Chapter 1 Introduction To Management Flashcards

1
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Who wrote the book “The Management Theory jungle”

A

Harold Koontz

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2
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“Industrial and general administration” was written by?

A

Henri Fayol

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3
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“The principles of management” book was written by

A

Peter Drucker

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4
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George R Terry wrote which book?

A

The principles of management

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5
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The definition “management is getting things done through people” was given by whom?

A

American Management Association

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6
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The definition “management is the art of getting things done through people” is given by whom?

A

Mary Parker Follet

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7
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The art of getting things done through and with people in formally organised groups

A

Harold Konntz

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8
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To manage is to forecast and to plan to organised to command to coordinate and to control

A

Henri Fayol

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9
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Management is a multipurpose organ that manages business and manages managers and manages workers and work

A

Peter Drucker

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10
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Management is a distinct process consisting of planning organising actuating and controlling performed to determine and accomplish the objectives by use of people and resources

A

Georg R Terry

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11
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The word management derives its origin from a word _______

A

nomos

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12
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The word management derives its origin from _____ word nomos

A

Greek

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13
Q

What type of organisational structure do most small businesses follow?

A

Functional Structure

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14
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Generally in what order managers performed their managerial functions?
A) organising, planning, controlling, leading
B) organising, leading, planning, controlling
C) planning, organising, leading, controlling
D) planning, organising, controlling, leading

A

C) Planning, organising, leading, controlling

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15
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At what level of an organisation does a corporate manager operate?

A

TOP LEVEL

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16
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Which of the following is not a step in efficient organising?
A) identification of activities
B) delegating the authority C)departmentally organising the activities
D) classifying the authority

A

B) delegating the authority

17
Q

Which of the following leadership styles is rarely effective?
A) strategic leadership
B) autocratic leadership
C) laissez faire leadership
D) transactional leadership

A

B) Autocratic leadership

18
Q

Bureaucratic theory of management was propounded by?

A

Max Weber

19
Q

Scientific management theory was propounded by?

A

Frederick W Taylor

20
Q

Henri Fayol founded ______ Theory

A

Administrative Theory

21
Q

Human Relations theory was propounded by?

A

Elton Mayo

22
Q

System Theory was propounded by

A

Ludwig von Bertalanffy

23
Q

Theory based on different types of workers was propounded by?

A

Douglas McGregor

24
Q

Systems and contingency analysis of Management functions was propounded by

A

Harold Konntz and Cyril o Donnell

25
Q

George R Terry propounded ______

A

The principles of Management