.
Hence, from above
discussion, we can infer that option (b) is not the underlying assumption of
direct control. Options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are all underlying assumptions
of direct control.
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ReplyDeletene of the following is not true with respect to the top-down and bottom-up approaches.
Select one:
a. These approaches cannot be modified and there are hard and fast rules which indicate in which situation each approach should be used.
b. As per proponents of the bottom-up approach, top management should ascertain information from lower levels in the form of objectives.
c. In the top-down approach, top-level managers determine objectives for subordinates to follow, while in the bottom-up approach, subordinates formulate objectives and present them to their superiors for approval.
d. As per supporters of the top-down approach, the organization needs clarity in direction by way of corporate objectives set by the CEO and the board of directors.
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