Management and Organisation Basics
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What approach to management emphasizes the existence of a precisely determined formal organisation with a system of clearly defined hierarchy of authority and method of functioning?

  • Contributions Approach
  • Bureaucratic Approach (correct)
  • Administrative Management Theory
  • Process Approach

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 main principles of the Process Approach?

  • Centralisation of Decision Making (correct)
  • Responsibility
  • Unity of Direction and Command
  • Division of work

Who is the main representative of the Administrative Management Theory?

  • Frederick Taylor
  • Peter Drucker
  • Max Weber
  • Henri Fayol (correct)

What is the focus of the Contributions approach to management?

<p>Establishing managements as a science (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the 6 functions that form the object of Management according to the Process Approach?

<p>Technical (production, manufacture, adaptation) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the Bureaucratic Approach to management?

<p>Max Weber (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of management?

<p>To achieve a specific objective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Henry Fayol, what is the first basic management function?

<p>Forecasting (Planning) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the process management model?

<p>The management of the company as a whole (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the leading function in management?

<p>To develop and use the skills of staff (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the organising function in management?

<p>To eliminate entropy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the decision-making function in management?

<p>To choose between different options (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the 'top-down' approach in management?

<p>To break down objectives from senior organisational levels (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key principle of the Eisenhower Principle?

<p>Importance always has priority over urgency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Pareto Principle in time management?

<p>To identify and eliminate ineffective use of time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of using the 'Helicopter Method' in time management?

<p>To organize tasks into smaller, manageable chunks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of the ABS Analysis in time management?

<p>To categorize tasks based on importance and urgency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary outcome of the 'organising' process in management?

<p>Formation of relatively stable structural bonds between elements (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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