Management Practice MCQ Page 28

Multiple Choice questions for Management in the sets of 10 each on one page with questions and answers. All sets are useful in the preparation of subject tests for employment or admission.
Question: 4148   The area having to do with identifying personal characteristics and situational factors leading to managerial success is that of:
  1. communication
  2. motivation
  3. leadership
  4. development
Question: 4149   The situational variable organizations,the systems approach to management has resulted in particular interest being given to:
  1. economic
  2. political
  3. socio-culture
  4. technological
Question: 4150   As applied in business organizations,the systems approach to management has resulted in particular being given to:
  1. behavioural factors
  2. formal authority
  3. information and decision process
  4. none of the above
Question: 4151   The first step in a situational analysis of managrial problems is :
  1. decipher the situation to known which factors are significant
  2. know the trade off associate with each concept
  3. match appropriate concepts and techniques with the situation
  4. be knowledge of the various management concepts and techniques
Question: 4152   With regard to situational management,managers should:
  1. adopt the practice and style of someone else who is effect
  2. develop their own natural style
  3. disregard their own personality in their choice of a style
  4. recognise that what works well in one situation should works equally well in another situation
Question: 4153   The principle that a subordinate should receive order and be responsible to only one boss is known as:
  1. unity of command
  2. unity of direction
  3. unity of control
Question: 4154   When management pays attention to more important areas and when day-to -day routine problems are looked after by lower-level of management ,this is known as:
  1. Management By Objectives(MBO)
  2. Management of Exception (MBE)
  3. Unity of Command
  4. Critical Path Method (CPM)
Question: 4155   Division of labour :
  1. reduces efficiency
  2. affects the authority-responsibility relationship
  3. increases efficiency
  4. causes every employee to have only one boss
Question: 4156   Fayol stated that:
  1. discipline is over emphasized as a need for the manager
  2. the individual 's interest and desire should control the goals of the organization
  3. staff is not especially important when a strong manager is available
  4. the degree of centralization varies
Question: 4157   Hierarchy:
  1. is sometimes called a chain of command
  2. should always be followed in communications
  3. is never responsible for red tape
  4. means fairness combined with equity
Question: 4158   Current management theory is a combination of:
  1. process and behaviour school
  2. quantitative and systems school
  3. process and systems school
  4. process,quantitative and behavioural school
Question: 4159   Modern management theory does not include:
  1. a reduction in the application of systems theory
  2. modern organization structure
  3. increased research on human behaviour
  4. greater attention to the management of change