Mancosa introduction to BUSINESS MANAGEMENT KCQ and answers, Assignments of Introduction to Business Management

Download Mancosa introduction to BUSINESS MANAGEMENT KCQ and answers and more Assignments Introduction to Business Management in PDF only on Docsity! Intro to Bus Man KCQ Example 1. The Market and Macro environment impact an organisation and affect the nature of the organisations management. True These two environments impact on the organisation and therefore affect the nature of the organisation’s management. False 2. Organisations can produce items and/or produce services which an individual could not produce/ provide alone. True Organisations have emerged and exist primarily because they are more efficient than individuals operating individually and therefore can produce items and/or provide services which an individual could not produce/provide alone. False 3. Planning involves the structuring and arranging of work, resources, departments and the overall organisation in a manner which will facilitate the achievement of organisational goals. True False Organising involves the structuring and arranging of work, resources, departments and the overall organisation in a manner which will facilitate the achievement of organisational goals 4. Lower managers spend much time organising, and a substantial amount of time planning True False Top managers spend much time organising, and a substantial amount of time planning 5. Conceptual Skills refers to the manager’s ability to communicate and work effectively with others True False Interpersonal Skills: which refer to the manager’s ability to communicate and work effectively with others 6. Which of the following is a characteristic of old organisations: a. Diverse workforce b. Relatively homogenous workforce c. Reengineer all processes d. Temporary jobs 7. Relationships of influence are emerging within horizontal peer networks, and thus are not limited to the vertical chain of command in new organisations True Within the new organisation, relationships of influence are emerging within horizontal peer networks, and thus are not limited to the vertical chain of command False 8. Effectiveness focuses on input and output True False Efficiency (‘doing things right’) focuses on input and output. An efficient manager is regarded to be one who is able to achieve outputs which measure up to the inputs (time, materials, labour) used to achieve the outputs 9. Which of the following is not a management challenge within South Africa a. International Management b. Management Training for Large and Small Business Organisations c. Establishing Standard Operating Procedures d. Managerial and Economic Empowerment 10. Disseminator Role works with managers and through his/her subordinates in order to achieve the work of his/her department. True Mintzberg (1990) identifies three categories of managerial roles: o Interpersonal Roles (includes figurehead, leader, liaison role) o Information Roles (includes monitor, disseminator, spokesperson) o Decision-Making Roles (includes entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, o negotiator) False 1. Scientific Management Theory arose partly due to the need to increase productivity. True Scientific Management Theory arose partly due to the need to increase productivity. False 2. The Classical Management School emerged during the early: a. 1920s and 1930s b. 1950s c. 1900s The Classical Management School emerged during the early 1900s and was influenced by the economic d. 1940s