851. Strategy evaluation at the_____________ level involves using specific performance measures-qualitative and quantitative-for each functional area.
A. organizational
B. operational
C. functional
D. production
852. Decentralisation of an organization is commanded on account of which of the following advantages?
A. Executive development
B. Improvement of morale
C. Reduced burden on top executives
D. All of the above
853. ‘Matrix organisation’ refers to a term of
A. Organisation where authority and responsibility coexist
B. Mathematical arrangement of events in columns and rows
C. Organisation in which two or more basic types of departmentation are combined
D. None of the above
854. Which one of the following formulae is used to calculate “Cross Relationship” under span of control?
A. n (2n/2 + n -1)
B. n (2n/2 – 1)
C. n (n – 1)
D. None of the above
855. Which of the following is not an advantage of MBO?
A. Self control
B. Better appraisal
C. Employee commitment
D. Success without planning
856. Motivational process and not the motivators as such is associated with the
A. ERG Theory
B. Two-factor theory
C. Expectancy theory
D. Need hierarchy theory
857. Which one of the following is the oldest form of organization?
A. Departmentation
B. Staff organization
C. Functional organization
D. Line and Staff organization
858. The potential disadvantage of MBO is
A. The additional commitment to the organisation
B. Its over-emphasis on production and productivity
C. The absence of short-term and long-term planning
D. Its inability to control progress of work and achievement of results
859. In line and staff organisation, the authority lies in
A. Line
B. Staff
C. Both line and staff
D. None of the above
860. Which of the following functions is known as the essence of management?
A. Control
B. Planning
C. Organising
D. Co-ordinating