MGT 304 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Often referred to as the strategic managers, these managers are supposed to focus on
long-term issues and emphasized the survival, growth, and overall effectiveness of an
organization. - Answers - Top-level Managers
A chart that graphs the relationship between tasks and time. - Answers - Gantt Chart
Conditions that prevent new companies from entering an industry. - Answers - Barriers
to entry
Lack if clear procedures for handling ethical problems is a danger sign of that an
organization may be allowing or encouraging_____? - Answers - Unethical Behavior
SWOT stands for - Answers - Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats
a task that an employee is supposed to carry out - Answers - responsibility
Control and _____ have been called the Siamese twins of management. - Answers -
planning
Monitoring performance and making necessary changes. - Answers - Controlling
This person introduced scientific management - Answers - Frederick Taylor
refers to all relevant forces outside a firm's boundaries, such as competitors, customers,
the government, and the economy. - Answers - External Environment
the ethical system stating that all people should uphold certain values that society
needs to function - Answers - universalism
In the context of planning process, _____ are the targets or ends a manager wants to
reach. - Answers - Goals
____organizations have a more diverse employee population and take steps to involve
people from different backgrounds. - Answers - Pluralistic
The use of rules, standards, regulations, hierarchy, and legitimate authority to guide
performance. - Answers - Bureaucratic Control
ANSWERS
Often referred to as the strategic managers, these managers are supposed to focus on
long-term issues and emphasized the survival, growth, and overall effectiveness of an
organization. - Answers - Top-level Managers
A chart that graphs the relationship between tasks and time. - Answers - Gantt Chart
Conditions that prevent new companies from entering an industry. - Answers - Barriers
to entry
Lack if clear procedures for handling ethical problems is a danger sign of that an
organization may be allowing or encouraging_____? - Answers - Unethical Behavior
SWOT stands for - Answers - Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats
a task that an employee is supposed to carry out - Answers - responsibility
Control and _____ have been called the Siamese twins of management. - Answers -
planning
Monitoring performance and making necessary changes. - Answers - Controlling
This person introduced scientific management - Answers - Frederick Taylor
refers to all relevant forces outside a firm's boundaries, such as competitors, customers,
the government, and the economy. - Answers - External Environment
the ethical system stating that all people should uphold certain values that society
needs to function - Answers - universalism
In the context of planning process, _____ are the targets or ends a manager wants to
reach. - Answers - Goals
____organizations have a more diverse employee population and take steps to involve
people from different backgrounds. - Answers - Pluralistic
The use of rules, standards, regulations, hierarchy, and legitimate authority to guide
performance. - Answers - Bureaucratic Control
