With respect to control systems, participation
a. causes employees to resist control.
b. is a technique for overcoming resistance to controls.
c. is a criterion for making a control effective.
d. is a step in the control process.
e. is an action taken after evaluation control.
Question 2Which of the following is the best way to overcome resistance to control?
a. Use participation.
b. Create effective control to begin with.
c. Develop checks and balances.
d. Rely on financial and operating budgets.
e. Develop verification procedures.
Question 3Which of the following is a reason why individuals resist controls?
a. Overcontrol
b. Inappropriate focus
c. Rewards for inefficiency
d. All of these are reasons why individuals resist controls.
e. None of these are reasons why individuals resist controls.
Question 4Which of the following automatically integrates the planning and controlling functions?
a. Participation
b. Checks and balances
c. Management by objectives
d. Monitoring of the general environment
e. Monitoring of the task environment
Question 5With respect to control systems, participation and Management By Objectives
a. cause employees to resist control.
b. are techniques for overcoming resistance to controls.
c. are criteria for making a control effective.
d. are steps in the control process.
e. are actions taken after evaluation control.
Question 6Mel has a neatness fetish. He cannot stand to see things out of place or messed up in any
way. He requires his people to have their desks completely cleaned off before they leave at
night. His subordinates really resent his demands. This is an example of what the text calls
a. extreme objectivity.
b. inappropriate focus.
c. overcontrol.
d. excessive accountability.
e. inflexibility.