GMS 200 – Midterm| 125 Questions|
Accurate Answers
Ethics - ANSWER code of moral principles that set standards of conduct of what is good
and right
Organizations as open system - ANSWER composed or interrelated parts that function
together
Line Manager - ANSWER Responsible for work activities that directly affect
organization's outputs
Staff Manager - ANSWER have technical expertise to advise/ support line workers
Functional Manager - ANSWER responsible for a single area of activity
General Managers - ANSWER responsible for activities covering many functional areas
Adminstrators - ANSWER managers who work in public/ non-profit organizations
General Environment - ANSWER consists of all the background conditions in the
external environment of an organization
Economic Conditions - ANSWER the economic conditions of the general environment
details the health of the economy in terms of inflation, income levels, GDP,
unemployment, and job out-look.
Legal-Political Conditions - ANSWER by staying abreast of the legal-political conditions
of the general environment, managers are aware of the prevailing philosophy and
objectives of the political party or parties running the government, as well as laws and
government regulations.
Internet Censorship - ANSWER is the deliberate blockage and denial of public access
to information posted on the Internet
Technological Conditions - ANSWER with the development and availability of new
technologies in the general environment, managers need to constantly monitor how
these advances affect the work being done by employees.
Socio-cultural Conditions - ANSWER changes in the norms, customs, and social values
on such matters as human rights, ethics, gender roles, and life styles, along with
environmental trends in education and related social institutions, as well as
demographic patterns all will affect how organizations are managed.
, Scientific Management - ANSWER principal object of management should be securing
maximum prosperity for employer and employee ( how can things be done more
efficiently)
Division of Labour - ANSWER specialization of work
Discipline - ANSWER rules that workers follow
Unity of Command - ANSWER report to one boss in an organization
Remuneration - ANSWER Fairness
Centralization - ANSWER decisions are made from the top
Equity - ANSWER Kind and fair
Bureaucracy - ANSWER based on principles of logic, order, and legitimate authority
Hawthorne Studies - ANSWER examined how economic incentives and physical
conditions affected worker output
Physiological Needs - ANSWER Food, water, warmth, rest
Safety Needs - ANSWER Security and Safety
Belongingness and love needs - ANSWER Intimate relationships, friends
Esteem Needs - ANSWER prestige and feeling of accomplishment
Self Actualization Needs - ANSWER achieving one's full potential, including creative
activities
Theory X - ANSWER assumes that workers:
-dislike work
-lack ambition
-are irresponsible
Theory Y - ANSWER assumes that workers:
-willing to work
-willing to accept responsibility
-capable of self direction
System - ANSWER collection of interrelated parts that function together to achieve a
common purpose
Accurate Answers
Ethics - ANSWER code of moral principles that set standards of conduct of what is good
and right
Organizations as open system - ANSWER composed or interrelated parts that function
together
Line Manager - ANSWER Responsible for work activities that directly affect
organization's outputs
Staff Manager - ANSWER have technical expertise to advise/ support line workers
Functional Manager - ANSWER responsible for a single area of activity
General Managers - ANSWER responsible for activities covering many functional areas
Adminstrators - ANSWER managers who work in public/ non-profit organizations
General Environment - ANSWER consists of all the background conditions in the
external environment of an organization
Economic Conditions - ANSWER the economic conditions of the general environment
details the health of the economy in terms of inflation, income levels, GDP,
unemployment, and job out-look.
Legal-Political Conditions - ANSWER by staying abreast of the legal-political conditions
of the general environment, managers are aware of the prevailing philosophy and
objectives of the political party or parties running the government, as well as laws and
government regulations.
Internet Censorship - ANSWER is the deliberate blockage and denial of public access
to information posted on the Internet
Technological Conditions - ANSWER with the development and availability of new
technologies in the general environment, managers need to constantly monitor how
these advances affect the work being done by employees.
Socio-cultural Conditions - ANSWER changes in the norms, customs, and social values
on such matters as human rights, ethics, gender roles, and life styles, along with
environmental trends in education and related social institutions, as well as
demographic patterns all will affect how organizations are managed.
, Scientific Management - ANSWER principal object of management should be securing
maximum prosperity for employer and employee ( how can things be done more
efficiently)
Division of Labour - ANSWER specialization of work
Discipline - ANSWER rules that workers follow
Unity of Command - ANSWER report to one boss in an organization
Remuneration - ANSWER Fairness
Centralization - ANSWER decisions are made from the top
Equity - ANSWER Kind and fair
Bureaucracy - ANSWER based on principles of logic, order, and legitimate authority
Hawthorne Studies - ANSWER examined how economic incentives and physical
conditions affected worker output
Physiological Needs - ANSWER Food, water, warmth, rest
Safety Needs - ANSWER Security and Safety
Belongingness and love needs - ANSWER Intimate relationships, friends
Esteem Needs - ANSWER prestige and feeling of accomplishment
Self Actualization Needs - ANSWER achieving one's full potential, including creative
activities
Theory X - ANSWER assumes that workers:
-dislike work
-lack ambition
-are irresponsible
Theory Y - ANSWER assumes that workers:
-willing to work
-willing to accept responsibility
-capable of self direction
System - ANSWER collection of interrelated parts that function together to achieve a
common purpose
