Question 1Tips2 pts_____ is the process of guiding the development, maintenance, and allocation of resources needed to attain organizational goals.Group of answer choicesFunctional coordinationStrategic planningTactical planningMotivationManagement Flag question: Question 2Question 2Tips4 ptsManagement involves:Group of answer choicesorganizingcontrollingleadershipplanningall of the above Flag question: Question 3Question 3Tips4 ptsWhich of the following is NOT one of the four functions of management?Group of answer choicesPlanningControllingOrganizingBudgetingLeadership Flag question: Question 4Question 4Tips4 ptsThe world's largest bank. Deutsche Bank set as its objective to make its name more recognizable in the United States. The success of its decision to sponsor a PGA golf tournament to accomplish this organizational objective will ultimately depend on which management function?Group of answer choicesPlanningControllingOrganizingCommunicatingLeadership Flag question: Question 5Question 5Tips4 ptsManila Water, the provider of the water and sewerage services in the capital of the Philippines has purchased the government owned water and sewerage system for the entire country. It promises to make the nation's water and sewerage system run as efficiently and profitably as the one it operates in Manila. The development, maintenance, and allocation of resources to achieve its goal will require:Group of answer choicesprocessingorganizingleadershipplanningcontrolling Flag question: Question 6Question 6Tips4 pts_____ planning is short-range, detailed planning that is based on long-range planning. It typically has a time frame that is less than one year long.Group of answer choicesTacticalStrategicHands-onProceduralFunctional Flag question: Question 7Question 7Tips4 ptsThe world's largest bank, Deutsche Bank, set as its objective to make its brand name as recognizable in the United States as FedEx and Visa are over the next ten years. The implementation of this long-range plan would require _____ planning.Group of answer choicesfunctionaltacticalproceduralsupervisoryautocratic Flag question: Question 8Question 8Tips4 ptsAfter the World Cup soccer games, Puma, the German sporting goods manufacturer, increased its end-of-year sales target by $641 million. Puma developed _____ plans with a goal that extra sales would come from new product categories the company was introducing, sale of soccer equipment, and consolidation of several subsidiaries.Group of answer choicesfunctionaltacticalproceduralsupervisoryautocratic Flag question: Question 9Question 9Tips4 ptsA _____ is a formal document that states an organization's purpose and reason for existing and describes its basic philosophy.Group of answer choicescorporate manifestomission statementvisioncompany proclamationprinciple of existence Flag question: Question 10Question 10Tips4 ptsThe _____ of the Booth Western Art Museum reads, "The Booth Western Art Museum will educate, entertain, and inspire a diverse audience by creating a place where people feel welcome, find meaning and value, and delight in exploring the uniqueness of Western American art and culture."Group of answer choicescorporate manifestomission statementcontingency goalcompany proclamationprinciple of existence Flag question: Question 11Question 11Tips4 ptsMost firms have three distinguishable levels of management. They are:Group of answer choiceslow, middle, and chieffunctional, middle, and staffsupervisory, middle, and topoperational, supervisory, and topfunctional, operational, and strategic Flag question: Question 12Question 12Tips4 ptsThe lowest level of management, which usually has the most people to manage, is called _____ management.Group of answer choicestopmiddlestrategicsupervisoryfunctional Flag question: Question 13Question 13Tips4 ptsMiddle managers usually:Group of answer choicesact as representatives to other firmsset overall goals and objectivesmanage the employees on the assembly linecarry out plans and policies of top managementact as figureheads for the company Flag question: Question 14Question 14Tips4 ptsA relatively small group of managers at the head of an organization that establishes overall strategy and long-range goals is called _____ management.Group of answer choicesfunctionalsupervisorytopmiddleoperational

_____ involves coordinating and allocating a firm's resources so that the firm can carry out its plans and achieve its goals.Group of answer choicesOrganizingImplementingResource planningControllingOperational planning Flag question: Question 2Question 2Tips5 ptsOne of the primary goals of Burberry, a British retailer, is to expand its market. When the company allocated resources so that it could open two stores in Japan, it was engaged in which management function?Group of answer choicesorganizingimplementingresource planningbenchmarkingoperational planning Flag question: Question 3Question 3Tips5 ptsIn 2005, BridgePort Brewing Company expanded sales of its BridgePort India Pale Ale, and BridgePort Black Strap Stout into Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. These states will join BridgePort's current distribution markets of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. When the brewery allocated resources to increase its production and distribution, it would have relied on which of the following management functions?Group of answer choicesorganizingimplementingresource planningbenchmarkingoperational planning Flag question: Question 4Question 4Tips5 ptsThe management activity of organizing.Group of answer choicesdetermines, groups, and assigns work activitiesplans and monitors strategy implementationdetermines goals, strategies, and tacticsresults in a more productive workforce due to increased levels of compensationcompares expected performances with actual performances Flag question: Question 5Question 5Tips5 pts_____ is the process of dividing the work and assigning tasks to workers.Group of answer choicesDivision of laborGrouping of workersTask divisionFunctional divisionWorker breakdown Flag question: Question 6Question 6Tips5 ptsAn advertising agency that has separate departments for artwork, creative design, print advertising, radio advertising, television advertising, and specialty advertising is using _____ departmentalization.Group of answer choicescustomerfunctionalsizegeographichierarchical Flag question: Question 7Question 7Tips5 ptsKohber is a Swiss-company that makes medical equipment. It recently purchased a company, which manufactures packaging for high-value drugs. Since it will run the packaging company as a separate division, it would seem that Kohber is departmentalized by:Group of answer choicescustomerfunctionsizegeographyproduct Flag question: Question 8Question 8Tips5 ptsThe Cooke family has worked for various General Motors's divisions for over four decades. Bennett Cooke works at the Cadillac division. Rondella Cooke works at the Buick division. Their son Tyrone works at the Corvette plant, and their daughter Niome works at the Saturn plant. The Cooke family could tell you that GM is departmentalized by:Group of answer choicescustomersizegeographyproductprocess Flag question: Question 9Question 9Tips5 ptsGambrinus is a large company that owns and operates the breweries that produce Moosehead Lager, Bridgeport Ale, Pete's Wicked Ale, Corona beer, Trumer Pilsner, and Shiner Bock. Each brewery is run as an independent division and each produces a malt liquor that appeals to a different market. This is an example of departmentalization by:Group of answer choicescustomersizegeographyproductprocess Flag question: Question 10Question 10Tips5 ptsAs part of her marketing project, Lily Unruh is studying how Marriott operates. Since she thought it was simply a hotel chain, she was amazed to learn that its food divisions provide food for school cafeterias, airlines, hotels, and fast-food restaurants. Marriott's food divisions are departmentalized by:Group of answer choicesproductfunctiongeographycustomerprocess Flag question: Question 11Question 11Tips5 ptsOne of the advantages of the matrix structure is:Group of answer choicesthe ability to balance conflicting objectiveshigher performanceflexibilityteamworkall of these Flag question: Question 12Question 12Tips5 ptsOne of the disadvantages of the matrix structure is:Group of answer choicesinflexibilityinability to use teamworkreduce performancelack of cohesivenessall of the above Flag question: Question 13Question 13Tips5 ptsPharmacie & Upjohn, a pharmaceutical company, uses a functional structure (research, development, manufacturing, and marketing) within each of its three largest major product divisions. This company is an example of a:Group of answer choicesfunctional organizationproduct organizationcommittee structurenetworked organizationmatrix structure Flag question: Question 14Question 14Tips5 ptsA structure in which authority and responsibility are held by a group of workers rather than a single manager is called a _____ structure.Group of answer choicesmatrixcommitteefunctionalsubordinatedcluster

Multiple Choice QuestionThe process of determining the organization's objectives and deciding how to accomplish them is the management function known as ______.Multiple choice question.organizingplanningcontrollingdirecting

Multiple Choice QuestionThe structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner describes the management function of ______.Multiple choice question.organizingcontrollingplanningdirecting

Multiple Choice QuestionMotivating employees to work effectively to accomplish organizational objectives, encouraging employees to do their work, and administering appropriate rewards are all tasks associated with the ______ function of management.Multiple choice question.directingcontrollingorganizingplanning

Multiple Choice QuestionManagers are engaged in the ______ function of management when they review plans and determine what activities are necessary to implement them; then, divide the work into small units and assign it to specific individuals, groups, or departments.Multiple choice question.planningcontrollingorganizingdirecting