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Which statement correctly describes the difference between primary and supportive activities in business operations?
Which statement correctly describes the difference between primary and supportive activities in business operations?
- Primary activities relate to financial management, while supportive activities involve customer service and support.
- Primary activities focus on human resources, while supportive activities relate to marketing and sales.
- Primary activities involve core business functions directly related to production and distribution, while supportive activities are secondary tasks not directly related to the primary functions. (correct)
- Primary activities involve short-term tasks, while supportive activities are long-term strategic initiatives.
Are stakeholders limited to individuals or groups within the organization?
Are stakeholders limited to individuals or groups within the organization?
- False (correct)
- Stakeholders are always external to the organization
- It depends on the project or decision
- True
What is the primary purpose of a professional association?
What is the primary purpose of a professional association?
- Promoting the interests of its members and their profession (correct)
- Promoting social causes
- Providing volunteer community service
- Producing goods and services
Which of the following is a key contribution of the Hawthorne studies?
Which of the following is a key contribution of the Hawthorne studies?
Which of the following is a key advantage of the structural approach?
Which of the following is a key advantage of the structural approach?
What is the decision-making technique in which people are assigned to express competing points of view?
What is the decision-making technique in which people are assigned to express competing points of view?
According to the BCG matrix, which of the following exists in a new, rapidly growing industry but has a small market share?
According to the BCG matrix, which of the following exists in a new, rapidly growing industry but has a small market share?
Which of the following functions of management were proposed by Henry Fayol?
Which of the following functions of management were proposed by Henry Fayol?
Which of the following can be associated with factors of the general environment?
Which of the following can be associated with factors of the general environment?
Which of the following is a key advantage of the structural approach?
Which of the following is a key advantage of the structural approach?
What type of organizational structure is described where employees report to two supervisors simultaneously?
What type of organizational structure is described where employees report to two supervisors simultaneously?
What is a visual representation of an organization's structure called?
What is a visual representation of an organization's structure called?
At which level of management are managers concerned less with individual performance and more with linking groups of people?
At which level of management are managers concerned less with individual performance and more with linking groups of people?
According to Henry Mintzberg, one of the manager's roles is to represent the department during negotiations. What is this role called?
According to Henry Mintzberg, one of the manager's roles is to represent the department during negotiations. What is this role called?
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