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    Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz Question 1 ________ is the process of recognizing a problem or opportunity, evaluating alternative solutions, selecting and implementing an alternative, and assessing the results. Answer Strategic planning SWOT analysis Decision making Critical thinking Question 2 The ________ links employees from different parts of the organization to work together on specific projects. Answer Committee organization Matrix structure Horizontal authority Vertical authority Question 3 In the course of a typical day, managers spend time meeting and talking with people, reading, thinking, and sending text or e-mail messages. Answer True False Question 4 A ________ is a written explanation of an organization’s business intentions and aims. Answer Organization statement Vision statement Corporate statement Mission statement Question 5 ________ involves implementing the activities specified by strategic plans. Answer Strategic planning Tactical planning Operational planning Contingency planning Question 6 ________ is the process of dividing work activities into units within the organization. Answer Compartmentalization Departmentalization Decentralization Operationalization Question 7 Strategic planning often makes the difference between an organization’s success and failure. Answer True False Question 8 An important outgrowth of democratic leadership in business is the concept of ________, in which employees share authority, responsibility, and decision making with their managers. Answer Empowerment Encouragement Development Sponsorship Question 9 A ________ is a structure that places authority and responsibility jointly in the hands of a group of individuals rather than a single manager. Answer Committee organization Matrix structure Horizontal authority Vertical authority Question 10 ________ at every level in the management hierarchy must exercise three basic types of skills: technical, human, and conceptual. Answer Managers Planners Operators Directors Question 11 Management principles and concepts apply to not-for-profit organizations as well as profit-seeking firms. Answer True False Question 12 The ethical tone that a top management team establishes cannot reap monetary as well as nonmonetary rewards. Answer True False Question 13 An ________ is a structured group of people working together to achieve common goals. Answer Team Culture Organization Management Question 14 Planning can be divided into the following categories, except: Answer Strategic Complexity Tactical Operational Question 15 A company that does not emphasize centralization retains decision making at the top of the management hierarchy. True False Answer Question 16 Strategic planning often does not make the difference between an organization’s success and failure. Answer True False Question 17 An organization’s ________ is its system of principles, beliefs, and values. Answer Business conditions Corporate culture Autocratic leadership Operations Question 18 ________ is the process of achieving organizational objectives through people and other resources. Answer Leadership Mentoring Professionalism Management Question 19 A business begins with a ________, its founder’s perception of marketplace needs and the ways a firm can satisfy them. Answer Mission Vision Concept Steps Question 20 ________ is guiding and motivating employees to accomplish organizational objectives. Answer Directing Planning Organizing Controlling Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz

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    Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz Question 1 ________ is the process of recognizing a problem or opportunity, evaluating alternative solutions, selecting and implementing an alternative, and assessing the results. Answer Strategic planning SWOT analysis Decision making Critical thinking Question 2 The ________ links employees from different parts of the organization to work together on specific projects. Answer Committee organization Matrix structure Horizontal authority Vertical authority Question 3 In the course of a typical day, managers spend time meeting and talking with people, reading, thinking, and sending text or e-mail messages. Answer True False Question 4 A ________ is a written explanation of an organization’s business intentions and aims. Answer Organization statement Vision statement Corporate statement Mission statement Question 5 ________ involves implementing the activities specified by strategic plans. Answer Strategic planning Tactical planning Operational planning Contingency planning Question 6 ________ is the process of dividing work activities into units within the organization. Answer Compartmentalization Departmentalization Decentralization Operationalization Question 7 Strategic planning often makes the difference between an organization’s success and failure. Answer True False Question 8 An important outgrowth of democratic leadership in business is the concept of ________, in which employees share authority, responsibility, and decision making with their managers. Answer Empowerment Encouragement Development Sponsorship Question 9 A ________ is a structure that places authority and responsibility jointly in the hands of a group of individuals rather than a single manager. Answer Committee organization Matrix structure Horizontal authority Vertical authority Question 10 ________ at every level in the management hierarchy must exercise three basic types of skills: technical, human, and conceptual. Answer Managers Planners Operators Directors Question 11 Management principles and concepts apply to not-for-profit organizations as well as profit-seeking firms. Answer True False Question 12 The ethical tone that a top management team establishes cannot reap monetary as well as nonmonetary rewards. Answer True False Question 13 An ________ is a structured group of people working together to achieve common goals. Answer Team Culture Organization Management Question 14 Planning can be divided into the following categories, except: Answer Strategic Complexity Tactical Operational Question 15 A company that does not emphasize centralization retains decision making at the top of the management hierarchy. True False Answer Question 16 Strategic planning often does not make the difference between an organization’s success and failure. Answer True False Question 17 An organization’s ________ is its system of principles, beliefs, and values. Answer Business conditions Corporate culture Autocratic leadership Operations Question 18 ________ is the process of achieving organizational objectives through people and other resources. Answer Leadership Mentoring Professionalism Management Question 19 A business begins with a ________, its founder’s perception of marketplace needs and the ways a firm can satisfy them. Answer Mission Vision Concept Steps Question 20 ________ is guiding and motivating employees to accomplish organizational objectives. Answer Directing Planning Organizing Controlling Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz

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    Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz Question 1 ________ is the process of recognizing a problem or opportunity, evaluating alternative solutions, selecting and implementing an alternative, and assessing the results. Answer Strategic planning SWOT analysis Decision making Critical thinking Question 2 The ________ links employees from different parts of the organization to work together on specific projects. Answer Committee organization Matrix structure Horizontal authority Vertical authority Question 3 In the course of a typical day, managers spend time meeting and talking with people, reading, thinking, and sending text or e-mail messages. Answer True False Question 4 A ________ is a written explanation of an organization’s business intentions and aims. Answer Organization statement Vision statement Corporate statement Mission statement Question 5 ________ involves implementing the activities specified by strategic plans. Answer Strategic planning Tactical planning Operational planning Contingency planning Question 6 ________ is the process of dividing work activities into units within the organization. Answer Compartmentalization Departmentalization Decentralization Operationalization Question 7 Strategic planning often makes the difference between an organization’s success and failure. Answer True False Question 8 An important outgrowth of democratic leadership in business is the concept of ________, in which employees share authority, responsibility, and decision making with their managers. Answer Empowerment Encouragement Development Sponsorship Question 9 A ________ is a structure that places authority and responsibility jointly in the hands of a group of individuals rather than a single manager. Answer Committee organization Matrix structure Horizontal authority Vertical authority Question 10 ________ at every level in the management hierarchy must exercise three basic types of skills: technical, human, and conceptual. Answer Managers Planners Operators Directors Question 11 Management principles and concepts apply to not-for-profit organizations as well as profit-seeking firms. Answer True False Question 12 The ethical tone that a top management team establishes cannot reap monetary as well as nonmonetary rewards. Answer True False Question 13 An ________ is a structured group of people working together to achieve common goals. Answer Team Culture Organization Management Question 14 Planning can be divided into the following categories, except: Answer Strategic Complexity Tactical Operational Question 15 A company that does not emphasize centralization retains decision making at the top of the management hierarchy. True False Answer Question 16 Strategic planning often does not make the difference between an organization’s success and failure. Answer True False Question 17 An organization’s ________ is its system of principles, beliefs, and values. Answer Business conditions Corporate culture Autocratic leadership Operations Question 18 ________ is the process of achieving organizational objectives through people and other resources. Answer Leadership Mentoring Professionalism Management Question 19 A business begins with a ________, its founder’s perception of marketplace needs and the ways a firm can satisfy them. Answer Mission Vision Concept Steps Question 20 ________ is guiding and motivating employees to accomplish organizational objectives. Answer Directing Planning Organizing Controlling Bus 508/Bus508 week 5 Chapter 7 Practice Quiz

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    Question1
    ________istheprocessofrecognizingaproblemoropportunity,evaluatingalternativesolutions,
    selectingandimplementinganalternative,andassessingtheresults.
    Answer
    Strategicplanning
    SWOTanalysis
    Decisionmaking
    Criticalthinking
    Question2
    The________linksemployeesfromdifferentpartsoftheorganizationtoworktogetheronspecific
    projects.
    Answer
    Committeeorganization
    Matrixstructure
    Horizontalauthority
    Verticalauthority
    Question3
    Inthecourseofatypicalday,managersspendtimemeetingandtalkingwithpeople,reading,
    thinking,andsendingtextoremailmessages.
    Answer
    True
    False
    Question4
    A________isawrittenexplanationofanorganizationsbusinessintentionsandaims.
    Answer
    Organizationstatement
    Visionstatement
    Corporatestatement
    Missionstatement
    Question5
    ________involvesimplementingtheactivitiesspecifiedbystrategicplans.
    Answer
    Strategicplanning
    Tacticalplanning
    Operationalplanning
    Contingencyplanning
    Question6
    ________istheprocessofdividingworkactivitiesintounitswithintheorganization.
    Answer
    Compartmentalization
    Departmentalization
    Decentralization
    Operationalization
    Question7
    Strategicplanningoftenmakesthedifferencebetweenanorganizationssuccessandfailure.
    Answer
    True
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    Question8
    Animportantoutgrowthofdemocraticleadershipinbusinessistheconceptof________,inwhich
    employeesshareauthority,responsibility,anddecisionmakingwiththeirmanagers.
    Answer
    Empowerment
    Encouragement
    Development
    Sponsorship
    Question9
    A________isastructurethatplacesauthorityandresponsibilityjointlyinthehandsofagroupof
    individualsratherthanasinglemanager.
    Answer
    Committeeorganization
    Matrixstructure
    Horizontalauthority
    Verticalauthority
    Question10
    ________ateverylevelinthemanagementhierarchymustexercisethreebasictypesofskills:
    technical,human,andconceptual.
    Answer
    Managers
    Planners
    Operators
    Directors
    Question11
    Managementprinciplesandconceptsapplytonotforprofitorganizationsaswellasprofitseeking
    firms.
    Answer
    True
    False
    Question12
    Theethicaltonethatatopmanagementteamestablishescannotreapmonetaryaswellas
    nonmonetaryrewards.
    Answer
    True
    False
    Question13
    An________isastructuredgroupofpeopleworkingtogethertoachievecommongoals.
    Answer
    Team
    Culture
    Organization
    Management
    Question14
    Planningcanbedividedintothefollowingcategories,except:
    Answer
    Strategic
    Complexity
    Tactical
    Operational
    Question15
    Acompanythatdoesnotemphasizecentralizationretainsdecisionmakingatthetopofthe
    managementhierarchy.
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    True
    False
    Answer
    Question16
    Strategicplanningoftendoesnotmakethedifferencebetweenanorganizationssuccessand
    failure.
    Answer
    True
    False
    Question17
    Anorganizations________isitssystemofprinciples,beliefs,andvalues.
    Answer
    Businessconditions
    Corporateculture
    Autocraticleadership
    Operations
    Question18
    ________istheprocessofachievingorganizationalobjectivesthroughpeopleandotherresources.
    Answer
    Leadership
    Mentoring
    Professionalism
    Management
    Question19
    Abusinessbeginswitha________,itsfoundersperceptionofmarketplaceneedsandthewaysa
    firmcansatisfythem.
    Answer
    Mission
    Vision
    Concept
    Steps
    Question20
    ________isguidingandmotivatingemployeestoaccomplishorganizationalobjectives.
    Answer
    Directing
    Planning
    Organizing
    Controlling
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