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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?

Establishing managements as a science Signup and view all the answers

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

Technical (production, manufacture, adaptation) Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the Bureaucratic Approach to management?

Max Weber Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of management?

To achieve a specific objective Signup and view all the answers

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

Forecasting (Planning) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the process management model?

The management of the company as a whole Signup and view all the answers

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

To develop and use the skills of staff Signup and view all the answers

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

To eliminate entropy Signup and view all the answers

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

To choose between different options Signup and view all the answers

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

To break down objectives from senior organisational levels Signup and view all the answers

What is the key principle of the Eisenhower Principle?

Importance always has priority over urgency Signup and view all the answers

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

To identify and eliminate ineffective use of time Signup and view all the answers

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

To organize tasks into smaller, manageable chunks Signup and view all the answers

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

To categorize tasks based on importance and urgency Signup and view all the answers

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

Formation of relatively stable structural bonds between elements Signup and view all the answers