Organizational Control and Feedforward Control Quiz

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How should performance standards ideally be expressed?

  • In quantitative terms (correct)
  • In qualitative terms
  • In terms of organizational objectives
  • In terms of employee effort

What does the quality aspect of performance standards address?

  • When the work is produced
  • The average unit of output an average employee may produce
  • How quickly the work is produced
  • How well the work is performed and/or how effective the final product is (correct)

Which type of control system deals with preventing problems before they occur?

  • Feedback control
  • Feedforward control (correct)
  • Output control
  • Concurrent control

What characteristic should a good control system possess according to the information provided?

<p>Timely provision of information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the degree of willingness of employees to perform the job even if managers are not monitoring or imposing performance called?

<p>Self-control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does organizational control primarily aim to regulate?

<p>Regulating activities consistent with plans and standards (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of control is focused on managing problems as they occur in real-time?

<p>Input stage control (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes feedforward control from other types of control?

<p>It anticipates problems before they occur (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the feedback control model, what is the role of comparing performance to standards?

<p>Taking corrective action (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the feedback control stage?

<p>Correcting issues after they have happened (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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