Question 1

Giving stringent product specifications to suppliers in advance is an example of feedforward control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Management by objectives (MBO)is one way that managers can use goals or objectives to evaluate the performance of subordinates.Discuss the steps involved in using this technique in terms of a specific example of your choosing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Management by objectives (MBO)is one way that...

Question 3

Formal target-setting, monitoring, evaluation, and feedback systems that provide managers with information about how well the organization's strategy and structure are working is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent control 
B) control system 
C) feedback control 
D) feedforward control 
E) behaviour control

Question 4

When an organization sets up a system to measure the changes taking place in customer tastes so they can increase or decrease the production of specific products, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) bureaucratic control 
B) feedforward control 
C) functional control 
D) concurrent control 
E) feedback control

Exam 11: Managing Control and Operations

Giving stringent product specifications to suppliers in advance is an example of feedforward control.

Management by objectives (MBO)is one way that managers can use goals or objectives to evaluate the performance of subordinates.Discuss the steps involved in using this technique in terms of a specific example of your choosing.

Formal target-setting, monitoring, evaluation, and feedback systems that provide managers with information about how well the organization's strategy and structure are working is known as:

When an organization sets up a system to measure the changes taking place in customer tastes so they can increase or decrease the production of specific products, this is an example of: