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

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Directing refers to instructing, guiding, counselling, motivating and:Read the answer and worked solution →While other functions prepare the setting, the function that actually starts action is:Read the answer and worked solution →Directing is first initiated at the top and moves down the hierarchy, so it:Read the answer and worked solution →The four elements of directing are supervision, motivation, communication and:Read the answer and worked solution →Overseeing what subordinates do and instructing them to use resources well is:Read the answer and worked solution →A supervisor who conveys management ideas to workers and workers' problems to management acts as a:Read the answer and worked solution →An inner state that energises and directs behaviour towards goals is a:Read the answer and worked solution →The technique a manager uses to motivate people, such as pay, bonus or praise, is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Rewards such as a pay rise or promotion are examples of:Read the answer and worked solution →Because individuals differ in expectations and reactions, motivation is described as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Cutting employee turnover, and so saving recruitment and training costs, is a benefit of:Read the answer and worked solution →Abraham Maslow outlined his theory of motivation in a classic paper published in:Read the answer and worked solution →How many levels are there in Maslow's need hierarchy?Read the answer and worked solution →Hunger, thirst, shelter and sleep belong to which level of Maslow's hierarchy?Read the answer and worked solution →Job security, stability of income and pension plans satisfy which needs?Read the answer and worked solution →Self-respect, autonomy, status and recognition are which needs?Read the answer and worked solution →The drive to become what one is capable of becoming is:Read the answer and worked solution →According to Maslow's assumptions, a satisfied need:Read the answer and worked solution →A payment offered over and above wages or salary is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Offering employees company shares at a price below the market price is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Directing refers to instructing, guiding, counselling, motivating and:

  1. Leading people
  2. Auditing books
  3. Buying assets
  4. Filing returns
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Correct answer: A. Leading people

1. It is a key managerial function. 2. Directing leads people towards objectives. 3. It covers supervision, motivation, leadership and communication. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 7, Directing._

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While other functions prepare the setting, the function that actually starts action is:

  1. Budgeting
  2. Directing
  3. Planning
  4. Staffing
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Correct answer: B. Directing

1. Plans and structures only set the stage. 2. Directing initiates action. 3. Every manager performs it. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 7, Directing._

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Directing is first initiated at the top and moves down the hierarchy, so it:

  1. Flows top to bottom
  2. Flows bottom to top
  3. Moves sideways only
  4. Skips middle levels
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Correct answer: A. Flows top to bottom

1. Each manager directs an immediate subordinate. 2. Each takes instructions from an immediate boss. 3. So directing flows from top to bottom. _Source: syllabus Business Studies Part I, Chapter 7, Directing._

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