Management 14th Global Edition By Stephen Robbins – Test Bank

Management 14th Global Edition By Stephen Robbins – Test Bank

Management, 14e, Global Edition (Robbins/Coulter)
Chapter 8 Planning and Goal-Setting

1) ________ involves defining the organization’s goals, establishing strategies for achieving those goals, and developing plans to integrate and coordinate work activities.
A) Execution
B) Logistics
C) Planning
D) Operations
Answer: C
Diff: 1
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept

2) The effect of planning on managers is that it forces them to ________.
A) generate higher profits
B) anticipate and respond to change
C) eliminate uncertainty
D) work at cross purposes
Answer: B
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept

3) Which one of the following is among the reasons why managers should plan?
A) When work activities are coordinated around plans, inefficiencies become obvious.
B) Uncertainty can be eliminated and the organization can be insulated from change with planning.
C) Planning eliminates the need to set goals.
D) Planning eliminates the need to measure work effort.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept

4) Which one of the following is true of the impact of formal planning on organizational performance?
A) Formal planning is associated with positive financial results.
B) Organizations that formally plan invariably outperform those that don’t plan.
C) The amount of planning done is more important to high performance than the quality of planning and implementation.
D) Companies can start seeing the impact of formal planning on performance about a year after starting the planning process.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept
5) When formal planning fails to lead to higher performance, which one of the following is most likely to be the reason for the failure?
A) A participative style of planning was used.
B) Managers were allowed too much autonomy.
C) The company emphasized the control function over other functions.
D) External forces constrain managers’ options.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept

6) Planning is concerned with how objectives are to be accomplished, not what is to be accomplished.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept

7) Planning provides direction to managers and non-managers alike.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept

8) The presence of planning inhibits the ability of departments and individuals to work together or organizations to move.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Obj: LO 8.1: Define the nature and purposes of planning
Classification: Concept