ADMN 232 - Introduction to Management - Midterm Examination
ADMN 232 - INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT | MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
2026/2027
ADMN 232: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
MIDTERM
1. Which of the following best defines management?
A. The process of hiring and dismissing employees
B. A set of activities directed at using an organization's resources
efficiently and effectively to achieve its goals
C. The control of a firm's finances and accounting records
D. The legal ownership of an organization's assets
Correct Answer: B. Management is the coordination of resources toward
organizational goals. The other choices describe only narrow pieces of
human resources, accounting, or ownership.
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2. Efficiency in management refers to
A. making the right decisions
B. attaining organizational goals at any cost
C. maximizing total sales revenue
D. using resources wisely and in a cost-effective way
Correct Answer: D. Efficiency compares outputs to inputs. Making the right
decisions and reaching goals describe effectiveness, and maximizing sales is
not a definition of either term.
3. Effectiveness in management refers to
A. making the right decisions and successfully implementing them to
achieve goals
B. using the fewest possible inputs
C. reducing labour costs each year
D. completing tasks faster than competitors
Correct Answer: A. Effectiveness is about attaining goals. Using few inputs,
cutting costs, and speed are all aspects of efficiency rather than effectiveness.
4. Which list gives the four basic functions of management?
A. Planning, staffing, selling, and auditing
B. Forecasting, marketing, accounting, and hiring
C. Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
D. Organizing, directing, budgeting, and advertising
Correct Answer: C. Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling is the
standard framework. The other lists mix in business activities that are not
management functions.
5. Which management function involves setting goals and deciding how to
achieve them?
A. Organizing
B. Leading
C. Controlling
D. Planning
Correct Answer: D. Planning sets goals and the actions to reach them.
Organizing arranges resources, leading motivates people, and controlling
monitors performance.
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6. Determining how tasks and resources will be grouped and coordinated is
part of which function?
A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Leading
D. Controlling
Correct Answer: B. Organizing creates the structure of tasks, authority, and
resources. Planning sets goals, leading influences people, and controlling
checks results.
7. Which function is mainly concerned with motivating and directing people
toward organizational goals?
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Leading
D. Controlling
Correct Answer: C. Leading deals with influencing and motivating
employees. The other three functions deal with goals, structure, and
monitoring.
8. Monitoring performance and taking corrective action when needed is the
function of
A. controlling
B. planning
C. organizing
D. leading
Correct Answer: A. Controlling compares actual results with standards and
corrects deviations. The other functions do not centre on measurement and
correction.
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9. Top managers are best described as
A. managers who supervise the daily work of non-managerial employees
B. executives responsible for the overall direction and performance of the
organization
C. specialists who carry out the technical work of a department
D. managers who report only to first-line supervisors
Correct Answer: B. Top managers set organization-wide direction.
Supervising daily work is a first-line role, technical work is done by
operatives, and top managers do not report to first-line managers.
10. First-line managers
A. set the long-term strategy for the organization
B. report directly to the board of directors
C. spend most of their time on external lobbying
D. supervise the work of operating employees
Correct Answer: D. First-line managers sit at the bottom of the management
hierarchy and oversee operating employees. Strategy, board reporting, and
lobbying belong to higher levels.
11. Middle managers are primarily responsible for
A. implementing the strategies and policies of top management and
coordinating lower-level managers
B. performing hands-on production tasks
C. setting the mission statement for the entire firm
D. supervising only customers and suppliers
Correct Answer: A. Middle managers translate top-level direction into
action. They do not mainly perform production work, set the corporate
mission, or supervise outside parties.
12. Mintzberg grouped managerial roles into which three categories?
A. Technical, human, and conceptual
B. Planning, organizing, and controlling
C. Interpersonal, informational, and decisional
D. Strategic, tactical, and operational
Correct Answer: C. Mintzberg identified ten roles in three categories.
Technical, human, and conceptual are Katz's skills, and the other pairs
describe functions or plan types.
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ADMN 232 - INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT | MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
2026/2027
ADMN 232: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
MIDTERM
1. Which of the following best defines management?
A. The process of hiring and dismissing employees
B. A set of activities directed at using an organization's resources
efficiently and effectively to achieve its goals
C. The control of a firm's finances and accounting records
D. The legal ownership of an organization's assets
Correct Answer: B. Management is the coordination of resources toward
organizational goals. The other choices describe only narrow pieces of
human resources, accounting, or ownership.
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, ADMN 232 - Introduction to Management - Midterm Examination
2. Efficiency in management refers to
A. making the right decisions
B. attaining organizational goals at any cost
C. maximizing total sales revenue
D. using resources wisely and in a cost-effective way
Correct Answer: D. Efficiency compares outputs to inputs. Making the right
decisions and reaching goals describe effectiveness, and maximizing sales is
not a definition of either term.
3. Effectiveness in management refers to
A. making the right decisions and successfully implementing them to
achieve goals
B. using the fewest possible inputs
C. reducing labour costs each year
D. completing tasks faster than competitors
Correct Answer: A. Effectiveness is about attaining goals. Using few inputs,
cutting costs, and speed are all aspects of efficiency rather than effectiveness.
4. Which list gives the four basic functions of management?
A. Planning, staffing, selling, and auditing
B. Forecasting, marketing, accounting, and hiring
C. Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
D. Organizing, directing, budgeting, and advertising
Correct Answer: C. Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling is the
standard framework. The other lists mix in business activities that are not
management functions.
5. Which management function involves setting goals and deciding how to
achieve them?
A. Organizing
B. Leading
C. Controlling
D. Planning
Correct Answer: D. Planning sets goals and the actions to reach them.
Organizing arranges resources, leading motivates people, and controlling
monitors performance.
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, ADMN 232 - Introduction to Management - Midterm Examination
6. Determining how tasks and resources will be grouped and coordinated is
part of which function?
A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Leading
D. Controlling
Correct Answer: B. Organizing creates the structure of tasks, authority, and
resources. Planning sets goals, leading influences people, and controlling
checks results.
7. Which function is mainly concerned with motivating and directing people
toward organizational goals?
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Leading
D. Controlling
Correct Answer: C. Leading deals with influencing and motivating
employees. The other three functions deal with goals, structure, and
monitoring.
8. Monitoring performance and taking corrective action when needed is the
function of
A. controlling
B. planning
C. organizing
D. leading
Correct Answer: A. Controlling compares actual results with standards and
corrects deviations. The other functions do not centre on measurement and
correction.
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, ADMN 232 - Introduction to Management - Midterm Examination
9. Top managers are best described as
A. managers who supervise the daily work of non-managerial employees
B. executives responsible for the overall direction and performance of the
organization
C. specialists who carry out the technical work of a department
D. managers who report only to first-line supervisors
Correct Answer: B. Top managers set organization-wide direction.
Supervising daily work is a first-line role, technical work is done by
operatives, and top managers do not report to first-line managers.
10. First-line managers
A. set the long-term strategy for the organization
B. report directly to the board of directors
C. spend most of their time on external lobbying
D. supervise the work of operating employees
Correct Answer: D. First-line managers sit at the bottom of the management
hierarchy and oversee operating employees. Strategy, board reporting, and
lobbying belong to higher levels.
11. Middle managers are primarily responsible for
A. implementing the strategies and policies of top management and
coordinating lower-level managers
B. performing hands-on production tasks
C. setting the mission statement for the entire firm
D. supervising only customers and suppliers
Correct Answer: A. Middle managers translate top-level direction into
action. They do not mainly perform production work, set the corporate
mission, or supervise outside parties.
12. Mintzberg grouped managerial roles into which three categories?
A. Technical, human, and conceptual
B. Planning, organizing, and controlling
C. Interpersonal, informational, and decisional
D. Strategic, tactical, and operational
Correct Answer: C. Mintzberg identified ten roles in three categories.
Technical, human, and conceptual are Katz's skills, and the other pairs
describe functions or plan types.
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