Management Today

Question 1

step 1

Answer 1

Identify problem, need, want, or goal

Question 2

step 2

Answer 2

-Clarify values

Question 3

step 3

Answer 3

identify resources

Question 4

step 4

Answer 4

decide, plan, and implement

Question 5

step 5

Answer 5

accomplish goals and evaluate

Question 6

management process

Answer 6

involves thinking, action and results

Question 7

management

Answer 7

• process of using resources to achieve goals

- process of using what one has to get what one wants

Question 8

problems

Answer 8

• questions, dilemmas, or situations that require solving

Question 9

needs

Answer 9

• what we need to survive or sustain live (food and shelter)

Question 10

want

Answer 10

• thinks that we desire, but are not necessary for survival

Question 11

goals (2)

Answer 11

• the end results that require action for their fulfillment

- connect individuals to situations, providing a sense of meaning and control over events and environments

Question 12

values

Answer 12

• principles that guide behaviour (honestly or loyalty)

Question 13

clarification

Answer 13

• to make clear, easier to understand, or elaborate

Question 14

resources

• definiton
• examples

Answer 14

• whatever is available to be used

- eg. information, time, skills, energy, money

Question 15

standards (2)

Answer 15

• quantitative/qualitative criteria that reconcile resources with demands
• dynamic and flexible; can change over time

Question 16

decision making

Answer 16

• choosing between 2+ alternatives

Question 17

planning (2)

Answer 17

• making a series of decisions that lead to action

- give focus and direction to the pursuit of wants, needs and goals

Question 18

implementing

Answer 18

• putting plans into actions

Question 19

feedback

Answer 19

• information that returns to the system and enables the individual’s overall management knowledge and ability to grow

Question 20

management tools

Answer 20

• measuring devices, techniques, or instruments that are used to arrive at decision and plans of action

Question 21

management style

Answer 21

• characteristic way of making decisions

Question 22

lifestyle

Answer 22

• characteristic way, or pattern, in which an individual conducts her or his life
• needs, wants, tastes, styles, and preferences

Question 23

life management

Answer 23

• encompasses all the decisions a person or family will make and the way values, goals and resource use affect decision making

Question 24

in what year was “common-law” added to the definition of the census family

Answer 24

1981

Question 25

in what year was “same sex common-law” added to the definition of the census family

Answer 25

2001

Question 26

in what year was “same sex marries couple” added to the definition of the census family

Answer 26

2006

Question 27

in what year was “couple with children classified as intact or step family (blended)” added to the definition of the census family

Answer 27

2011

Question 28

in what year was “foster children” added to the definition of the census family

Answer 28

2011

Question 29

in what year was “transgender and non-binary respondents” added to the definition of the census family

Answer 29

2021

Question 30

list the family types from most common to least common in Canada (7)

Answer 30

• one person
• couple with children
• couple without children
• lone-parent
• non-family of 2 or more
• other
• multiple family

Question 31

what are the 4 major changes that occurred in Canadian families from 1961 - 2011 (4)

Answer 31

1. married couple families declines
2. lone-parent families increased
3. smaller size of households/families
4. person not in Census families increased (those who live alone, live with relatives or non-relatives)

Question 32

how did the category “single earner family; mother earner and stay at home father” change from 1976 - 2011

Answer 32

• it increased

Question 33

how did the category “single earner family; father earner and stay at home mother” change from 1976 - 2011

Answer 33

• it decreased

Question 34

how did the category “dual earner families” change from 1976 - 2011

Answer 34

• it increased

Question 35

how has the average number of people per household changed over time?

Answer 35

• it has decreased

Question 36

how has the percentage of families living in detached homes changed over time?

Answer 36

• it initially decreased and then increased once again

Question 37

how has the percentage of families living in apartments changed over time?

Answer 37

• it has decreased

Question 38

married couple and the children, if any, of either and/or both spouses; a
couple living common law and the children, if any, of either and/or both partners; or a lone parent of
any marital status with at least one child living in the same dwelling and that child or those children. All
members of a particular census family live in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same
sex. Children may be children by birth, marriage, common-law union or adoption regardless of their age
or marital status as long as they live in the dwelling and do not have their own married spouse,
common-law partner or child living in the dwelling. Grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but
with no parents present also constitute a census family.

Answer 38

• census family definiton

Question 39

Any combination of two or more persons who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent,
birth and/or adoption or placement and who, together, assume responsibilities for variant combinations
of some of the following:
 Physical maintenance and care of group members
 Addition of new members through procreation or adoption
 Socialization of children
 Social control of members
 Production, consumption, distribution of goods and services
 Affective nurturance – love

Answer 39

• vanier institute of the family definition

Question 40

definition is used when a disaster has occurred and
financial aid is to be given to survivors. Immediate family (mother, father, spouse, and dependent
children, grandchildren (includes step relations) are included. It can also include a fiancé, housemates or
others who are being supported financially. Proof of the financial dependency is shown by having joint
accounts or investments, homeownership, rental lease that both signed.

Answer 40

American Red Cross disaster services definition

Question 41

Usually they are related by blood, marriage or adoption. They

1. Form an economic unit and care for any young,
2. Consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group, and
3. Commit to maintaining that group over time.

Answer 41

• Lamanna & Riedman, 2009 definition