Principles of Management: Planning, Controlling, and Decision Making
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What is the main focus of Planning?

  • Evaluating budget details
  • Gathering feedback
  • Selecting a course of action
  • Setting goals and specifying how to achieve them (correct)
  • What is the purpose of Controlling in the context given?

  • Evaluating whether the plan is being properly executed (correct)
  • Defining budget figures
  • Selecting a course of action from competing alternatives
  • Setting goals for the future
  • Which activity involves selecting a course of action from competing alternatives?

  • Evaluating the budget
  • Controlling the plan execution
  • Establishing goals
  • Decision Making (correct)
  • What is the main purpose of a Budget in planning?

    <p>Detailed plan for the future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Controlling involve in terms of ensuring the recruiting process meets expectations?

    <p>Gathering and evaluating feedback</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Lean Production?

    <p>Producing units based on customer orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Theory of Constraints, what is a constraint?

    <p>A limitation that prevents achieving desired outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are leadership skills considered critical to career development?

    <p>Because organizations are managed by people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) extend beyond?

    <p>Voluntary actions that satisfy stakeholder expectations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Lean Production, why is producing units only in response to customer orders emphasized?

    <p>To guarantee customer satisfaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a budget in the context provided?

    <p>To compare budgeted data to actual data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of strategic management skills for managers?

    <p>Developing a 'game plan' to attract customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does measuring skills in managers involve?

    <p>Identifying and eliminating unsatisfactory performance sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context provided, what is the main purpose of enterprise risk management skills?

    <p>Developing responses plans to risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a business process according to the text?

    <p>Steps followed in order to carry out a task in a business</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does controlling contribute to performance improvement based on the text?

    <p>By identifying and eliminating sources of unsatisfactory performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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