Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Institute of Technology
Sta. Mesa, Manila
(Para sa mga walang report)
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Departmentalized Final Examination

I.

Read carefully and select the best answer. Shade properly the
letter corresponding your answer on the answer sheet provided.
1.

These are crystal clear administrative specifications prescribing the

chronological order in which repetitive activity is initiated, carried forward
and controlled.
a. Policies
c. Procedures
b. Motivation
d. Communication

2.

It is the sum of the total and rights entrusted to make possible the
performance of the work delegated.
a. Responsibility
c. Authority
b. Controlling
d. Policies

3.

It is the process by which managers ensure that performance is in

conformity with the plans, objectives and goals setforth by management.
a. Decision-making
c. Directing
b. Planning
d. Controlling

4.

It is process by which a manager assigns his authority to his subordinates

to perform specific tasks given to them.
a. Controlling
c. Decision-making
b. Responsibility
d. Authority

5.

The three short words which summed up the widely accepted leadership
framework
a. observe, see, do
c. know, analyze, do
b. be, known, do
d. plan, innovate, create

6.

It is the obligation of a person to report to his superior for the actions and
decisions taken or for the results attained by him.
a. Responsibility
c. Authority
b. Accountability
d. Controlling

7.

It results from the tendency of the rater to be highly influenced by one or

two dominant traits of the workers performance.
a. Halo effect
c. Variance
b. Incentives
d. Expectancy

8.

It is the attitude of individuals and groups toward their work environment

and toward voluntary cooperation to the full extent of their ability in the
best interest of the organization.
a. Morale
c. Moral
b. Efficiency
d. Effectiveness

9.

It is defined as the strength of a persons preference for one outcome in

relation to others.
a. Valence
c. Expectancy
b. Motivation
d. Incentives

10. These are motivators which take place after work or away from work, and
which provides no direct satisfaction at the time the work is done.
a. Extrinsic Motivators
c. Intrinsic Motivators
b. Motivators
d. Job Enrichment
11. It is also referred to as perceived probability and is defined as the
strength of belief that a particular act will be followed by a particular
outcome.
a. Valence
c. Expectancy
b. Values
d. Motivator
12. These are motivating factors conditioned by the environment.
a. Needs
c. Wants
b. Perception
d. Achievement
13. It is the most neglected communication skills.
a. Reading
C. Speaking
b. Writing
D. Listening
14. It can impart the message with meaning and shading which even long
pages of written words simply cannot convey.
a. Gestures
C. Non-Verbal
b. Human Voice
D. Verbal
15. Grapevine communication generally operates like this.
a. Single Strand
C. Gossip Chain
b. Cluster Chain
D. Probability Chain
16. It is the process of transferring the information from the source to the
receiver, passing through the right channel and achieving the desired
feedback.
a. Communication
C. Networking
b. Listening
D. Motivation
17. It is the most important suggestion for effective listening because all
other guides depend on it.
a. Stop talking.
c. Ask questions.
b. Be patient.
d. Hold your temper.

18. It is a barrier to communication wherein different people derive different

meanings from the same words or symbols.
a. Filtering information
c. Language barrier
b. Semantic barrier
d. Status barrier
19. It means the union affected by the absorbing of one or more existing
corporations by another which survives and continues the combined firm.
a. Consolidation
C. Merger And Consolidation
b. Merger
D. Cooperation
20. Which is the characteristic of a leader?
a. Focus on efficiency
c. Focus on effectiveness
b. Ask how and when
d. Focus on the process
21. They have been described as painters of the vision and architects of the
journey.
a. Managers
c. Leaders
b. Proprietors
d. Stock holders
22. It shows you where you are going and why you are going there.
a. Mission
c. Goals
b. Plan
d. Vision
23. What kind of leader is the one who doesnt listen to suggestions of his
subordinates?
a. Paternalistic
c. Free-rein
b. Participative
d. Autocratic
24. What kind of leader is work-centered but considers the interest and
welfare of the subordinates?
a. Paternalistic
c. Free-rein
b. Participative
d. Autocratic
25. Which is NOT a characteristic of a proactive leader?
a. Has a positive and high self-esteem
b. Sees reason why things cannot be done
c. Enjoys an inner calmness
d. Energized by vitality
26. This refers to how desirable a particular outcome is.
a. Goals
c. Value
b. Acceptance
d. Alternatives
27. It is an age of learning----work, recreation, edutainment, and even the
expression of spirituality fused together.
a. E-learning
c. Information Age
b. Computer age
d. Knowledge-Based Economy

28. It is a legal person in the eyes of the law.

a. Corporation
c. Cooperative
b. Partnership
d. Sole Proprietorship
29. It is the combination of the project type and the functional type of
organization.
a. Line and Staff Type
c. Committee Type
b. Matrix Type
d. Line Type
30. It is the oldest and the simplest type of organization.
a. Line and Staff Type
c. Line Type
b. Committee Type
d. Matrix Type
31. It means dividing the large and monolithic functional organization into
smaller, flexible administrative units.
a. Departmentation
c. Delegation
b. Administration
d. Processing
32. It means grouping together of men and establishing relationships among
them, defining the authority and responsibility that the personnel have in
the use of the organizations material resources to attain predetermined
goals and objectives.
a. Staffing
c. Directing
b. Organizing
d. Controlling
33. It refers to the situation in which workers pass their work back and forth.
a. Coupling
c. Reciprocal coupling
b. Sequential coupling
d. Pooled coupling
34. It is the situation in which organization members share resources in
common but otherwise work independently.
a. Coupling
c. Reciprocal coupling
b. Sequential coupling
d. Pooled coupling
35. It is an element of management which means examining the future and
drawing up a plan of action.
a. Prevoyance
c. To organize
b. To coordinate
d. To control

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