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Types of Management and Organizational Structure

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What is one of the common definitions of management?

Management is the process of coordinating all resources through Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading and Controlling to achieve Organizational objectives. (correct)

Management is the art of getting things done through other people by making work environment conducive for others.

Management is the process of attaining organizational objectives through various types of management such as Management of Resources, Time, and People.

Management is the utilization of scientifically derived principles to examine and improve collective efforts.

How do economists view management?

As a resource that includes land, labor, capital, and organization. (correct)

As the utilization of scientifically derived principles to examine and improve collective efforts.

As the process of attaining organizational objectives in an efficient and effective manner.

As an authority system for achieving business goals.

What do bureaucrats see management as?

The utilization of scientifically derived principles to examine and improve collective efforts.

The process of coordinating all resources through Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading and Controlling to achieve Organizational objectives.

An authority system for achieving business goals. (correct)

The art of getting things done through other people by making work environment conducive for others.

How do sociologists view managers?

As a member of the society's class elite. Signup and view all the answers

What makes giving a precise definition of 'management' very difficult?

The different interpretations by scholars from different disciplines. Signup and view all the answers

According to one of the common definitions, what is management's role in achieving organizational objectives?

Coordinating all resources through Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading and Controlling to achieve Organizational objectives. Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to getting the most output from the least amount of inputs in order to minimize resource costs?

Efficiency Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of ensuring that actual activities conform to planned activities?

Controlling/Monitoring Signup and view all the answers

What is the deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose?

Organization Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of setting goals and choosing the means to achieve those goals?

Planning Signup and view all the answers

Which function involves obtaining and maintaining capable and competent candidates to fill all job positions?

Staffing Signup and view all the answers

What is completing activities so that organizational goals are attained?

Effectiveness Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of arranging and allocating work, authority, and resources among organization members?

Organizing Signup and view all the answers

'Managers are individuals who direct other people's activities within an organization' - This statement describes which term?

Manager Signup and view all the answers