BBA 2010 Test 3

1. The management function of __________ is the function that requires a manager to know what makes his or her employees tick and then coming up with a plan to have them effectively perform their work based on this knowledge.

		motivating
		planning
		staffing
		organizing

QUESTION 2

If planning draws the map to organizational success, then the management function of __________ draws the route that must be taken to best achieve that success.

		motivating
		staffing
		organizing
		controlling

QUESTION 3

If an employee is said to be engaged, committed, rooted, and satisfied in their work, then that employees is __________.

		Motivated
		Dedicated
		hard-working
		Productive

QUESTION 4

Employee recruiting and interviewing would fall under the management function of __________.

		Planning
		Staffing
		Organizing
		Controlling

QUESTION 5

The management function of __________ involves activities such as establishing goals and objectives for the organization, devising strategies aimed at reaching established goals and objectives, forecasting, and creating policies that will direct the way the firm and its people operate while in the pursuit of established goals.

		organizing
		planning
		staffing
		motivating

Question 6

Explain how outsourcing, offshoring, and foreign entities affect the operation of businesses in the United States. Under which management function (planning, organizing, leading, or controlling) would outsourcing and offshoring take place? Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

Question 7

Explain the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling in your own words. Also, explain how the functions work together in business. Your response must be at least 300 words in length.