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The primary purpose of developing organizational goals is to:
A. establish loyalty.
B. assign authority.
C. provide direction.
D. ensure profitability.
C. provide direction.
The Vice Presidents of Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and Operations all report to Camille, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. They each have their own teams made up of several employees. Which organization structure does this represent?
A. divisional
B. functional
C. matrix
D. specialized
B. functional
One way to determine whether an employee is helping a business achieve its organizational goals is by:
A. developing an incentive program.
B. analyzing external economic factors.
C. evaluating the employee’s performance.
D. providing the employee with extensive training.
C. evaluating the employee’s performance.
Every project creates a/an:
A. company.
B. deliverable.
C. new product.
D. advertising plan.
B. deliverable.
A project is officially authorized to begin by the:
A. project charter.
B. initiation papers.
C. statement of work. (SOW)
D. registration documents.
A. project charter.
What project management stage involves determining when project tasks
should be performed?
A. evaluating
B. monitoring
C. processing
D. scheduling
D. scheduling
What management function is responsible for coordinating resources in
ways that maximize efficiency?
A. controlling
B. directing
C. organizing
D. staffing
C. organizing
Which type of organizational design has an emphasis on teamwork?
A. lateral relations
B. matrix structure
C. divisional structure
D. functional structure
A. lateral relations
What document is drafted in the planning stage of project management?
A. project charter
B. lessons learned
C. statement of work (SOW)
D. work breakdown structure (WBS)
D. work breakdown structure (WBS)
One of the most important aspects of project management involves:
A. setting goals.
B. buying supplies.
C. training employees.
D. identifying mistakes.
A. setting goals.
Patrice tells her sales staff to spend one-fourth of their time on sales meetings, one-fourth on sales reports, one-fourth on answering emails, and one-fourth on generating new leads. Which step of the organizing process is Patrice demonstrating?
A. evaluating results
B. allocating resources
C. delegating authority
D. grouping tasks into structures
B. allocating resources
Which is an advantage of a wide span of control?
A. requires fewer managerial skills
B. gives managers more authority over subordinates
C. costs less because businesses employ fewer managers
D. provides better communication between managers and their
employees
C. costs less because businesses employ fewer managers
Coordinating business activities is an important aspect of the organizing function of management because it:
A. defines the company’s mission statement.
B. enables the business to prepare precise forecasts.
C. establishes clear relationships between the company’s resources.
D. ensures that the employees understand all the business’s processes.
C. establishes clear relationships between the company’s resources.
What project management stage involves determining whether a project is feasible?
A. closing
B. evaluating
C. initiation
D. processing
C. initiation
What are rules and regulations for keeping a project on track?
A. design laws
B. risk inhibitors
C. execution standards
D. governance mechanisms
D. governance mechanisms
Amy and Tom work in a busy purchasing department. Amy relies on Tom to provide her with important information every day to do her job. Because the business’s ability to achieve its goals relies on Amy and Tom’s collaborative efforts, these two employees’ jobs are:
A. flexible.
B. incongruent.
C. interdependent.
D. symmetrical.
C. interdependent.
Which is an element of any project?
A. inventory
B. outcome
C. regulations
D. technology
B. outcome
An important aspect of the organizing function of management involves:
A. promoting employees.
B. motivating team members.
C. establishing levels of authority.
D. conducting performance reviews.
C. establishing levels of authority.
What document is drafted in the initiation stage of project management?
A. risk analysis
B. lessons learned
C. statement of work (SOW)
D. work breakdown structure (WSB)
C. statement of work (SOW)
Which organizational design groups people together based on specialty?
A. lateral relations
B. matrix structure
C. divisional structure
D. functional structure
D. functional structure
The number of employees that a manager can effectively supervise is their:
A. delegation.
B. line authority.
C. accountability.
D. span of control.
D. span of control.
Computers, Inc., manufactures and sells its computer hardware in four countries. It employs over 5,000 people worldwide. Which organizational structure makes the most sense for Computers, Inc.?
A. divisional
B. functional
C. matrix
D. specialized
A. divisional
Three factors that affect the organizational structure of a business include interpersonal relationships, tasks, and:
A. attrition.
B. authority.
C. initiative.
D. injunction.
B. authority.
Within the next three years, the PRM Company wants to set up an electronic data interchange with all of its suppliers. What type of organizational goal is PRM establishing?
A. contingency
B. financial
C. symmetrical
D. technology
D. technology
The purpose of an organizational design for a business is to:
A. create clear lines of authority.
B. design the interior offices for all employees.
C. make sure employees report to work on time.
D. reduce the number of rules and regulations for each department.
A. create clear lines of authority.