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MGT503 Principles of Management ONLINE QUIZ

Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 12:31:26 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which famous management thinker developed "Theory Y"? 

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 Douglas McGregor

 Abraham Maslow

 Frederick Herzberg 

 Chester Barnard

Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 12:32:03 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which of the following is a one-time plan specifically designed to meet the needs of a unique situation. 

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 Multipurpose plan

 Strategic plan

 Operational plan

 Single-use plan

Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 12:33:32 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which of the following scientist is most closely associated with the Hawthorne studies? 

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 Adams

 Mayo 

 Lawler

 Barnard

 Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 12:35:01 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which of the following is a basic definition of ethics? 

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 Moral guidelines for behavior

 Rules for acknowledging the spirit of the law

 Principles that define right and wrong conduct

 Principles for legal and moral development

 Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 12:36:24 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

The organization which has no interaction with its external environment is called: 

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 Open system 

 Closed system 

 Non-interactive system 

 Moderated system

 Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 12:37:56 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

The classical view of social responsibility holds that management’s only social responsibility is to: 

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 Maximize organizational profits for stockholders

 Maximize adherence to the laws for stockholders

 Maximize organizational profits for stakeholders

 Minimize adherence to the laws for stockholders

Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 12:39:26 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which famous management thinker was related with the development of "Theory X"? 

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 Douglas McGregor

 Abraham Maslow

 Frederick Herzberg 

 Chester Barnard

Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 12:40:15 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Transformation process within a system transfers: 

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 Raw materials into inputs

 Inputs into raw materials

 Output into finished goods

 Inputs into finished goods

Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 12:41:37 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which of the following early advocates of organizational behavior was the first to argue that organizations were open

systems? 

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 Robert Owens

 Hugo Munsterberg

 Mary Parker Follett

 Chester Barnard

Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 12:43:08 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which of the given factor emphasizes the constraint of rational decision making? 

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 Risk involvement

 Limited resources

 Vague solutions

 Novel options

 Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 12:44:32 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

A guest at a hotel complains that the room hasn’t been thoroughly vacuumed. This is an event that occurs occasionally and  can be handled with a standardized, routine response. This would be a: 

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 A programmed decision

 Ill-structured decisions

 Novel decisions

 Non-programmed decisions

 Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 12:45:26 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which of the following types of plans is highly interdependent and must take into account the resources and capabilities

of the entire organization and its external environments? 

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 Operational plans

 Strategic plans

 Tactical plans

 Budgetary plans

Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 12:46:24 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

The management process includes all of the following management functions EXCEPT: 

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 Planning 

 Innovating 

 Leading

 Organizing

 Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 12:46:49 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Strategic plans cover a broader view of the organization and include the formulation of goals, whereas operational plans

define ways to: 

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 Maximize the organization’s profits

 Achieve the goals

 Minimize the number of employees 

 Provide the most efficient methods of production

Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 12:47:39 PM )  Total Marks: 1 

Which of the following acts as an unambiguous measure of the effectiveness of a business organization? 

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 Efficiency

 Employee satisfaction

 Increased revenues

 Profits