MGT503 Quiz # 4

1) What is the basic assumption of situational approaches to leadership?

► Increasing worker job satisfaction through consideration behavior will get leaders the best results

► Initiating structure for employees by telling them what to do and how to do.

► The appropriate leadership style varies from one set of circumstances to another
► Effective leaders possess certain traits that are situation specific

2) Which of the following statement is NOT true for productivity?


► Productivity is a major goal in virtually every organization

► For individual companies, increased productivity means a more competitive cost structure

► Productivity is a composite of people and operations variables

► Productivity can be improved by dealing with large number of suppliers


3) All of the following are primary management functions EXCEPT:

► Setting goals

► Hiring employees
► Monitoring activities

► Motivating employees



Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is explaining the Entrepreneur in the best way?

► Goals Setter

► Decision Maker

► Communicator

► Initiator


Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The success of the business can be judged through:

► Customer satisfaction

► Achieving of Organizational Goals

► Cost price reduction

All of the given options


Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

LG and Sony electronics agreed to cooperate on developing new technologies. Representatives from each firm meet regularly to coordinate this new venture. Which of the following roles these mangers are playing?



► Liaison

► Leader

► Disseminator

► Spokesperson



Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Determining the tasks to be accomplished, how the tasks are to be grouped and who is responsible for the various tasks is known as which of the following processes of management?

► Planning

► Organizing

► Leading

► Controlling



Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which level of management is responsible for making organization wide decisions and establishing the plans and goals that affect the entire organization?

► Non managerial staff

► Top management

► Middle management

► First-line management



Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Henry Fayol described principles of management in the form of:

► 11 points

► 12 points

► 14 points

► 15 points



Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When management provides orderly personnel planning and ensures that replacements are available to fill vacancies, it is called :

► Division of work

► Discipline

► Unity of command

► Stability of tenure of personnel

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The father of industrial psychology is:

► Robert Owen

► Hugo Munsterberg

► Mary parker Follett

► Max Weber

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Environment reacts to the output of organization and provides:

► Feed forward

► Input

► Output

► Feedback

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following styles of decision making is characterized by individuals who prefer complete information and consider several alternatives?



► Analytic

► Conceptual

► Directive

► Behavioral

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The intent of which of the following is to reduce uncertainty by playing out potential situations under different specific conditions?

► Project management

► Scheduling

► Environmental analysis

► Scenario planning

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


This statement shows which of the following attributes of mission statement?



► Desired public image

► Customers

► Location

► Self concept

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is an area in the environment that if exploited may generate high performance for organization?

► Strength

► Weakness

► Opportunity

► Threat



Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is a system in which specific performance objectives are jointly determined by subordinates and their superiors and progress towards objectives is periodically reviewed?

► Management by objective

► Management by resources

► Management by authority

► Management by system




Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Most managers believe that if an MBO (program is to be successful, it must start at:



► Non-managerial level

► Top Level

► Middle level

► Lower level


Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


A firm that stops buying supplies from other companies and begins to provide its own supplies, has diversified through:

► Forward vertical integration

► Backward vertical integration

► Forward horizontal integration

► Backward horizontal integration


Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In BCG matrix which of the following businesses have the largest share of a rapidly growing market?

► Cash cow

► Question mark

► Star

► Dogs