Management Introduction
Questionss 231 to 240
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Listening
is one of the most essential ingredients of effective communication. No
message can be properly understood without intent listening. Which of the
following is not an effective
listening technique?
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Interpretation
of messages plays a very important role in communication within or outside
organizations. The interpretation of a message by an individual is known as
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Controls
can be classified on the basis of their timing or stage in the production
process. With regard to the time element of controls, which of the following
controls monitor activities while they are being carried out?
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Debts are
an important source of finance for a business. Which of the following ratios
indicate the company’s ability to pay long-term debts?
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Operations
management is a tool by which management can create and improve upon its
operations. Which of the following statements is true regarding operations management?
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In which
of the following controls is the cause of an unsatisfactory outcome traced
back to the individuals responsible for it who are then made to correct the
practice?
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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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There are
different orientations toward international business. One such orientation is
geocentric orientation. The view associated with this type of orientation can
be termed as
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Which of
the following is/are claim(s) that support self-appraisal?
I. It increases personal commitment of
employees.
II. It improves employees understanding of
job performance.
III. It provides a great deal of information
about the appraisee.
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The
manager inventory chart is used in human resource replacement planning. Which
of the following is not an
advantage of the ‘manager inventory chart’?
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Answers
231.
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B
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Avoiding eye contact is not an effective listening technique. Effective
listening requires eye contact.
Hence, option (b) is not an effective listening technique.
Options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are all effective listening techniques.
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B
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Perception is the process that individuals use to acquire and make sense
out of information from the environment.
Hence, option (b) is correct.
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D
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With regard to the time element of controls, concurrent controls monitor
activities while they are being carried out.
Hence, option (d) is correct.
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B
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Leverage or
debt management ratios indicate the company’s ability to pay long-term debts.
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C
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Operations Management oversees the transformation process that converts
resources such as labor and raw materials into finished goods and services.
Hence, option (c) is true regarding Operations Management.
Options (a), (b), (d) and (e) are all false regarding Operations
Management.
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C
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In direct
control the cause of an unsatisfactory outcome traced back to the individual
responsible for it who are then made to correct the practice.
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C
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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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D
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The view associated with geocentric attitude can be said to be global.
In such a situation, executives believe that a global view is needed in both
the headquarters of the parent company and its various subsidiaries.
Hence, option (d) is correct.
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D
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The following are claims that support self-appraisal:
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It increases personal commitment of employees.
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It improves employees understanding of job performance.
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It provides a great deal of information about the
appraisee is a claim that supports multiple appraisal.
Hence, option (d) is the answer.
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C
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Manager Inventory Chart is a partial organization chart that shows managerial
positions, current incumbents, potential replacements for each position, and
the age of each person.
However, it does not show the position to which a manager may be
promoted.
Hence, option (c) is not an
advantage of Manager Inventory Chart.
Options (a), (b), (d) and (e) are all advantages of Manager Inventory
Chart.
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