Sample Midterm1 PDF
Sample Midterm1 PDF
Question One:
In your answer sheet, copy the number of each statement and the letter of the correct answer. Arrange
your answer in a form of table like the following:
1- A major part of the ----------------- job is to find the best way to use resources to achieve goals.
A- Top managers C- Middle managers
B- First line Managers D- All of the above
2- When McDonald's decided to provide HALAL food to Muslims in UK, this is an example of an
attempt to improve the organization's:
A- Effectiveness B- Efficiency C- Organizing D- Planning.
5- In which managerial functions mangers use power, personality, and influence, persuasion, and
communication skills to achieve their job:
A- Planning B- Organizing C- Leading D- Controlling
6- When LG Company produced a product that customers want, but that is too expensive for
them to buy, this case reflects:
A- Low efficiency/low effectiveness C- Low effectiveness/ high efficiency
B- Low efficiency/ high effectiveness D- high efficiency / high effectiveness
7- After recognizing the need for taking a decision and evaluating alternatives, El Nasr company
has decided to expand its business and open a new branch in France. This kind of decisions is
called:
A- Non Routine Decision C- Satisficing Decision
B- Optimum Decision D- A and C are correct
8- Bounded rationality exists when there is available information and a limited number of
alternatives that managers can consider them all.
A- True B- False
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Question Two:
Give the appropriate term for the following concepts. Arrange your answer in a table like the following:
1. ………… is a pattern of biased decision making that occurs in groups whose members
strive for agreement among themselves at the expense of accurate decisions.
2. ………… is a critical analysis of a preferred alternative, in which one member of the
group is giving some critiques to this alternative, to ascertain its strengths and weaknesses
before it is implemented.
Question Three:
Compare between each of the following concepts:
1- Conceptual skills and Technical skills.
2- Craft style and Production style.
3- Representativeness and Escalating Commitment as two types of cognitive biases.
4- Open System and Closed System.
Question Four:
State without explanation
1. Three of Fayol's principles of Management.
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Good Luck