________ is done by middle management, whereas the top management

________ is done by middle management, whereas the top management

Subject: Business    / Management
Question

Answer the following MCQ and Discussion Questions

1. _________ is done by middle management, whereas the top management does the

_________.

1 Operational planning , strategic planning

2 Strategic planning, tactical planning

3 Intermediate planning , strategic planning

4 Tactical planning , operational planning

5 Strategic planning , operational planning

2. An organization’s _______ is the organization’s purpose or fundamental reason for

existence.

1. Goal

2. Plan

3. Mission

4. Vision

5. Strategic plan

3. ___________ Plans specify the details on how overall objectives are to be achieved.

1. Tactical

2. Strategic

3. Long term

4. Short term

5. Operational

4. Strategic planning:

1. Addresses the organization’s basic mission and vision, issuing statements of purpose or

direction that have a long term goal.

2. Involves managers in each unit of an organization who are responsible for achieving the

unit’s objectives within a specified period of time.

3 Looks specifically at resources, finances, and market conditions to determine ways to

accomplish the overall plans of the organization.

4. Determines the day-to-day operations within an organization.

5. None of the above

5. The relationship between planning and control can best be summed up by which

statement?

1. Control keeps planned activities headed in the right direction

2. Control is a quantitative extension of planning

3. They are separate and unrelated functions

4. Planning follows control

5. None of the above

Discussion Questions :
1. Managers who use management by objectives (MBO) rely on what sort of objectives?

How do those objectives strengthen employee motivation?

2. Matt has written down the following self-improvement objective: “Improve my

grade point average and lose some weight.” Why is this not a well-written objective?

Re-write these objectives using the guidelines provided in the text for writing good

objectives.