4 Functions of management
Supervisor responsibilities
Decision making process
Levels of management
MISC
100
______ is concerned with determining how plans can be accomplished most effectively and arranging resources to complete work.
What is organizing?
100
In order for employees to complete work effectively, they must understand what needs to be done and why. Supervisors must be able to ________ effectively with employees.
What is communicate?
100
Before a manager can make a decision to solve a problem they must...
What is identify the problem?
100
Are typically the first level of management in a company and often have many non-managerial activities to perform as well.
What are supervisors?
100
Name one factor that determine the effectiveness of a supervisor's performance.
What is (1) the quality of the work of the supervised employees, (2) the efficient use of the company’s resources, and (3) the satisfaction of the supervisor’s employees.
200
A manager is _______ when carrying out the plans and helping employees to work effectively.
What is implementing?
200
Employees want to feel that they are a part of the company and that management considers their ideas and opinions. Therefore supervisors must take the time to talk with the people they supervise in order to find out their ______ and _____.
What is concerns and ideas?
200
Once they identify a problem,managers should begin to...
What is list possible solutions?
200
Completes all of the management functions, but spends most of the time on one management function such as planning or controlling, or is responsible for a specific part of the company’s operations.
What is mid-manager?
200
What is a sign or indication of something that appears to be the problem?
What is a symptom?
300
Evaluating results to determine if the company’s objectives have been accomplished as planned.
What is controlling?
300
Supervisors get work done through individual employees and work teams. They need to be sure that each employee is performing as effectively as possible. Regular formal and informal performance __________ can reveal the employee's strengths and weaknesses.
What is reviews?
300
The third step in the problem solving steps.
What is analyze the solutions?
300
A top-level manager who spends almost all of his or her time on management functions and decisions that affect the entire company.
What is an executive?
300
________ ___________ is an important management skill for supervisors.
What is time management?
400
Analyzing information and making decisions about what needs to be done.
What is planning?
400
Supervisors need to create a pleasant atmosphere in which employees can enjoy their work and do a good job. They should ________ employees to do their best work.
What is encourage?
400
The final step of the decision making process.
What is select the best solution?
400
This level of management spends the most time on planning.
What are executives?
400
Moving into management can be _____?
What is risky?
500
The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources.
What is management?
500
Companies won’t operate long if they are unable to make a profit. An important part of earning a profit is...
What is using resources efficiently?
500
What is a difficult situation requiring a solution.
What is a problem?
500
This level of management spends the most time on controlling.
What are supervisors?
500
Managers must be careful not to make decisions without sufficient ________ about the problem or possible solutions.
What is Information