Description : Authority, discipline, unity of command, and unity of direction are: (a) Taylor's four principles of management. ; (b) Principles of the human relations movement. (c) Elements of Weber's ideal bureaucratic structure. (d) Four of Fayol's fourteen principles of management.
Last Answer : A
Description : The following four different approaches to management thinking were developed in the first half of the 20th century: (a) Scientific management, general administrative, quantitative, and ... . (d) Systems approach, scientific management, general administrative, and organizational behaviour.
Last Answer : (b) Scientific management, general administrative, quantitative, and organizational behavior.
Description : ---------- leader is self confident and can attract followers by his great influence (a) Charismatic ; (b) Autocratic ; (c) Laissez-faire ; (d) Bureaucratic
Last Answer : (a) Charismatic ;
Description : -----------leadership emphasize on rules and regulation in an organization (a) Democratic ; (b) Autocratic ; (c) Laissez-faire ; (d) Bureaucratic
Last Answer : (d) Bureaucratic
Description : Free rein leadership is also known as (a) Democratic ; (b) Autocratic ; (c) Laissez-faire ; (d) Bureaucratic
Last Answer : ; (c) Laissez-faire ;
Description : In---------- in fact “No leadership at all” (a) Democratic ; (b) Autocratic ; (c) Free rein ; (d) Bureaucratic
Last Answer : (c) Free rein ;
Description : In --------------leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader (a) Democratic ; (b) Autocratic ; (c) Free rein ; (d) Bureaucratic
Last Answer : (b) Autocratic ;
Description : Who proposed “ bureaucratic structure” is suitable for all organization (a) Elton Mayo ; (b) Henry Fayol ; (c) F.W. Taylor ; (d) Max Weber
Last Answer : (d) Max Weber
Description : Max Weber, a German sociologist, showed particular concern for (a) social structures; (b) flexible structures ; (c) bureaucratic structures ; (d) personalised structures
Last Answer : ; (c) bureaucratic structures ;
Description : Which of the following is NOT a major element of the strategic management process? A. Formulating strategy B. Implementing strategy C. Evaluating strategy D. Assigning administrative tasks
Last Answer : Assigning administrative tasks
Description : Which of the following is NOT a major element of Strategic Management process? A. Formulating Strategy B. Implementing Strategy C. Evaluating Strategy D. Assigning administrative Tasks
Last Answer : Assigning administrative Tasks
Description : Which type of decision making is carried out by lower level management and deals with specific dayto-day processes? (a) Programmed decision making ; (b) Operational decision making ; (c) Administrative decision making ; (d) Mid-level decision making
Last Answer : (b) Operational decision making ;
Description : Division of labor, authority hierarchy, formal selection, formal rules and regulations, impersonality, and career orientation are all features of: (a) Weber's ideal type bureaucracy. ; (b) General administrative theory. (c) Fayol's principles of management. ; (d) Taylor's principles of management.
Last Answer : (a) Weber's ideal type bureaucracy. ;
Description : Frederick Taylor and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were advocates of an approach to management involving the use of scientific method, known as: (a) The quantitative approach. ; (b) Management science. (c) Scientific management. ; (d) The contingency approach.
Last Answer : (c) Scientific management. ;
Description : This/These Management Guru/s, studied job motions in standardization and method study, observing bricklayers. A. Frederick Taylor B. Henry Gantt C. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth D. Henri Fayol
Last Answer : Frank and Lillian Gilbreth
Description : Who is the father of bureaucratic management ?
Last Answer : The father of bureaucratic management is: Max Weber
Description : Scientific Management approach is developed by (a) Elton Mayo ; (b) Henry Fayol ; (c) F.W. Taylor ; (d) (A) Maslow
Last Answer : (c) F.W. Taylor ;
Description : Taylor and Deming would have both agreed that (a) Whirlpool's global strategy is a good one (b) Eli Whitney was an important contributor to statistical theory (c) Management must do more to ... be improved (d) The era of Operations Management will be succeeded by the era of scientific management
Last Answer : (c) Management must do more to improve the work environment and its processes so that quality can be improved
Description : Henry Ford is noted for his contributions to (a) standardization of parts ; (b) statistical quality control ; (c) assembly line operations (d) scientific management
Last Answer : (c) assembly line operations
Description : Possibly the most important pre-20th century influence on management was: (a) Therbligs ; (b) The industrial revolution. ; (c) Scientific management. ; (d) The division of labor.
Last Answer : (b) The industrial revolution. ;
Description : CAGE framework measures the match between countries and companies according to dimensions of distance. A stands for..? A. Administrative & Political B. Accounting Standards C. Acquisitions D. Articulation
Last Answer : Administrative & Political
Description : The decision making model which emphasises that organisations contain diverse interest groups who will bargain about goals and alternative actions, often with incomplete information is known as the ... model ; (c) Administrative or incremental model ; (d) Computational and rational model
Last Answer : (b) Political model ;
Description : When we classify managers according to their level in the organization they are described as _______. (a) Functional, staff and line managers (b) Top managers, middle managers and supervisors (c) High level and lower level managers ; (d) General managers and administrative managers
Last Answer : (b) Top managers, middle managers and supervisors
Description : Getting work done with a minimum effort, expense, or waste is the definition of __________. (a) Management ; (b) Planning ; (c) Efficiency ; (d) Effectiveness
Last Answer : ; (c) Efficiency ;
Description : Getting work done with a minimum of effort, expense or waste is the definition of _________ (a) Effectiveness. ; (b) Management ; (c) Planning. ; (d) Efficiency
Last Answer : ; (d) Efficiency
Description : Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts (a) Problem solving ; (b) Domination by the management ; (c) Removing key figures in conflict (d) Persuasion
Last Answer : (d) Persuasion
Description : What is the term used to define the number of subordinates directly controlled by a manager? (a) Division management ; (b) Departmentation ; (c) Investment span ; (d) Span of management
Last Answer : (d) Span of management
Description : What are the most common hours for a "professional" to work in a week? (a) Whenever they feel ; (b) Part-Time ; (c) Until the job is done ; (d) Self-within
Last Answer : ; (c) Until the job is done ;
Description : _____ conflict relates to how the work gets done. (a) Task ; (b) Job ; (c) Relationship ; (d) Process
Last Answer : (d) Process
Description : Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A materials requisition note is used to record the issue of direct material to a specific job. 2. A typical job cost will contain actual costs for material, labour and production ... 1) and (2) only (c) (1) and (3) only (d) (2) and (3) only
Last Answer : (c) (1) and (3) only
Description : Describe the method of costing to be applied in case of Nursing Home: (a) Operating Costing (b) Process Costing (c) Contract Costing (d) Job Costing
Last Answer : (a) Operating Costing
Description : The bureaucratic model of organization is based on the _____ theory?
Last Answer : Classical
Description : Which committee was established on Criminal - Politician and Bureaucratic nexus? (1) Vohra Committee (2) Indrajit Gupta Committee (3) Tarkunde Committee (4) Santhanam Committee
Last Answer : (1) Vohra Committee Explanation: The Vohra Committee (1993) studied the criminalization of politics and nexus among criminals, politicians and bureaucrats in India. It concluded that the existing criminal ... the criminals as the provisions of law are emerging weak enough to fracture this nexus.
Description : A governmental or organizational system where decision makers are selected through bureaucratic processes is called Communism. True/False
Last Answer : True
Description : Special consideration in order to mitigate earthquake earthquake like disasters is given also to protect (a) Heritage buildings (b)Buildings of cultural and historical importance (c) Scientific and Technological laboratories (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : The ‘Contingency View’ in management A. is a management principle of motivation based on human behaviour B. Proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action C. Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation D. None of these options is correct
Last Answer : Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation
Description : The ‘Classical View’ in management… A. is a management principle of motivation based on human behaviour B. Proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action C. Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation D. None of these options is correct.
Last Answer : Proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action
Description : Hierarchy of Needs’, is a theory …. A. Of motivation based on human behaviour B. That proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action C. Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation D. None of these options is correct.
Last Answer : Of motivation based on human behaviour
Description : Strategic Management is an attempt to organize qualitative and quantitative information in a way that allows effective decisions to be made under conditions of uncertainty
Description : An objective, logical, systematic approach for making major decisions in an Organization is a way to describe the Strategic Management process
Description : The Strategic Management process is the way in which Strategists determine Objectives & -- A. Make document recording B. Make Coordinating C. Make Strategic Decisions D. Make Planning
Last Answer : Make Strategic Decisions
Description : When defining Strategic Management, the most important issue to remember is that it is: A. Not as easy as one thinks B. A way of determining responsibilities C. A living evolving process D. More conceptual than practical
Last Answer : A living evolving process
Description : Who calls home management an administrative aspect of family life ?
Last Answer : Nickel and Dorsey call home management an administrative aspect of family life.
Description : Who is the father of administrative management theory ?
Last Answer : : Henry Fowla, the father of administrative management theory
Description : Which of the following is the most likely first step an auditor would perform at the beginning of an initial audit engagement? a. Prepare a rough draft of the financial statements and of ... and review the work of the predecessor auditor prior to discussing the engagement with the client management
Last Answer : Tour the client's facilities and review the general records