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1

_______ is coping with uncertainty by formulating future courses of action to achieve specified results.
A)Scheduling
B)Planning
C)Goal setting
D)Organizing
2

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of planning?
A)Planning helps you check on your progress
B)Planning helps you coordinate activities
C)Planning helps you avoid uncertainty
D)Planning helps you think ahead
3

State uncertainty occurs when the environment is considered unpredictable.
A)True
B)False
4

_______ uncertainty occurs when the consequences of a decision are uncertain.
A)State
B)Cause
C)Effect
D)Response
5

_______ focus on developing new products or services and in seeking out new markets, rather than waiting for things to happen.
A)Prospectors
B)Go-getters
C)Analyzers
D)Reactors
6

Which type of individual makes adjustments only when forced to by environmental pressures?
A)Analyzer
B)Defender
C)Reactor
D)Avoider
7

A mission statement expresses what the organization should become, and where it wants to go strategically.
A)True
B)False
8

Operational planning is usually performed by
A)top management
B)middle management
C)bottom-rung employees
D)first-line management
9

Tactical goals are set by and for top management and focus on objectives for the organization as a whole.
A)True
B)False
10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a SMART goal?
A)Attainable
B)Marketable
C)Results-oriented
D)Specific
11

Which of the following is NOT a process for motivating employees through management by objectives (MBO)?
A)Managers set objectives for the employees
B)Managers develop action plans
C)Managers and employees periodically review the employee's performance
D)Managers make performance appraisals of employees
12

For Management by Objectives (MBO) to be successful, all of the following must occur EXCEPT
A)the commitment of top management is essential.
B)MBO must by applied throughout the entire organization.
C)objectives must cascade.
D)objectives must become more general as they reach lower levels of the organization.
13

A _______ is a single-use plan encompassing a range of activities.
A)program
B)project
C)task
D)work assignment
14

Project management is achieving a set of goals through planning, scheduling, and maintaining progress of the activities that comprise the project.
A)True
B)False
15

Skunkworks is the term given to a project team whose members interact with employees in the organization to develop ideas for improving existing products or services.
A)True
B)False
16

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the project life cycle?
A)Definition
B)Organizing
C)Execution
D)Closing
17

In the _______ stage of the project life cycle, managers must consider details in order to make the big picture happen.
A)execution
B)definition
C)planning
D)closing
18

The execution stage of the project life cycle is the stage in which most of the work is actually performed.
A)True
B)False





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