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Principles of Management Practice Test: Directing
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Principles of Management Practice Test: Directing
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1. On the successful completion of two years in a company, Harsh received a letter confirming his job as permanent employee. Identify the need of Harsh being fulfilled as per Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory.
2. Downward communications refer to flow of communication from
3. Which of the following is not a type of communication barriers?
4. Which of the following is not an element of directing?
5. Upward communications refer to flow of communication from
6. It means the process of making subordinates to act in a desired manner to achieve certain organizational goals.
7. Identify the level at which the directing function takes place in an organization?
8. As the general manager of an e-commerce company, Gagan maintains good interpersonal relations with followers and also motivates them to contribute for achieving organisational goals. Identify the concept being described in the above lines.
9. It refers to all measures which are used to motivate people to improve performance,
10. Which of the following ways help in improving the communication effectiveness?
11. Effective motivation in the organisation does not contribute towards
12. Boom Limited gives due weightage to the perquisites and prestige of job so that the designation helps to satisfy the psychological, social and esteem needs of an individual. Identify the type of incentive being described in the above lines.
13. Lateral communication takes place from
14. Which of the following is not an assumption of Maslow’s theory?
15. Identify the style of leadership in which the superior uses file forces from within the groups in order to establish control.
16. While other functions prepare a setting for action, name the function that initiates action in the organization.
17. It refers to the process of instructing, guiding, counseling, motivating and leading people in the organization to achieve their objectives.
18. Yajur, as a Project Manager, is able to assess the true potential of his subordinates and constantly motivates them to realise their full potential. Identify the element of directing being described in the above lines.
19. Which of the following is not a type of psychological barriers?
20. Formal communication may take place between
21. Which of the following is not an example of financial incentive?
22. These needs are most basic in the hierarchy of motivation theory and correspond to primary needs.
23. Which of the following is not a type of personal barrier?
24. It is the process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievement of organisational goals.
25. It is defined as the process of guiding the efforts of employees and other resources to accomplish the desired objectives.