罗宾斯管理学练习题第七至第十章.doc

Chapter 7 – Foundations of Planning True/False Questions A MANAGER’S DILEMMA 1. Books and videos were the primary products of based on the company profile in “A Manager’s Dilemma. False (moderate) WHAT IS PLANNING? 2. Organizational planning is concerned with how objectives are to be accomplished, not what is to be accomplished. False (easy) 3. Organizational planning establishes coordinated effort. True (moderate) WHY DO MANAGERS PLAN? 4. Research indicates that managers who plan always outperform managers who do not plan. False (moderate) 5. Planning that proves inaccurate is a waste of managements time. False (easy) 6. According to the text, research indicates that nonplanning organizations generally outperform planning organizations. False (moderate) 7. It is a myth that planning reduces flexibility. True (difficult) HOW DO MANAGERS PLAN? 8. Operational planning is usually accomplished by upper management. False (moderate) 9. Plans that specify the details of achievement of the overall objectives are called operational plans. True (difficult) 10. Directional plans have clearly defined objectives. False (moderate) 11. Developing an acquisition plan after a recent takeover is an example of a single-use plan. True (difficult) 12. Standing plans are created in response to programmed decisions that managers make and include policies, rules, and procedures. True (moderate) 13. The greater the environmental certainty, the more plans need to be directional and emphasis placed on the short term. False (moderate) 14. In a rapidly changing environment, well-defined and precisely developed action plans enhance organizational performance. False (moderate) 15. Planning is a waste of time in a volatile environment. False (easy) 16. The more the current plans affect future commitments, the longer the time frame for which managers should plan. True (difficult) 17. The commitment concept means that plans should extend far enough to meet those comm