Question 1

A plant manager is told that she has 8,000 labor hours to allocate in a week. This is an example of a(n) ____ budget.

Accepted Answer

A)  operations 
B)  financial 
C)  nonmonetary 
D)  output 
E)  expense 
A)  operations 
B)  financial 
C)  nonmonetary 
D)  output 
E)  expense

Question 2

Organizational control is

Accepted Answer

A)  the regulation of management activities to increase leadership. 
B)  the regulation of organizational activities to facilitate goal attainment. 
C)  the system that monitors and manages via a self-regulating mechanism. 
D)  a mechanism for maintaining the status quo. 
E)  a device for determining where the organization should be at some future time. 
A)  the regulation of management activities to increase leadership. 
B)  the regulation of organizational activities to facilitate goal attainment. 
C)  the system that monitors and manages via a self-regulating mechanism. 
D)  a mechanism for maintaining the status quo. 
E)  a device for determining where the organization should be at some future time.

Question 3

Reporters who verify stories with additional sources are using screening control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Sources of cash include sales revenue, short- and long-term loans, the sale of assets, and the issuance of new stock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify a goal you have (such as starting a career). Describe five specific actions you can take that will control your behavior and help you work toward achieving that goal. How will you measure your progress?

Accepted Answer

One goal I have is to start a successful

Question 6

One purpose of control is to simplify organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

____ ratios indicate the effectiveness of specific functional areas rather than that of the total organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Coverage 
B)  Debt 
C)  Operating 
D)  Return 
E)  Activity 
A)  Coverage 
B)  Debt 
C)  Operating 
D)  Return 
E)  Activity

Question 8

If objective data are available, they will provide more useful information than will mere subjective impressions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Budgets

Accepted Answer

A)  help managers coordinate resources. 
B)  help define standards for control. 
C)  provide guidelines about resources. 
D)  enable the evaluation of the performance of managers. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  help managers coordinate resources. 
B)  help define standards for control. 
C)  provide guidelines about resources. 
D)  enable the evaluation of the performance of managers. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 10

Once a year Boy Scout troops submit financial reports describing income and expenditures. This is an example of ____ control.

Accepted Answer

A)  preliminary 
B)  screening 
C)  postaction 
D)  cybernetic 
E)  feedback 
A)  preliminary 
B)  screening 
C)  postaction 
D)  cybernetic 
E)  feedback

Question 11

An effective way to promote employee participation in the control process is to use screening controls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the steps in the control process.

Accepted Answer

The control process involves several ste

Question 13

Which of the following is a type of financial budget that deals with forecasting the organization's assets and liabilities in the event all other budgets are met?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cash-flow 
B)  Liquidity 
C)  Capital expenditure 
D)  Balance sheet 
E)  Pro forma 
A)  Cash-flow 
B)  Liquidity 
C)  Capital expenditure 
D)  Balance sheet 
E)  Pro forma

Question 14

Quality control is one type of ____ control.

Accepted Answer

A)  strategic 
B)  structural 
C)  operations 
D)  financial 
E)  tactical 
A)  strategic 
B)  structural 
C)  operations 
D)  financial 
E)  tactical

Question 15

Nordstrom, the department store chain, is also moving toward ____________________ control as it works to centralize all of its purchasing in an effort to lower costs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Nordstrom, the department store chain, is also...

Question 16

After comparing performance against control standards managers should never change the standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a major form of operations control discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preliminary 
B)  Screening 
C)  Postaction 
D)  Functional 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Preliminary 
B)  Screening 
C)  Postaction 
D)  Functional 
E)  None of these choices

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the bureaucratic approach to organizational control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rewards focused on individual performance 
B)  Tall organizational structure 
C)  Limited employee participation 
D)  Reliance on rules and a rigid hierarchy 
E)  Reliance on group norms 
A)  Rewards focused on individual performance 
B)  Tall organizational structure 
C)  Limited employee participation 
D)  Reliance on rules and a rigid hierarchy 
E)  Reliance on group norms

Question 19

The percentage of graduates who find a job within six months of graduation is a ____ control for colleges and universities.

Accepted Answer

A)  preliminary 
B)  screening 
C)  postaction 
D)  cybernetic 
E)  feedback 
A)  preliminary 
B)  screening 
C)  postaction 
D)  cybernetic 
E)  feedback

Question 20

The term objective as it relates to controls means that the controls

Accepted Answer

A)  can be used to identify hidden costs. 
B)  are quantifiable. 
C)  are realistic. 
D)  are focused on the right measures. 
E)  provide information when needed. 
A)  can be used to identify hidden costs. 
B)  are quantifiable. 
C)  are realistic. 
D)  are focused on the right measures. 
E)  provide information when needed.

A plant manager is told that she has 8,000 labor hours to allocate in a week. This is an example of a(n) ____ budget.

Organizational control is

Reporters who verify stories with additional sources are using screening control.

Sources of cash include sales revenue, short- and long-term loans, the sale of assets, and the issuance of new stock.

Identify a goal you have (such as starting a career). Describe five specific actions you can take that will control your behavior and help you work toward achieving that goal. How will you measure your progress?

One purpose of control is to simplify organizations.

____ ratios indicate the effectiveness of specific functional areas rather than that of the total organization.

If objective data are available, they will provide more useful information than will mere subjective impressions.

Budgets

Once a year Boy Scout troops submit financial reports describing income and expenditures. This is an example of ____ control.

An effective way to promote employee participation in the control process is to use screening controls.

Describe the steps in the control process.

Which of the following is a type of financial budget that deals with forecasting the organization's assets and liabilities in the event all other budgets are met?

Quality control is one type of ____ control.

Nordstrom, the department store chain, is also moving toward ____________________ control as it works to centralize all of its purchasing in an effort to lower costs.

After comparing performance against control standards managers should never change the standard.

Which of the following is NOT a major form of operations control discussed in the text?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the bureaucratic approach to organizational control?

The percentage of graduates who find a job within six months of graduation is a ____ control for colleges and universities.

The term objective as it relates to controls means that the controls

Managing and the Managers Job

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunitieschallenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Basic Elements of Organizing

Managing Organization Design

Managing Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Process

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Managing Operations, Quality and Productivity

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Exam 19: Basic Elements of Control

A plant manager is told that she has 8,000 labor hours to allocate in a week. This is an example of a(n) ____ budget.

Organizational control is

Reporters who verify stories with additional sources are using screening control.

Sources of cash include sales revenue, short- and long-term loans, the sale of assets, and the issuance of new stock.

Identify a goal you have (such as starting a career). Describe five specific actions you can take that will control your behavior and help you work toward achieving that goal. How will you measure your progress?

One purpose of control is to simplify organizations.

____ ratios indicate the effectiveness of specific functional areas rather than that of the total organization.

If objective data are available, they will provide more useful information than will mere subjective impressions.

Budgets

Once a year Boy Scout troops submit financial reports describing income and expenditures. This is an example of ____ control.

An effective way to promote employee participation in the control process is to use screening controls.

Describe the steps in the control process.

Which of the following is a type of financial budget that deals with forecasting the organization's assets and liabilities in the event all other budgets are met?

Quality control is one type of ____ control.

Nordstrom, the department store chain, is also moving toward ____________________ control as it works to centralize all of its purchasing in an effort to lower costs.

After comparing performance against control standards managers should never change the standard.

Which of the following is NOT a major form of operations control discussed in the text?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the bureaucratic approach to organizational control?

The percentage of graduates who find a job within six months of graduation is a ____ control for colleges and universities.

The term objective as it relates to controls means that the controls

Managing and the Managers Job

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunitieschallenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Basic Elements of Organizing

Managing Organization Design

Managing Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Process

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Managing Operations, Quality and Productivity

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