Control results in better quality and enables management to cope with environmental change and uncertainty.
Concertive control _____.
a.
is based on facts that can be measured and tested, rather than create a rule that may be ambiguous, measurable behaviour or output is measured
b...
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Question 1 A merger means _____.
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of a. one company taking over another company
1.00
b. a commitment of funds, resources, services and
facilities by the relevant companies
c. the total pooling of all resources of the relevant
companies
d. an agreement between two companies to work
together on a specific project
Question 2 Which one of the following statements with regards to
Correct strategic control is correct?
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a. Strategic control ensures that the organisation’s
resources are deployed in such a way that it attains
only its functional objectives
b. Strategic control focus only on organisational
effectiveness, not on efficiency
c. Complex organisations need strategic control
measures to ensure that costly mistakes are
avoided
d. Strategic control enables management to cope with
environmental instability
Question 3 The expectancy theory is based on three factors, namely
Correct valence, expectancy and _____.
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a. affiliation
b. instrumentality
c. rewards
d. power
, Question 4 By implementing a _____ strategy, an organisation grows
Correct aggressively and continues to be in the same line of
Mark 1.00 out of business as far as products, markets and technology are
1.00 concerned.
a. combination
b. product development
c. market development
d. concentration growth
Question 5 The leadership grid, developed by Blake and McCanse, and
Correct the Four System model developed by Likert, are examples of
Mark 1.00 out of the _____ approach to leadership.
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a. contingency
b. task/relationship
c. charismatic
d. situational
Question 6 _____ authority refers to a manager’s responsibility to make
Correct decisions and to issue orders to employees down the chain
Mark 1.00 out of of command, whilst _____ authority refers to a manager’s
1.00 responsibility to advise and assist other personnel.
a. line; staff
b. centralised; decentralised
c. task; relationship
d. formal; informal
Question 7 Responsibility, authority and accountability are three
Correct elements of the delegation process. Responsibility is the
Mark 1.00 out of _____.
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a. evaluation of how well individuals meet their
responsibility
b. ability to Influence the behaviour of others in an
organisation
c. obligation to achieve goals by performing
required activities
d. right to make decisions, issue orders and use
resources
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