Effective Management Practices
_______________can be defined as the organisation and coordination of the activities of an enterprise in accordance with certain policies and in achievement of clearly defined objectives.
Management
According to Robbins et al. (2003), what are the four traditional roles of a manager?
Planning
Organising
Leading
Controlling
Which are the four main activities of the HR Cycle?
Acquisition
Development
Maintenance
Separation
How would an industry that uses raw materials to manufacture goods be classified?
Secondary
Canada's Capital is ________________.
Ottawa
_______________ involves establishing a clear vision, sharing (communicating) that vision with others so that they will follow willingly, providing the information, knowledge, and methods to realise that vision, and coordinating and balancing the conflicting interests of all members or stakeholders.
Which Management role (Robbins 2003) corresponds to:
“Defining goals, setting strategies, creating plans.”
Planning
This phase of the HR cycle focuses on helping employees grow through continuous learning and training.
Development
In a monopoly market, who ultimately has control over the prices of goods and services?
Producers
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
According to a research conducted between the 1940s and the 1950s, which are the three types of behaviour that influence management styles.
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez Faire
Which Management role (Robbins 2003) corresponds to:
“Directing and motivating staff, and resolving conflict”
Leading
This phase of the HR cycle is about keeping employees satisfied and motivated.
Maintenance
The segment of the market on which the business concentrates its marketing effort.
Target Market
When did the Twin Towers fall?
September 11, 2001
March the columns:
( ) Managers are passive and are controlled more by the group.
( ) Managers who believe in a high degree of control and supervision.
( ) Managers share their responsibilities and allow team members to participate in decision-making.
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-Faire
( c. Laissez Faire ) Managers are passive and are controlled more by the group.
( a. Autocratic ) Managers who believe in a high degree of control and supervision.
( b. Democratic ) Managers share their responsibilities and allow team members to participate in decision-making.
According to Blanchard and Peale (1998), when people in business face ethical problems, they should ask themselves three questions before making a decision.
What are the three questions?
Is it legal?
Is it fair?
How would I feel about it?
In which alternative dispute resolution a neutral person (someone not involved in the argument) helps both sides talk and find a solution, only giving suggestions; not making the final decision?
Conciliation / mediation
The total value of goods and services produced by all people in the workforce in a country over a financial year.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
Jane Austen
Management theory in 1960s / 1970s which establishes there’s no single best way to lead—managers must adapt their style to the situation.
Situational / contingency theory
According to Henry Mintzberg’s theory, which role does a manager perform when he/she looks for opportunities for growth and develops strategies.
Entrepreneur
Name 3 causes of industrial disputes
Wage demands
Working conditions: hours of work, the physical environment
Management policies: organisation structure, technological change
Political goals: pressure to promote the election of a political party
Social issues: child care, sustainability, protection of minority groups
Occupational health and safety
Which Economic Performance Indicator measures the changes in the cost of living?
Consumer Price Index
What is the rarest blood type among humans?
AB-negative