Which of the following is the latest concept in financial
control?
► Economic
Market Value
► Earning Market
Value
► Financial
Value Added
► Economic Value
Added
Feed forward control
is also called as:
► Preliminary control
► Post action
control
► Output control
► Concurrent
control
A -------------------- is a control system that relies on
human discretion as a basic part of its process.
► Cyber control
system
► Non-cybernetic
control system
► Market control
system
► None of the
given option
--------------------
is a tool for measuring corporate and divisional performance by calculating
after-tax operating profit minus the total annual cost of capital.
► Market value
added
► Economic value
added
► Balanced
Scorecard
► Benchmarking
All of the following
are managerial roles identified in Mintzberg’s
Model EXCEPT:
► Informational
► Interpersonal
► Functional
► Decisional
When managers
motivate employees, direct the activities of others and resolve conflicts, they
are performing which of the following functions of management?
► Controlling
► Organizing
► Leading
► Planning
Who studied work to
eliminate inefficient hand-and-body motions?
► Henri Fayol
► Frank and
Lillian Gilbreth
► Fredrick Taylor
► Henry Towne
Low level management
has a complete authority to make decisions in case of:
► Centralization
► Decentralization
► Scalar Chain
► Order
System approach
recognizes that organizations are not:
► Self-contained
►
Self-controlled
►
Self-discipline
► Self-motivated
Mega environment is
also called:
► Open
environment
► Close
environment
► Flexible environment
► General
environment
Sony Corporation’s
focus on product innovation is an example of which of the following dimensions
of organizational culture?
► Attention to
detail
► People
orientation
► Outcome
orientation
► Aggressiveness
Which of the
following deals with the need of a business to meet only basic economic and
legal standards?
► Social
responsibility
► Social obligation
► Moral
obligation
► Social
responsiveness
NAFTA was established
by the Mexican, Canadian and U.S government on:
► August 12,
1990
► August 12,
1993
► August 12, 1994
► August 12,
1992
A society where there
is relatively little job mobility and widely practiced lifetime employment
would be an example of which of the following dimensions of national culture?
► Power distance
► Uncertainty
avoidance
► Short- versus
long-term orientation
► Individualism
versus collectivism
A situation in which
manager can make an accurate decision is called:
► Certainty
► Uncertainty
► Risk
► Factual
"No smoking
allowed" is an example of which of the following?
► Rule
► Procedure
► Policy
► Plan
"Whenever
possible, we promote from within" is an example of which of the following?
► Rule
► Procedure
► Policy
► Plan
Aisha uses a
decision-making style characterized by low tolerance for ambiguity and a
rational way of thinking. What style does Aisha use?
► Analytic
► Conceptual
► Directive
► Behavioral
A problem with
groupthink is that no one is actually in charge of making the final decision or
outcome, which results in:
► Ambiguous
responsibility
► Role
incoherence
► Role ambiguity
► Ambiguous
delegation
Which of the
following is NOT one of the three techniques for assessing the environment?
► Project management
► Benchmarking
► Forecasting
► Environmental
scanning
Operational plans are
normally associated with which of the following organizational level?
► Global level
► Corporate
level
► Business level
► Functional level
Which stage of
strategic management focuses on; “how the strategy is achieved”?
► Implementation stage
► Evaluation stage
► Realization
stage
► Formulation
stage
Which of the
following is a system in which specific performance objectives are jointly
determined by subordinates and their superiors and progress towards objectives is periodically reviewed?
► Management by
objective
► Management by
resources
► Management by
authority
► Management by
system
At the first step of
goal setting a manager should:
► Evaluate available
resources
► Review
organization’s mission
► Write down
goals
► Estimate
expected benefits
In Pakistan China
imported goods are available on very inexpensive price. These companies are
practicing which of the following strategies?
► Focus Strategy
►
Differentiation strategy
► Cost leadership
strategy
► Emergent
strategy
Which of the
following is the collection of managerial decisions and actions that determine
the long-run performance of an organization?
► Strategic
management
► Goal-oriented
management
► Planning
► Leadership
Which of the
following is a document that summarizes the business strategy and structure?
► Business plan
► Letter of
credit
► Article of
association
► Memorandum
Ali has just been
promoted to line manager for the assembling plant. Since Ali is now a manager,
which of the following automatically also goes with the title of manager?
► Span of
control
► Authority
► Acceptance by
the employees
► Respect
Explicit job
descriptions and clearly defined procedures are part of which of the following
organizational design process?
► Formalized
► Process
► Centralized
► Functional
Which of the following
is best described as, it is any business that is independently owned and
operated and is not dominate in its market?
► Corporation
►
Entrepreneurship
► Small business
► Strategic
alliance
While making a
business plan an entrepreneur cannot conduct market research until he:
► Develops legal
plan
► Develops
insurance plan
► Writes cover
letter
► Chooses product or
service
Which of the
following is present in a Learning organization?
► Well-defined
structure
► No leaders
► Unlimited
autonomy
► A strong sense
of community
Which of the
following is the crucial element of team structure?
► Employee
empowerment
► Faster
decision-making
► Inexpensive to
maintain
► Clear chain of
command
Which of the
following is a characteristic of an organic organization?
► Centralization
► High
specialization
► High
formalization
► Free flow of
information
What was the focus of
leadership studies in 1920s and 1930s?
► Charisma
► Tasks
► Traits
► Behaviors
Reinforcement
theorists believe that behavior results from which of the following?
► External
consequences
► Internal
personality traits
► Setting high
goals
► Intrinsic
satisfiers
A leader who involves
employees in decision making, delegates
authority and allows employees to have direct input into the
final
decision is using which of the following leadership style?
► Democratic-participative
► Laissez-faire
► Autocratic
►
Democratic-consultative
Women tend to use
which of the following leadership style?
► Autocratic
► Laissez-faire
► Dictatorial
► Democratic
Asif's work team does
its own hiring and scheduling and is even
responsible for evaluating each other's performance. Asif is
part of
which of the following team?
►
Problem-solving
► Cross-functional
► Self-managed
► Virtual
The supplies or raw
materials needed to create a product are called:
► Outputs
► Investments
► Processes
► Inputs
Behavioral viewpoint
emphasizes the need of understanding the various factors affecting the_______
in an organization.
► Social behavior
► Moral behavior
► Ethical
behavior
► Human behavior
ABC Corp. has turned each of its divisions
into profit centers and evaluates each division by the percentage of total
corporate profits that it generates. It uses which of the following control?
► Accounting
► Bureaucratic
► Market
► Sector
Which of the
following factor is more important for men than women?
► Opportunity to learn
► Flexibility
► Autonomy
► Convenience
The Walt Disney Company’s movies, theme parks
and television programs all benefit one another. Children who enjoy a Disney
movie like LION KING want to go to Disney world and see lion king show. They
benefit greatly from:
► Negative Entropy
► Synergy
► Transformation
► Entropy
According to Adam
Smith, the division of labor results in:
► Increased
worker's motivation
► Decreased
worker's specialization
► Increased worker's
productivity
► Decreased
worker's motivation
R.H Restaurant aims
to provide superior quality products to its customers and wants to be dominant
in the food industry. This is an example of:
► Strategic
goals
► Tactical goals
► Operational
goals
► Functional
goals
Mr. A wants to earn a master's degree within
two years from a native university. Which of the following SMART objective Mr.
A has missed while setting this goal?
► Time-bound
► Acceptable
► Measurable
► Specific
Which of the
following is also known as strategy analysis?
► SWOT analysis
► External
analysis
► Internal
analysis
► Situation
analysis
Which of the
following involves selling or dissolving an entire organization?
► Divesture
► Liquidation
► Bankruptcy
► Harvest
Grouping of job
activities is also known as:
► Job design
► Job
specification
►
Departmentalization
► Distributing
authority
Some students are
planning to form a group. They have
decided to serve their community by creating the awareness among the people
about the adverse effects of pollution. This group will be named as:
► Command group
► Functional
group
► Task group
► Interest group
Which of the
following is an example of a group that is formed by the employees themselves
to serve the members’ social needs?
► Cross
functional group
► Command group
► Formal group
► Informal group
Which of the
following characteristics of a group is helpful in determining the synergy
level in a group?
► Group norms
► Group
cohesiveness
► Group
development
► All of the given
options
Which of the
following can be used as a medium of communication in the organizations?
► Manuals
► Meetings
► Face to face
discussions
► All of the given
options
Honda has decided to
shift towards the higher efficiency rather than sales growth. For achieving
such goal, some authorities were delegated to middle managers, which were
previously held by top management. Honda has applied which of the following
concept?
► Highly
centralized
►
Departmentalization
► Decentralization
► Centralization
Which of the
following organizational structure has fewer hierarchical levels?
► Matrix
Structure
► Divisional
Structure
► Flat Structure
► Tall Structure
The way you use your
hands relates to which of the following?
► Emotional quotient
► Intelligence
quotient
► Technical
quotient
► Emotional
intelligence
According to Maslow’s
hierarchy of need which of the following is an external esteem need?
► Recognition
► Achievement
► Autonomy
► Self-respect
Mr. Ali, Production manager of Alpha Company
has been assigned a task of completing an assignment in a specific time. Mr.
Ali is assessing his efforts that will lead to the required level of
performance. Mr. Ali is concentrating on which issue according to expectancy
theory?
► Effort- performance
relationship
► Performance-
outcome relationship
► Performance-
valence relationship
► All of the
given options
Mr. Haris and Mr.
Fahad are working equally but Mr. Haris is paid more than Mr. Fahad. Mr. Haris
is being------------- and Mr. Fahad is being-----------------.
► Over rewarded,
under rewarded
► Under
rewarded, over rewarded
► Rewarded,
unrewarded
► Over rewarded,
unrewarded
Ms. Teena works hard as she is looking for a
good career growth. She desires to accept challenging tasks and excellence in
her work. She meets which of the following needs of Acquired-Needs Theory?
► Need for power
► Need for
achievement
► Need for
success
► Need for
affiliation
50 applicants had
been interviewed for the post of financial analyst. Among these 50 people, 5
people had been short listed because they were holding diplomas of
specialization along with the degrees required. They influenced the interviewer
with which of the following powers?
► Expert Power
► Coercive Power
► Legitimate
Power
► Reward Power
Leaders are those
who------------:
► Do things
right
► Do the right
things
► Both of the given
options
► None of the
given options
According to Ohio
State Studies, a leader will be more effective who
is exhibiting;
► Low in
initiating structure and low consideration
► High in initiating
structure and high consideration
► Low in
initiating structure and high consideration
► High in
initiating structure and low consideration
1)
What do you mean by learning organization? (3 marks)
2)
Describe the relationship between group cohesiveness
and productivity (5 marks)
3) Suppose you are a manager in 'Unilever Pakistan' and you have been assigned the task of
conducting SWOT analysis of 'Unilever Pakistan'.
What could be your findings after completing this task? (10 marks)
4) Describe any five technological methods of managerial
communication. (10 marks)
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