Arranging a firm's human and material resources to carry out plans is called organizing.
Question 2
2.
Dividing up the tasks (division of labor) is an important part of organizing.
Question 3
3.
_____ is the process of arranging the structures and relationships of human and material resources to carry out an organization's plans.
Question 4
4.
Spring Airlines is a start-up business in China. It uses the management function of ____ to arrange that the three airplanes it operates are where they are supposed to be when they are supposed to be and have the appropriate number of operating personnel.
Question 5
5.
Most firms have three distinguishable levels of management. They are:
Question 6
6.
Middle managers usually:
Question 7
7.
A relatively small group of managers at the head of an organization that establishes overall strategy and long-range goals is called _____ management.
Question 8
8.
_____ managers are the managers concerned with implementing the plans and policies of top managers and supervising lower-level managers.
Question 9
9.
Plant manager Peter Kwillen receives the master budget from divisional headquarters and breaks it down for the three shift managers. He coordinates with other plant managers and manages lower-level managers. Kwillen is a(n) _____ manager.
Question 10
10.
Pele Arnaz is a plant foreman for a generator manufacturer. He spends his day carrying out operational plans for the ongoing daily activities of the plant. Arnaz is a _____ manager.
Question 11
11.
_____ is the management process of coordinating and allocating a firm’s resources in order to carry out its plans.
Question 12
12.
The lowest level of management, which usually carries out the daily operations, is called _____ management.