Match the following.
List-I (Organisational Structure) List-II (Advantages)
a. Functional structure
1. Clarity of project objectives
b. Divisional structure
2. Smooth delegation of authority and responsibility
c. Matrix structure
3. Simple and inexpensive
d. Strategic Business Unit (SBU)
4. Ease of fixing accountability
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Fayol
1. Grapevine
b. Simon
2. Shared understanding
c. Shannon
3. Cybernetics
d. Weiner
4. Gang Plank
e. Millet
5. Noise
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4, e-5
B. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3, e-5
C. a-4, b-1, c-5, d-3, e-2
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-5, e-3
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"Organisational structure is a set of methods dividing the task to determined duties and coordinates them" was given by
A. Monavarian and Asgari
B. Newman and Wairan
C. TG Glover
D. Ricardo
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In the view of classical theorists, an organisation is
A. closed system
B. open system
C. Both A and B
D. completely connected and influenced by its external environment
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Which of the following is a long-term plan regarding enterprise objectives, course of action and allocation of resources?
A. Mission
B. Strategy
C. Policy
D. Programme
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Match the following:
List-I List-II
a. Staffing
1. Manpower planning
b. Planning
2. Selection of best alternative
c. Directing
3. Initiation of action
d. Organising
4. Departmentalisation
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
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The management of personnel is also called
A. staffing
B. controlling
C. co-ordinating
D. communication
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"Whatever a manager does he does through making decisions" is given by
A. Simon
B. Drucker
C. Newman and Wairan
D. Allen
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The first step in control process is to
A. measure actual performance
B. establish objectives and standards
C. compare results with objectives
D. take corrective action
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The most effective way to plan for the future is
A. appoint a long range planning committee
B. develop solid relationships throughout your organisation
C. hold a retreat
D. engage in strategic planning
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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Network organisation
1. Traditional structure with many levels of management
b. Boundary less organisation
2. Virtual organisation
c. Vertical structure
3. Free movement of information
d. Horizontal structure
4. It is also known as a flat organisational structure
A. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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The behavioural scientists have been making contribution since the days of
A. Hawthorne experiment
B. scientific management
C. classical theory
D. bureaucratic theory
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The function of attracting, acquiring, retaining and developing human resource is
A. recruitment
B. training and development
C. selection
D. staffing
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Which is the type of communication used by small groups?
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 2, 3, 4
C. 1, 2, 4
D. All of the above
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Which of the following statements are true/false?
A. 1 and 2 are true, 3 is false
B. 1 and 3 are true, 2 is false
C. 2 and 3 are true, 1 is false
D. 3 is true, 1 and 2 are false
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Organisation is a process of
A. identifying and grouping of work to be performed
B. defining and delegating the responsibility and authority
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
A. Both 1 and 3
B. Both 1 and 2
C. Both 2 and 3
D. All of the above
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In line and staff organisation,
A. lines of authority and instructions are vertical
B. unity of command is maintained
C. staff specialists advise line managers to perform their duties
D. staff decides without consulting line authority
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Which of these are the elements of bureaucracy?
A. Impersonal relationships
B. Records, rules and regulations
C. Administrative class
D. All of the above
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Decentralisation is a disadvantage due to
A. growth and diversification
B. lack of uniformity
C. executive development
D. all of the above
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