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ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS
Consolidated Quiz – (Chapter 1-9)
By Miss Maria Rizwan

1. It is typical of organizations that people and tasks are grouped together

in departments. Different patterns are possible in departmentation.
Which three of the approaches listed below are typical of medium sized
organizations?
a) Producer/ Brand
b) Function
c) Project
d) Geographic are
e) Division

2. What are the problems of long chains of command? Select the 2 correct
choices:
a) Excessive spans of control
b) Poor promotion prospects for managers
c) Slow communication
d) Poor staff motivation
3. Although matrix organization offers advantages such as greater
flexibility, it also has some disadvantages
Which of the following are considered disadvantages?
a) Participation in planning and control decisions
b) Lack of interdisciplinary co operation
c) Slower Decision Making
d) Increased cost
4. All of the following are disadvantages of flat organizations except ONE
Identify the exception:-
a) Managers exert less control
b) Co- ordination may be poor
c) Workers may not have skills to manage their own time
d) Narrow span of control reduces motivation
5. What is a term given to research which uses existing scientific and
technical knowledge to produce new (or substantially improved) product
or systems?

a) Pure
b) Applied
c) Development
d) Process
 6. Which four of the following are some likely organizational features of
NGO’s?
a) There is usually some kind of national ‘headquarters’
b) There is a certain number of volunteer staff
c) Finance of ten comes from grants
d) Policies are set by former government ministers
e) They need planning and budgeting expertise
7. Which of the following would assist in changing a culture within an
organization?
i. New recruits
ii. New incentives
iii. New management style
iv. Training
a) i, iii and iv
b) I, ii and iv
c) All of the above
d) i and ii
8. Which type of culture did Handy suggest best suits a simple and small
organization?
a) Task
b) Power
c) Role
d) Existential
9. Which of the following statements are true?
i. An informal organization exists within every formal organization
ii. The objectives of the informal organization are the same
as those of the formal organization
iii. A strong, close knit informal organization is desirable
within the formal organization

a) Statement i only
b) Statement ii and iii
c) Statement iii only
d) Statement i and iii
10. Which type of culture according to Handy’s model best suits a matrix
structure?
a) Person
b) Role
c) Power
d) Task
11. What is the basis of “contingency” approaches to leadership?
a) Leaders need to adapt their style to the needs of the team and the situation
b) The extent to which the leader is focused primarily on tasks or people
c) Being aware of personal weaknesses and strengths
d) There are personal qualities common to successful leaders
12. Both Weber and Taylor are included within which school of
organizational theorists?
a) Contingency
b) Classical
c) Process
d) Human Relations
13. Boundless Leigh Ltd offers its employees the options shown:
Employees will according to Herzberg, derive satisfaction from and be
motivated to superior effort by
a) Considerate supervision
b) Training programmes
c) Sensible company policies
d) Good salaries and houses
14. Power and ________can be delegated, but the person delegating still
remains accountable to his or her superior that the job has been done to
the right standard
a) Responsibility
b) Power
c) Authority
d) Delegation
15. Fiedler found that leaders of the most effective work group tend to be:
a) Task focused managers
b) Psychologically distant managers
c) Psychologically close managers
d) Tell and sell managers
16. What is staff authority?
a) The right to give orders to staff within your charge
b) The right to give specialist advice to others
c) The right to lay down staff instructions
d) Authority arising (from hierarchal position)
17. Which of the following teams would not be considered a coordinating
mechanism in the organization’s structure
a) An autonomous work group
b) A production committee
c) A project team
d) A corporate plan
18. The most important attribute of a group which distinguishes it from a
crowd is
a) Conformity
b) Identity
c) Purpose
d) Leadership
 19. Which of the following are positive aspects of team working?
i. Control
ii. Work organization
ii. Knowledge generation
iv. Decision making
a) i and ii
b) All four
c) i, ii and iii
d) i,ii and iv
20. If you were to assess the effectiveness of a work group, which of the
following criteria should you use?
i. Contribution of organization objectives
ii. Fulfillment of group task objectives
iii. Satisfaction of member’s development needs
a) Criteria 1 and 2 only
b) Criteria 2 and 3 only
c) Criteria 1,2 and 3
d) Criteria 2 only
21. On a course of a few days ago, Gemma did Belbin team roles test and the
results showed that she is a practical organizer, turning ideas into tasks,
scheduling planning and so on: trustworthy and efficient but not exciting,
not a leader but an administrator
According to Belbin, which is Gemma’s preferred team role?
a) Co-coordinator
b) Implementer
c) Furnisher
d) Team worker
22. Along with protecting individual privacy, what is the main aim of the UK
Data Protection Act 1998?

a) To ensure that all data is in standard format

b) To allow people access to all data in which they are interested
c) To make sure that companies pay for data that they use
d) To harmonize data protection legislation
23. The European Union (EU) operates a single European market allowing
for the free movement of labor goods and services and free competition.
In what four ways does it seek to achieve this?
a) Abolition of passport controls
b) Removal of physical barrier
c) Rationalization of transport services
d) Coordinated stand on consumer protection times
e) Harmonization of technical standards
24. Which of the following is the duty of an employer in the promotion of
health and safety in the workplace?
a) Maintain equipment in the most cost effective way
b) Ensure that all work practices are safe
c) Use of all equipments properly
25. What is the technical term given to a large reduction in staff numbers in
an organization?
a) Downsizing
b) Delayering
c) Empowerment
d) Outsourcing

26. Which of the following does not come within the remit of company law?
a) Insider dealing
b) Reporting requirement
c) Shareholders rights
d) Directors and their duties
27. PEST analysis is used to analyze the general environment surrounding a
business. Which of the elements will have the greatest immediate effect on
demand for a business providing leading edge fashion clothing?
a) Political
b) Social
c) Economical
d) Technical
28. What are the particular environmental factors associated with
international trade that can be classified under the “P” leading in the
PEST model?
a) Shipping costs and insurance
b) Legislative treaties and increased political risks
c) Social customs and educational levels
d) Economic development and government grants
29. The widespread use of information technology in the workplace has
affected the relationship between employers and employees. Which of the
following is not an example of its effects?
a) Greater absenteeism
b) Flexible working arrangements
c) Greater monitoring and Control
d) Close business relationships
e) Information overload
30. “A ‘data subject’ may obtain access to personal data of which he or she is
the subject” _______ is this correct?
a) Never
b) Yes in certain circumstances
c) Only if data user agrees
d) Yes all the time