MGT503 Final Term Quiz

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Q1. Which one of the following individuals is most closely associated with scientific management?

Frederick Taylor Handouts Page 17 Mary Parker Follett Harold Koontz Max Weber

Q2. Lower-level managers typically confront which type of decision making?

Unique

3. Process, by which organizational people identify problems & assists in solving them, is known as:

Problem solving Decision making Decision taking Job analysis

4. Discrepancy between existing and a desired state of affairs is called:

Opportunity Solution Weakness Problem Handouts Page 42

5. The leader of an organization performs __________, as per Mintzberg.

An Interpersonal role An Informational role A Decisional role All of the given options Handouts Page 8

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6. In the pyramid of levels of management, non-managerial staff is placed at/in:

Top Middle Bottom None of the given options Handout Page 6

7. Management science and operations management are the branches of:

Knowledge management Total quality management Marketing management Quantitative management Handouts Page 24

8. Group decision making is considered effective and has following characteristics except

Diversity of alternative is available Handouts page 110 Groups are perceived as more legitimate Maximize the chances of solution acceptance Obstruct creativity and innovation

9. Communication should be:

From Top to Bottom level From Bottom to top 2 way None of the given option

10. Mega environment that includes the attitudes, values, norms, beliefs, behaviors and associated demographic trends that are characteristic of a given geographic area is called :

The legal-political element The economic element The international element The socio-cultural element Handouts Page 31

11. A manager who strives to ensure the activities of the organization's employees are supported and blend well with those of individuals outside the firm could be said

Q12. to hold which of the following interpersonal role within the company?

Liaison Handouts Page 9 Disseminator Figure head Entrepreneur

Q13. Activities such as taking visitors to dinner and attending ribbon cutting ceremonies come under which of the following management role?

Leader Liaison Figurehead Handouts Page 9

14. Monitoring organizational progress towards goal attainment is called:

Planning

Leading

15. The sales and marketing component of e-business is:

Intranet Evolution E-commerce Handouts Page 25 Extranet

Q16. Which of the following decision making technique is relatively simple and tends to rely heavily on previous solutions?

Linear Satisficing

17. According to Max Weber, organizations should have all of the following features to perform successfully EXCEPT: