FMS106 List of Questions

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Q1 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. is a relatively new mathematical technique in situations requiring the optimum allocation of resources, money, capital equipment, raw material and personnel.





Q2 The Six P�??s of Planning are�?��?��?��?��?��?�





Q3 The reasons for planning are �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..





Q4 According to �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. , �??Planning is hardwork.





Q5 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. are alternative methods to either take over the earlier plans if they seem to fail due to unexpected circumstances or modify them as the situation demands.





Q6 Once an overall plan has been adopted, it is necessary to develop other derivative plans for each segment of the company, to support the�?�.. .





Q7 A well-defined objective can make the difference between success and failure of an enterprise.





Q8 The contributions or benefits of planning exclude�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�





Q9 The planning process has the following characteristics except�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..





Q10 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. is a decision making activity requiring the process of ascertaining objectives and deciding on activities to attain these objectives.





Q11 Queuing theory is often called�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. .





Q12 The basic advantages of committee excludes�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.





Q13 A�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. requires the decision maker to acquire a thorough understanding of the problem in order to make an intelligent choice.





Q14 Some of the major criticisms of brainstorming are that it is �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q15 The mathematical techniques used as aid to decision making are often called �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.





Q16 An ideal brainstorming session highlights the importance of new �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .





Q17 Creative thinking is not a choice of alternatives as in�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..





Q18 Investigation is the�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. step in creative thinking.





Q19 The recruitment of people who are creative is a necessary precondition in encouraging �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� in an organisation.





Q20 A �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� is one that comes up with new ideas, new approaches, and new ways of doing old things, doing a common thing in an uncommon way, a new product, or new application or a combination of existing knowledge.





Q21 A manager will find it difficult to enforce quality or engage in�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q22 A �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. is the selection of alternative course of action from available alternatives in order to achieve a given objective.





Q23 A �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. could be seen as a group of people assembled together to take action on an administrative task.





Q24 What determines whether a decision is to be made by an individual or group is the type of decision to be made, and the importance of the decision to the immediate attainment of �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .





Q25 A decision process is not completed until it is �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .





Q26 An entrepreneur may decide in the circumstance to select the alternative that �??minimises his risk or involves �??minimum regret�?� or gives him optimum result in the �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q27 Stages in Decision Making includes �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�





Q28 A decision made with full knowledge of the occurrence of an event is said to be decision �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q29 The course of action that maximises the final desirability is the�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. .





Q30 If a quantitative method is used, the value of each alternative is�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. .





Q31 In business, there are absolutely no right or wrong decisions but �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. .





Q32 Factors Determining Unethical Decisions�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..





Q33 Factors Determining Ethical Decision exclude�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�





Q34 The most common unethical business practices in Nigeria are presented includes�?��?��?��?��?�.





Q35 The ethical conduct of an organization is in part determined by the �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. prevailing in the society as a whole.





Q36 Conflict of interest arises when an executive deals with a company in which it has�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q37 The �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� does not have definite expectation from employees because the goals are at best hazy even to the key management personnel who end up becoming "administrators�?� instead of managers.





Q38 To obtain balanced efforts the objectives of all managers on all levels and in all areas should also be keyed to both�?��?��?��?��?��?��?�... and long-range considerations.





Q39 Organizations and individuals function better when there is �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .





Q40 Ghana�??s judicial system was well organised, managed and had both a lower court and a�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q41 The official goals are mainly for �??public consumption�?� while operative goals are those that are in fact pursued by the organisation and this influences its�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .





Q42 In some instances, the official goal and operative goals could be the same and only differ by the�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q43 A. typical employee goals can be divided into�?��?��?��?��?��?� main groups.





Q44 The major organizational goals exclude�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..





Q45 A good goal makes the organization while helping to exploit the opportunities to minimize the impact of the �?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q46 Good goals must possess the following qualities except�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�





Q47 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. goal could be implicit and require explicit formulation before they could be realised.





Q48 What managers do in organizations includes �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�





Q49 Management function is identical in all �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. whether it is a profit-making organization or a "non-profit-making organization.





Q50 In a general sense, the human being is a complex system made up of sub- systems such as the circulatory system, the auditory system, the locomotive system, and so on.





Q51 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� is known as the father of scientific management.





Q52 A scholarly grouping of concepts and principles creates a�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. .





Q53 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. are abstractions formed from generalizations.





Q54 Fayol, after more than�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. of practical business experience drew up his principles of management.





Q55 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. are best seen as fundamental or general truth on which other truths depend.





Q56 A successful manager blends experience with �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. in order to achieve a desired result.





Q57 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. attempts through systematic procedure to establish the relationships between variables and the underlying principles.





Q58 �?��?��?��?�... is an imposition of order on chaos.





Q59 Gilbreth believed that there was one best way which was believed to be the way that required the �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .





Q60 Taylor�??s principles of management could be summarized as �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..





Q61 One of the major advantages of the industrial revolution is that it gave birth to accelerated rate of�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..�?�.. of large scale enterprises.





Q62 The first principles of management were advocated by a French engineer and geologist,�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.





Q63 According to �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. , "rarely, if ever, has a. new basic institution; or new lending group, a new central function, emerged as fast as has management since the turn of the century.�?�





Q64 Any organization that fails to realize its objective often blames it on�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .





Q65 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. are people who are primarily responsible for the achievement of organizational goals.





Q66 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. attempt to quantify some areas of management such as planning, decision making and control in the form of symbols and models.





Q67 Dale�??s Comparative Approach is based on�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. less experience.





Q68 �??The Management Theory Jungle�?� has classified the major �??schools�?� of management into�?��?��?� broad areas.





Q69 George Elton Mayo is from �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�..





Q70 Charles Babbage and Frederick W. Taylor are from �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�





Q71 The fourteen (14) principles of management cover all aspects of management �?? human relations, scientific management as advocated by�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. .





Q72 Gilbreth is known for his work on�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. studies.





Q73 Taylor used�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. to illustrate the benefits of division of labour pointing out the savings in time and the acquisition of skill within a relatively short time as a person concentrates on only one operation.





Q74 �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.stressed the need for dividing and assigning labour on the basis of skill.





Q75 Taylor was criticised for his lack of�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. concept





Q76 Scientific management is not a �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.. bonus system.





Q77 Scientific management was intended to bring about �??a complete�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. �?�, which must occur in the minds of the workmen and management.





Q78 The scientific management school placed special emphasis upon�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�. .





Q79 Another well documented, properly organised management system was that of the �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� who carried out organised activities such as the construction of pyramids, irrigation projects and the building of canals.





Q80 The King�??s affairs were so well organised and so efficiently and effectively run that it was devoid of �?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?� .