Question 1

____ control is characterized by ____ rules and a(n)____ structural arrangement.

Accepted Answer

A) Decentralized; formal; organic 
B) Decentralized; informal; organic 
C) Bureaucratic; informal; mechanistic 
D) Bureaucratic; formal; organic 
E) None of these. 
A) Decentralized; formal; organic 
B) Decentralized; informal; organic 
C) Bureaucratic; informal; mechanistic 
D) Bureaucratic; formal; organic 
E) None of these.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about financial audits is true?

Accepted Answer

A) They are independent appraisals. 
B) They may be internal or external to the organization. 
C) They may be used to monitor accounting,financial,and operation systems within an organization. 
D) They may be conducted on a continual or an intermittent basis. 
E) All of these. 
A) They are independent appraisals. 
B) They may be internal or external to the organization. 
C) They may be used to monitor accounting,financial,and operation systems within an organization. 
D) They may be conducted on a continual or an intermittent basis. 
E) All of these.

Question 3

Politicians transform information from many sources into decisions about policies for the area they govern.When politicians follow poll results during legislative debate,the politicians are using ____ control.

Accepted Answer

A) preliminary 
B) postaction 
C) screening 
D) financial 
E) structural 
A) preliminary 
B) postaction 
C) screening 
D) financial 
E) structural

Question 4

Postaction controls are applied to what part of a system?

Accepted Answer

A) Resources 
B) Transformation processes 
C) Subsystems 
D) Controller 
E) Outputs 
A) Resources 
B) Transformation processes 
C) Subsystems 
D) Controller 
E) Outputs

Question 5

Businesses that use H-form or M-form organizational design may have several ____ who are responsible for helping line managers with their control functions,for coordinating the organization's overall control system,and for gathering and assimilating relevant information.

Accepted Answer

A) ombudsmen 
B) facilitators 
C) change agents 
D) controllers 
E) control champions 
A) ombudsmen 
B) facilitators 
C) change agents 
D) controllers 
E) control champions

Question 6

Everyone working or volunteering for Girl Scouts has a background check before they can work with girls or handle money.This is part of a

Accepted Answer

A) screening control. 
B) preliminary control. 
C) postaction control. 
D) human resources control. 
E) financial resources control. 
A) screening control. 
B) preliminary control. 
C) postaction control. 
D) human resources control. 
E) financial resources control.

Question 7

Toyota is designing a new car.At the same time they are planning the recycling abilities of the parts.Toyota is effectively integrating planning and control processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ensuring receivables are collected in a timely manner is part of ____________________ control.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ensuring receivables are collected in a timely...

Question 9

Campus interviews of college students applying for jobs are a form of preliminary control for the hiring organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When control gets bogged down in the details and loses sight of the big picture it has ___________________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When control gets bogged down in the...

Question 12

Although many organizations have moved away from this practice,traditionally organization budgets were developed by

Accepted Answer

A) the controller acting alone. 
B) the controller and top managers. 
C) all managers. 
D) all employees. 
E) None of these. 
A) the controller acting alone. 
B) the controller and top managers. 
C) all managers. 
D) all employees. 
E) None of these.

Question 13

Which of the following is a characteristic of screening controls?

Accepted Answer

A) Take place during the transformation process 
B) Involve interviewing potential employees 
C) Are the same as preliminary controls 
D) Determine organizational flexibility 
E) Determine accuracy of organizational standards 
A) Take place during the transformation process 
B) Involve interviewing potential employees 
C) Are the same as preliminary controls 
D) Determine organizational flexibility 
E) Determine accuracy of organizational standards

Question 14

Describe the characteristics of effective control systems.For each characteristic,give several examples of the types of problems organizations might experience if their control system lacks that characteristic.

Accepted Answer

Effective control systems have several k

Question 15

Which type of financial statement summarizes the organization's revenues and expenses over the previous year?

Accepted Answer

A) Balance sheet 
B) Liquidity statement 
C) Cash flow statement 
D) Income statement 
E) Debt statement 
A) Balance sheet 
B) Liquidity statement 
C) Cash flow statement 
D) Income statement 
E) Debt statement

Question 16

The nonmonetary budget that focuses on the number of human hours available during the coming time period is the ____________________ budget.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nonmonetary budget that focuses on the...

Question 17

Bernard Madoff and his CFO were convicted of fraud.Could internal audits have prevented the downfall of Bernard L.Madoff Investment Securities LLC? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Internal audits could have potentially p

Question 18

When classifying controls on the basis of the resources involved,we find that one class of resources is related to the control of all other resource classes as well.Which resource class overlaps all other classes?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical resources 
B) Human resources 
C) Financial resources 
D) Information resources 
E) None of these. 
A) Physical resources 
B) Human resources 
C) Financial resources 
D) Information resources 
E) None of these.

Question 19

Decentralized control is based on organic structural arrangements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a weakness associated with budgeting?

Accepted Answer

A) Some manager apply budgets too rigidly. 
B) Developing budgets can be very time consuming. 
C) Budgets link planning and controlling. 
D) Budgets may limit innovation and change. 
E) Budgets may make it impossible to procure funds to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity. 
A) Some manager apply budgets too rigidly. 
B) Developing budgets can be very time consuming. 
C) Budgets link planning and controlling. 
D) Budgets may limit innovation and change. 
E) Budgets may make it impossible to procure funds to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity.

control is characterized by rules and a(n) structural arrangement.

Which of the following statements about financial audits is true?

Politicians transform information from many sources into decisions about policies for the area they govern.When politicians follow poll results during legislative debate,the politicians are using ____ control.

Postaction controls are applied to what part of a system?

Businesses that use H-form or M-form organizational design may have several ____ who are responsible for helping line managers with their control functions,for coordinating the organization's overall control system,and for gathering and assimilating relevant information.

Everyone working or volunteering for Girl Scouts has a background check before they can work with girls or handle money.This is part of a

Toyota is designing a new car.At the same time they are planning the recycling abilities of the parts.Toyota is effectively integrating planning and control processes.

Ensuring receivables are collected in a timely manner is part of ____________________ control.

Campus interviews of college students applying for jobs are a form of preliminary control for the hiring organization.

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

When control gets bogged down in the details and loses sight of the big picture it has ___________________________________.

Although many organizations have moved away from this practice,traditionally organization budgets were developed by

Which of the following is a characteristic of screening controls?

Describe the characteristics of effective control systems.For each characteristic,give several examples of the types of problems organizations might experience if their control system lacks that characteristic.

Which type of financial statement summarizes the organization's revenues and expenses over the previous year?

The nonmonetary budget that focuses on the number of human hours available during the coming time period is the ____________________ budget.

Bernard Madoff and his CFO were convicted of fraud.Could internal audits have prevented the downfall of Bernard L.Madoff Investment Securities LLC? Why or why not?

When classifying controls on the basis of the resources involved,we find that one class of resources is related to the control of all other resource classes as well.Which resource class overlaps all other classes?

Decentralized control is based on organic structural arrangements.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a weakness associated with budgeting?

Understanding the Managers Job

The Environment of Organizations and Managers

Planning and Strategic Management

Managing Decision Making

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management

Organization Structure and Design

Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources in Organizations

Basic Elements of Individual Behavior in Organizations

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Leadership and Influence Processes

Communication in Organizations

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Managing Operations, quality, and Productivity

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Exam 14: Basic Elements of Control

____ control is characterized by ____ rules and a(n)____ structural arrangement.

Which of the following statements about financial audits is true?

Politicians transform information from many sources into decisions about policies for the area they govern.When politicians follow poll results during legislative debate,the politicians are using ____ control.

Postaction controls are applied to what part of a system?

Businesses that use H-form or M-form organizational design may have several ____ who are responsible for helping line managers with their control functions,for coordinating the organization's overall control system,and for gathering and assimilating relevant information.

Everyone working or volunteering for Girl Scouts has a background check before they can work with girls or handle money.This is part of a

Toyota is designing a new car.At the same time they are planning the recycling abilities of the parts.Toyota is effectively integrating planning and control processes.

Ensuring receivables are collected in a timely manner is part of ____________________ control.

Campus interviews of college students applying for jobs are a form of preliminary control for the hiring organization.

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

When control gets bogged down in the details and loses sight of the big picture it has ___________________________________.

Although many organizations have moved away from this practice,traditionally organization budgets were developed by

Which of the following is a characteristic of screening controls?

Describe the characteristics of effective control systems.For each characteristic,give several examples of the types of problems organizations might experience if their control system lacks that characteristic.

Which type of financial statement summarizes the organization's revenues and expenses over the previous year?

The nonmonetary budget that focuses on the number of human hours available during the coming time period is the ____________________ budget.

Bernard Madoff and his CFO were convicted of fraud.Could internal audits have prevented the downfall of Bernard L.Madoff Investment Securities LLC? Why or why not?

When classifying controls on the basis of the resources involved,we find that one class of resources is related to the control of all other resource classes as well.Which resource class overlaps all other classes?

Decentralized control is based on organic structural arrangements.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a weakness associated with budgeting?

Understanding the Managers Job

The Environment of Organizations and Managers

Planning and Strategic Management

Managing Decision Making

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management

Organization Structure and Design

Organization Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources in Organizations

Basic Elements of Individual Behavior in Organizations

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Leadership and Influence Processes

Communication in Organizations

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Managing Operations, quality, and Productivity

Filters

control is characterized by rules and a(n) structural arrangement.