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AP Intermediate 2nd Year Directing — practice questions — page 2

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Which grapevine network is the most popular in organisations?Read the answer and worked solution →Barriers arising from wrong words and faulty translations are:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the leader qualitiesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the communication elementsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the leadership stylesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the leadership wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Formal or informalRead the answer and worked solution →Sort style, network and barrierRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Leadership bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Which managerial function initiates action in an organisation?Read the answer and worked solution →At which levels of management does directing take place?Read the answer and worked solution →In which direction does directing flow in an organisation?Read the answer and worked solution →Directing is best described as which kind of process?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an element of directing?Read the answer and worked solution →How many elements of directing are described in management?Read the answer and worked solution →Under unity of command in directing, a person receives instructions from whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Which principle resolves conflict between personal and organisational goals?Read the answer and worked solution →Which principle says merely giving an order is not sufficient?Read the answer and worked solution →Money motivates some people and promotion others. Which principle is this?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which grapevine network is the most popular in organisations?

  1. Single strand net
  2. Probability net
  3. Cluster network
  4. Gossip network
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Correct answer: C. Cluster network

1. In it a person tells only those he trusts. 2. That is the cluster network. 3. The others are single strand, gossip and probability. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 7, Directing._

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Barriers arising from wrong words and faulty translations are:

  1. Personal barriers
  2. Physical barriers
  3. Financial barriers
  4. Semantic barriers
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Correct answer: D. Semantic barriers

1. Semantics deals with the meaning of words. 2. Encoding and decoding go wrong. 3. These are semantic barriers. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 7, Directing._

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Catch the leader qualities

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Integrity
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Initiative
  3. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Confidence
  4. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Decisive
  5. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Semantic gap
  6. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Noise
  7. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Rumour
  8. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Prejudice
Category
Qualities
Instructions
Catch the qualities of a good leader. Let the communication barriers fall.
_Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 7, Directing._

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