Management Introduction
Questions 141 to 150
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The
Managerial Grid, propounded by Blake and Mouton, is based on a manager’s
concern for people and concern for production. The most effective management
style as characterized by the Managerial Grid is
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In an
effective organization, information flows in various directions. Which of the
following information flows takes place among persons at different levels,
who have no direct relationships?
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Which
of the following is a measure of how appropriate organizational goals are,
and how well an organization is achieving those goals?
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Financial ratios are particularly
important to managerial control in an organization. One such financial ratio, viz., return on
investment, is a ratio that attempts to measure a firm's
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According
to the Tannenbaum and Schmidt model of leadership, which of the following
statement(s) describe more of a boss centered leadership?
I. A manager more likely asks the group to
make a decision.
II. A manager permits subordinates to
function within limits.
III. A manager more likely "sells"
the decision.
IV. A manager presents ideas and invites
questions.
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The
process of assessing the organization's strategy and environmental demands
and then determining the appropriate organizational structure is called
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Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point Method (HACCP) is used in the food
manufacturing industry to identify and prevent microbial and other germs from
causing harm to food. Which of the following principles involves
identification of preventive measures the manufacturing units can adopt, to
control food safety hazards that arise during processing?
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Management Information System (MIS) helps the manager to discharge
his/her managerial functions in a more efficient manner. The first necessary
step to effectively operate an MIS is
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Which of the
following statements is/are true
about executive support systems?
I. They provide market intelligence,
investment intelligence and technology intelligence.
II. They make greater use of analytical
models and are less interactive.
III. They support decision-making at the top
level of management.
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In which of
the following orientations toward international business, does a firm analyze
the needs of customers worldwide and then adopts standardized practices for
all the markets it serves?
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Answers
141.
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Answer : (b)
Reason: According to the Managerial Grid, propounded by Blake and Mouton,
the most effective management style is characterized by high concern for
people and high concern for production.
Hence, option (b) is correct.
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Answer : (d)
Reason: Diagonal information flow takes place among persons at different
levels who have no direct relationships.
Hence, option (d) is correct.
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Answer : (d)
Reason: Organizational effectiveness is a measure of how appropriate
organizational goals are, and how well an organization is achieving those
goals.
Hence, option (d) is correct.
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Answer : (b)
Reason: Return on investment is the ratio of earnings before taxes to
that of total assets. So, it attempts to measure profitability.
Hence, option (b) is correct.
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Answer : (d)
Reason : According to the Tannenbaum and Schmidt model of leadership, the
following statements describe more
of a boss centered leadership
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A
manager more likely "sells" the decision.
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A
manager presents ideas and invites questions.
The other two statements describe
the subordinate centered leadership.
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Answer : (b)
Reason : The process of assessing the organization's strategy and
environmental demands and then determining the appropriate organizational structure
is called organizational design.
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Answer : (a)
Reason: Hazard analysis involves
identification of preventive measures the manufacturing units can adopt, to
control food safety hazards that arise during processing.
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Answer : (c)
Reason: MIS (Management Information System) can be defined as an
integrated, user-machine system for providing information to support
managerial, operational and decision-making functions in an organization.
The first necessary step to
effectively operate an MIS is determining information needs.
Hence, option (c) is correct.
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Answer : (d)
Reason : The following statements are true about executive support systems:
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They
provide market intelligence, investment intelligence and technology
intelligence.
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They
support decision-making at the top level of management.
The
executive support systems make less use of analytical models and are highly
interactive. Hence, statement (II) is not true about ESS.
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Answer : (c)
Reason: In the geocentric orientation toward international business, a
firm analyzes the needs of customers worldwide and then adopts standardized
practices for all the markets it serves.
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