Levels of Management

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''A successful enterprise has to achieve its goals effectively and efficiently.'' Explain.

Q.

Strategic planning is done by:

1. Top managers of the firm.

2. Middle managers

3. Supervisory managers

4. Non-supervisory employees.

Q.

Technical skills are most important for which of the following:

1. First-line managers.

2. Middle managers

3. Vice president- Production

4. Top managers

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level is also known as Operational level of management.

1. Top
2. Middle
3. Lower

Q.

The ___ management ensures that their department has the necessary personnel.

1. Operations Management.

2. Top management

3. Middle management

4. None of these.

Q.

Considering the fact that it is difficult to find one single person with all the needed qualities, Taylor suggested the appointment of a specialist through this technique of scientific management. Identify the technique.

1. Method study

2. Standardisation and simplification of work

3. Functional foremanship

4. Motion study

Q.

Management can help in reducing costs and increasing productivity. State true or false.

1. False

2. True.

Q.

Mr. X is a branch manager for Microsoft. He comes under:

1. Top management

2. Middle management

3. Supervisory management

4. None of these

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What is the lowest level of management called?

1. None of these

2. Supervisory

3. Both A and B

4. Operational

Q.

Supervisors, foremen and floor managers belong to which level of management?

1. Operational level

2. Supervisory level

3. None of these

4. Top level

Q.

They detail the exact manner in which any work is to be performed.

1. Programmes

2. Rules

3. Procedures

4. Methods

Q.

What are the skill sets required for a middle management officer?

1. Communication skills

2. Ability to hire well.

3. Both A and B

4. None of these.

Q.

Useless and redundant activities are minimised or eliminated when managers adopt planning. Comment.

Q.

___ level of management work on framing policies.

1. Operational management.

2. None of these.

3. Top management.

4. Middle management.

Q.

Management increases efficiency. How? - Commerce

Q.

Mr. Gupta is a production manager at Shiv Hari Textile Ltd. He is not able to communicate and provide guidance to workers of the factory due to an overload of the work and is unable to be attentive towards his workers. So he decided to appoint a person who will be able to spend more time with the workers.

(i) Which barriers of communication can you identify with Mr. Gupta?

(ii) Identify which function of directing helps the production manager, Mr. Gupta to reduce his workload?

(iii) What role will the appointed person play?

(iv) How will the newly appointed person act as a link between management and workers?

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Mr. Arun is working as a sales department head, Name the level of management he is working under.

1. Top level management

2. Operational level management.

3. Middle-level management.

4. None of these.

Q.

Ritu is the manager of the northern division of a large corporate house. At what level does she work in the organisation?

1. Middle level

2. Operational level.

3. Top level

4. None of these.

Q.

'A good leader does not wait for opportunities but creates them'. Which quality of a good leader has highlighted by this statement?

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___ consists of the senior most executive of the organisation.

1. Middle management

2. Top management

3. Operational management

4. None of these

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Mr. Anil is working as a sales department head, Name the level of management he is working under.

1. Top level management

2. Middle-level management.

3. None of these.

4. Operational level management.

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level interacts directly deals with the actual workforce.

1. Top
2. Middle
3. Lower

Q. The _________ provides the go ahead approval for the development of projects.

1. All of the above
2. The project head
3. The user department head
4. The senior management

Q. Miscellaneous
"Span of management" is often referred to as -
I. span of control
II. span of supervision
III. span of authority
IV. span of responsibility
Select the correct answer from the options given below -

1. I, II, III, IV
2. I, II
3. I
4. I, II, III

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Why is it said that organisations are not always able to accomplish their objectives?

Q.

The COO, CEO and the Vice President consist of ___level of management.

1. Supervisory level

2. Middle level

3. Top level

4. None of these

Q. Veronica is a production supervisor working in XYZ Ltd. She is working on of management.

1. Top level
2. Middle level
3. Lower level

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Paying attention to detail is an essential part of management. State true or false.

1. True

2. False

Q. As per Blake and Jane Mouton (5, 5) grid style of leadership also known as___________.

1. County club management
2. Middle of the road management
3. Impoverished management
4. Team management