Prelim Exam with Answer Key - Concepts & Dynamics of Management
Prelim Exam with Answer Key - Concepts & Dynamics of Management
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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
AGBUS 100: CONCEPTS AND DYNAMICS OF MANAGEMENT
Directions: Read and understand the statements carefully. Write your answer on
the space provided.
________________1. Theory that suggests that plans and actions should evaluated
by their consequences. The underlying idea is that plans or
actions should produce the greatest good for the greatest
number of people.
________________2. Managerial function which involves selecting missions and
objectives as well as the actions to achieve them.
________________3. The process of designing and maintaining an environment in
which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently
accomplish selected aims.
________________4. Making known to outside agencies unethical company
practices.
________________5. The term refers to a business, government agency, hospital,
university, or any other type of organization.
________________6. A statement of policies, principles, or rules that guide
behavior.
________________7. The part of managing which involves establishing an
intentional structure of roles for people to fill in an organization.
________________8. The serious consideration of the impact of the company’s
actions on society.
________________9. Function of manager which is influencing people so that they
will contribute to organizational and group goals; it has to do
dominantly with the interpersonal aspect of managing.
________________10. The output-input ratio within a time period with due
consideration for quality. It implies effectiveness and efficiency in
individual and organizational performance.
________________11. The discipline dealing with what is good and bad with moral
duty and obligation.
________________12. The ability of a corporation to relate its operations and
policies to the social environment in ways that are mutually
beneficial to the company and to society.
________________13. Defines as “an employee who refuses to engage in and/or
reports illegal or wrongful activities of his employer or fellow
employees.”
________________14. Measuring and correcting individual and organizational
performance to ensure that events conform to plans. It involves
measuring performance against goals and plans, showing where
deviations from standards exist, and helping to correct deviations
from standards.
________________15. Claimants may also be called for this term.
PART II - DISCUSSION (5 points each)
1. How would you define management? Does your definition differ from the one
offered in the book? Explain.
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5. If you were the chief executive of a large corporation, how would you
institutionalize ethics in the organization?
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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
AGBUS 100: CONCEPTS AND DYNAMICS OF MANAGEMENT
PART I – IDENTIFICATION
1. Utilitarian theory
2. Planning
3. Management
4. Whistle-blowing
5. Enterprise
6. Code
7. Organizing
8. Corporate social responsibility
9. Leading
10.Productivity
11.Ethics
12.Social responsiveness
13.Whistle-blower
14.Controlling
15.Stakeholders
PART II - DISCUSSION