Professional Documents
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
12) Operational plans encompass a particular 25) The second step in goal setting is to
operational area of the organization. TRUE determine the goals individually or with input
from others. BỎ QUA
13) Long term used to mean anything over three
years, but now it means anything over one year. 26) The more the current plans affect future
TRUE – BỎ QUA commitments, the longer the time frame for
which managers should plan. TRUE
14) Short-term plans are those covering one year
or less. TRUE 27) Planning is a waste of time in a volatile
environment. FALSE
15) Directional plans have clearly defined
objectives. BỎ QUA CHUA HỌC 28) A major argument against formal plans is
that they can't replace intuition and creativity.
16) When uncertainty is high and managers BỎ QUA
must be flexible to respond to unexpected
changes, directional plans are preferable. TRUE 29) One criticism of planning is that it's not
enough for managers just to plan. BỎ QUA
30) In today's dynamic business environment, A) be prepared for when changes in
successful firms recognize that planning is an management at the top occurs
ongoing process, not a tablet of rules cast in
B) anticipate (dự đoán) changes and develop
stone. TRUE
the most effective response to changes
31) Managers must be able to follow through
C) decide what needs to be done when a change
with plans even if conditions change. FALSE
in environments happen
32) Effective planning in dynamic environments
D) have the appropriate materials available
means flattening the organizational hierarchy.
when the demand for them comes about
TRUE – cắt bớt các tầng quản lý
38) Planning gives direction, reduces the
33) Planning involves defining the
impact of change, minimizes waste and
organization's goals, establishing an overall
redundancy, and ________.
strategy for achieving those goals, and
developing a comprehensive set of plans A) establishes the workloads for each of the
________. departments
A) as to which shift will perform what work B) sets the basis used for promotion of
functions individuals within the organization
B) to determine which manager will be in charge C) eliminates departments that are not needed
of which department within the plan
C) for organizational work activities D) sets the standards used in controlling
D) to establish the quality and quantity of work 39) Studies of performance (nghiên cứu hiệu
to be accomplished suất) in organizations that plan have reached
________.
34) In formal planning, ________. Bỏ
A) somewhat negative conclusions regarding the
A) specific goals covering a period of years
benefits of planning
are defined
B) generally mixed conclusions regarding the
B) specific goals are developed and not written
benefits of planning
C) general goals are developed and not written
C) generally negative conclusions regarding the
D) general goals covering an unspecified period benefits of planning
of years are defined
D) generally positive conclusions regarding
36) The effect of planning on managers is that the benefits of planning
it forces them to ________.
40) The quality of the planning process and
A) react to change the appropriate implementation of the plans
probably ________.
B) consider the impact of change
A) don't contribute to high performance nearly
C) respond indiscriminately
as much as the extent of planning
D) develop bureaucratic response models
B) contribute more to high performance than
37) Planning can't eliminate change. does the extent of planning
Managers plan in order to ________.
C) contribute less to high performance than does D) but goals are used in reference to profits, and
the extent of planning objectives are used in reference to production
output
D) should be studied more to factually
determine which contributes the most 46) Plans are documents that outline how
goals are going to be met and ________.
42) Governmental regulations, powerful
labor unions, and other critical A) define which department has what
environmental forces constrain managers' responsibilities needed to accomplish the goals
options and ________ the impact of planning
B) tell what materials and processes are
on an organization's (này là quy định của nhà
necessary to fulfill the goals
nước ròi nên nó k bắt ta phải thay thế nữa)
C) identify how much capital is required to
performance.
complete the goals
A) reduce
D) describe resource allocations, schedules,
B) increase and other necessary actions to accomplish the
goals
C) neutralize
47) ________ can evaluate whether an
D) don't affect
organization is successful.
43) Planning is often called the primary
A) A goal is the only measure that
management function because it ________.
B) No single measure
A) offers some basis for future decision making
C) Plans are also a measure that
B) creates the vision for the organizational
members to work toward D) Stakeholders are the only groups that
C) establishes the basis for all the other 48) When managers emphasize one goal, they
functions ________.
D) sets the tone for the organizational culture A) assure that the one goal will be accomplished
even above the established level
44) Planning involves two important elements:
________. B) ignore other goals that must also be reached
if long-term success is to achieved
A) goals and decisions
C) make the goal easier to be accomplished by
B) goals and plans
all organizational members
C) plans and decisions
D) deny the organizational members the
D) goals and actions opportunity to grow and develop
45) Goals are objectives, ________. 49) Using a single objective can result in
unethical practices because managers ________.
A) and we use the two terms interchangeably
A) want to satisfy the stockholders of the
B) but goals are long term, and objectives are organization
short term
B) will manipulate the outcomes reported to
C) but goals are used by top management, and assure that the one objective is achieved
objectives are used by first-level management
C) will ignore other important parts of their jobs 57) Strategic plans tend to cover a longer period
in order to look good on that one measure of time than operational goals and also
________.
D) will use overtime to accomplish that single
objective without reporting it A) cover a more narrow view of the organization
50) Official statements of what an organization B) cover the financial projections of the
says and what it wants its various stakeholders planning period
to believe are referred to as ________.
C) cover a broader view of the organization
A) real goals
D) include an estimate of the profits that the
B) stated goals stockholder can anticipate as dividends
C) committed goals 58) As organizational environments have
become more uncertain, ________.
D) comprehensive goals
A) organizations are having to make longer term
51) The conflict in stated goals exists because
plans
organizations respond to a variety of ________.
B) organizations have to resist the uncertainties
A) stakeholders
to keep the plans moving toward the objectives
B) external environments
C) organizations have to request that the
C) governmental regulations government pass more legislation restricting the
amount of uncertainty
D) stockholders
D) the definition of long term has changed
52) Which of the following is true concerning an
organization's stated objectives? 59) Specific plans are clearly defined and
________.
A) Organizations issue identical objectives to all
constituents. A) allow managers to interpret their "flexibility"
on their own
B) Organizations typically have internal and
external sets of objectives. B) leave no room for interpretation
C) Organizations may issue different objectives C) give the managers authority to interpret the
to stockholders, customers, employees, and the plans for their area of responsibility
public.
D) keep the stakeholders informed of the
D) Stated objectives are usually in line with organization's objectives
short-term actions.
61) Directional plans ________.
53) What should a person do to understand what
A) have clearly defined objectives
the real objectives of the organization are?
B) identify general guidelines
A) observe organizational members' actions
C) meet the needs of a unique situation
B) attend a stockholders' annual meeting
D) last for 3-5 years
C) read their annual report
62) The flexibility inherent in directional plans
D) watch television news reports
must be weighed against the ________.
A) gain of a shorter planning period provided by B) desired outcomes that the organizational
specific plans members will achieve
B) gain of a longer planning period provided by C) basis for the sharing of profits with the
specific plans employees at the end
C) loss of clarity provided by specific plans D) criteria against which actual
accomplishments are measured
D) loss of a shorter planning period provided by
specific plans 67) With traditional goal setting, the goals are
set at the top level of management and
63) ________ is a one-time plan specifically
________.
designed to meet the needs of a unique situation.
A) then they become the responsibility of first-
A) A multipurpose plan
line management to achieve the goals
B) A strategic plan
B) then they are broken down into subgoals for
C) An operational plan each level of the organization
C) operational A) operational
D) strategic B) specific
C) overall
D) strategic