WGU C201 BUSINESS ACUMEN EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What cis cManagement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Management cis cthe cprocess cof
cachieving cOrganizational cobjectives cthrough cpeople cand cother cresources. cThe
cManager's cjob cis cto ccombine cHuman cand cTechnical cresources cin cthe cbest cway
cpossible cto cachieve cthe ccompany's cgoals.
How cdo cthe cjobs cof ctop cmanagers, cmiddle cmanagers, cand csupervisory cmanagers
cdiffer? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Top cmanagers cdesign clong cterm cplans, cset ca
cdirection cfor ctheir corganization cand cinspire call cemployees cto cachieve cthe
ccompany's cvision. cMiddle cmanagers cfocus con cthe cspecific cmission cand coperations,
cproducts, cor ccustomers. cThey cdevelop cprocedures cto cimplement cthe ccompany's
cstrategic cplans. cSupervisory cinteract cdirectly cwith cnon-management cemployees,
cwho cproduce cand csell cthe ccompanies cgoods cand cservices. cThey care cresponsible
cfor cimplementing cthe cplans cdeveloped cby cmiddle cmanagers cand cmotivating
cworkers cto caccomplish cdaily, cweekly, cand cmonthly cgoals.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween cthe cmanagers cplanning cand ccontrolling cfunctions?
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Controlling cassess cthe csuccess cof cthe cplanning cfunction.
cControlling calso cproduces cfeedback cfor cthe cnext cround cof cplanning.
What cis cmeant cby ca cvision cfor cthe ccompany? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cvision
cserves cas ca ctarget cfor cthe ccompany's cactions, chelping cdirect cthe ccompany
ctowards copportunities cand cdifferentiating cit cfrom cits ccompetitors.
Why cis cit cimportant cfor ca ctop cexecutive cto cset chigh cethical cstandards? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔High cethical cstandards coften cresult cin ca cstable cworkforce, cjob
csatisfaction, cand ccustomer cloyalty.
Outline cthe cplanning cprocess. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Some cplans care cvery cbroad
cand clong crange, cfocusing con ckey corganizational cobjectives; cothers care cmore
cdetailed cand cspecify chow cparticular cobjectives cwill cbe cachieved. cFrom cthe cmission
cstatement cto cobjectives cto cspecific cplans, ceach cphase cmust cfit cinto ccomprehensive
cplanning cframework.
, Describe cthe cpurpose cof ctactical cplanning. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cpurpose cof
ctactical cplanning cis cto cdetermine cwhich cshort-term cactivities cshould cbe
cimplemented cto caccomplish cthe ccompanies coverall cstrategy.
Compare cthe ckinds cof cplans cmade cby ctop cmanagers cand cmiddle cmanagers. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Top cmanagers cfocus con clong-range, cstrategic cplans. cIn
ccontrast, cmiddle-level cmanagers cfocus con cshort cterm ctactical cplanning.
What cis cthe cpurpose cof ca cmission cstatement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cmission
cstatement cis ca ccompanies cwritten cexplanation cof cits cpurpose, cthe creason cit cexists,
cthe ccustomers cit cwill cserve, cand chow cit cis cdifferent cfrom cits ccompetitors. cA
cmission cstatement cguides cthe cactions cof cits ccompany, cmanagers, cand cemployees.
Which cof ca ccompany's ccharacteristics cdoes ca cSWOT canalysis ccompare? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Strength, cWeaknesses, cOpportunities cand cThreats cCompared
cto cits ccompetitors.
How cdo cmanagers cuse cobjectives? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Objectives cset cguideposts
cby cwhich cmanagers cdefine cthe corganizations cdesired cperformance cin csuch careas
cas cnew cproduct cdevelopment, csales, ccustomer cservice, cand cemployee csatisfaction.
Distinguish cbetween cprogrammed cand cnonprogrammed cdecisions. c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Programmed cdecisions care clike cordering coffice csupplies, csimple cand
chappen cfrequently- cthey care cstreamlined. cNon-programmed care clike centering ca
cnew cmarket cor claunching ca cnew cproduct- cthey crequire cmore cindividual cevaluation.
What care cthey csteps cin cthe cdecision-making cprocess? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Recognition cof cproblem cor copportunity, cdevelopment cof calternatives,
cevaluation cof calternatives, cselection cand cimplementation cof cchosen calternative, cand
cfollow cup cto cdetermine cthe ceffectiveness cof cthe cdecision.
How cis cleadership cdefined? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Leadership cmeans cdirecting cor
cinspiring cpeople cto cattain ccertain corganizational cgoals. cEffective cleaders cshare
cseveral ctraits, csuch cas cempathy, cself-awareness, cand cobjectivity. cLeaders calso cuse
cthe cpower cof ctheir cjob, cexpertise, cand cexperience cto cinfluence cpeople.
Identify cthe cstyles cof cleadership cas cthey cappear calong ca ccontinuum cof cgreater cor
clesser cemployee cparticipation. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔One cend cof cthe ccontinuum
cAutocratic cleaders cmakes cdecisions cwithout cconsulting cthe cemployees. cIn cthe
cmiddle cdemocratic cleaders cask cfor csuggestions cand cwant cparticipation. cAt cthe cend
cis cfree-rein cwhich cleaders cleave cmost cof cthe cdecisions cto cthe cemployees.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween cleadership cstyle cand ccorporate cculture? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cbest cleadership cstyle cto cadopt coften cdepends con cthe
corganizations ccorporate cculture cand cits csystem cof cprincipals, cbeliefs, cand cvalues.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What cis cManagement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Management cis cthe cprocess cof
cachieving cOrganizational cobjectives cthrough cpeople cand cother cresources. cThe
cManager's cjob cis cto ccombine cHuman cand cTechnical cresources cin cthe cbest cway
cpossible cto cachieve cthe ccompany's cgoals.
How cdo cthe cjobs cof ctop cmanagers, cmiddle cmanagers, cand csupervisory cmanagers
cdiffer? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Top cmanagers cdesign clong cterm cplans, cset ca
cdirection cfor ctheir corganization cand cinspire call cemployees cto cachieve cthe
ccompany's cvision. cMiddle cmanagers cfocus con cthe cspecific cmission cand coperations,
cproducts, cor ccustomers. cThey cdevelop cprocedures cto cimplement cthe ccompany's
cstrategic cplans. cSupervisory cinteract cdirectly cwith cnon-management cemployees,
cwho cproduce cand csell cthe ccompanies cgoods cand cservices. cThey care cresponsible
cfor cimplementing cthe cplans cdeveloped cby cmiddle cmanagers cand cmotivating
cworkers cto caccomplish cdaily, cweekly, cand cmonthly cgoals.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween cthe cmanagers cplanning cand ccontrolling cfunctions?
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Controlling cassess cthe csuccess cof cthe cplanning cfunction.
cControlling calso cproduces cfeedback cfor cthe cnext cround cof cplanning.
What cis cmeant cby ca cvision cfor cthe ccompany? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cvision
cserves cas ca ctarget cfor cthe ccompany's cactions, chelping cdirect cthe ccompany
ctowards copportunities cand cdifferentiating cit cfrom cits ccompetitors.
Why cis cit cimportant cfor ca ctop cexecutive cto cset chigh cethical cstandards? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔High cethical cstandards coften cresult cin ca cstable cworkforce, cjob
csatisfaction, cand ccustomer cloyalty.
Outline cthe cplanning cprocess. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Some cplans care cvery cbroad
cand clong crange, cfocusing con ckey corganizational cobjectives; cothers care cmore
cdetailed cand cspecify chow cparticular cobjectives cwill cbe cachieved. cFrom cthe cmission
cstatement cto cobjectives cto cspecific cplans, ceach cphase cmust cfit cinto ccomprehensive
cplanning cframework.
, Describe cthe cpurpose cof ctactical cplanning. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cpurpose cof
ctactical cplanning cis cto cdetermine cwhich cshort-term cactivities cshould cbe
cimplemented cto caccomplish cthe ccompanies coverall cstrategy.
Compare cthe ckinds cof cplans cmade cby ctop cmanagers cand cmiddle cmanagers. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Top cmanagers cfocus con clong-range, cstrategic cplans. cIn
ccontrast, cmiddle-level cmanagers cfocus con cshort cterm ctactical cplanning.
What cis cthe cpurpose cof ca cmission cstatement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cmission
cstatement cis ca ccompanies cwritten cexplanation cof cits cpurpose, cthe creason cit cexists,
cthe ccustomers cit cwill cserve, cand chow cit cis cdifferent cfrom cits ccompetitors. cA
cmission cstatement cguides cthe cactions cof cits ccompany, cmanagers, cand cemployees.
Which cof ca ccompany's ccharacteristics cdoes ca cSWOT canalysis ccompare? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Strength, cWeaknesses, cOpportunities cand cThreats cCompared
cto cits ccompetitors.
How cdo cmanagers cuse cobjectives? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Objectives cset cguideposts
cby cwhich cmanagers cdefine cthe corganizations cdesired cperformance cin csuch careas
cas cnew cproduct cdevelopment, csales, ccustomer cservice, cand cemployee csatisfaction.
Distinguish cbetween cprogrammed cand cnonprogrammed cdecisions. c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Programmed cdecisions care clike cordering coffice csupplies, csimple cand
chappen cfrequently- cthey care cstreamlined. cNon-programmed care clike centering ca
cnew cmarket cor claunching ca cnew cproduct- cthey crequire cmore cindividual cevaluation.
What care cthey csteps cin cthe cdecision-making cprocess? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Recognition cof cproblem cor copportunity, cdevelopment cof calternatives,
cevaluation cof calternatives, cselection cand cimplementation cof cchosen calternative, cand
cfollow cup cto cdetermine cthe ceffectiveness cof cthe cdecision.
How cis cleadership cdefined? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Leadership cmeans cdirecting cor
cinspiring cpeople cto cattain ccertain corganizational cgoals. cEffective cleaders cshare
cseveral ctraits, csuch cas cempathy, cself-awareness, cand cobjectivity. cLeaders calso cuse
cthe cpower cof ctheir cjob, cexpertise, cand cexperience cto cinfluence cpeople.
Identify cthe cstyles cof cleadership cas cthey cappear calong ca ccontinuum cof cgreater cor
clesser cemployee cparticipation. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔One cend cof cthe ccontinuum
cAutocratic cleaders cmakes cdecisions cwithout cconsulting cthe cemployees. cIn cthe
cmiddle cdemocratic cleaders cask cfor csuggestions cand cwant cparticipation. cAt cthe cend
cis cfree-rein cwhich cleaders cleave cmost cof cthe cdecisions cto cthe cemployees.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween cleadership cstyle cand ccorporate cculture? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cbest cleadership cstyle cto cadopt coften cdepends con cthe
corganizations ccorporate cculture cand cits csystem cof cprincipals, cbeliefs, cand cvalues.
