Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Controlling is arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work. 
2. Controlling is the only management function that affects productivity. 
3. Control systems can help managers anticipate, monitor, and react to environmental changes.
4. Japanese-produced cars that were perceived as better built than American ones resulted from the Japanese use of controls. 

Answer 1

1. FALSE
Organizing is arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work.
2. FALSE
All four management functions affect one another and in turn affect an organization's productivity.
3. TRUE
Markets shift, consumer tastes change, new competitors appear, technologies are reborn, new materials are invented, and government regulations are altered. All organizations must deal with these kinds of environmental changes and uncertainties. Control systems can help managers anticipate, monitor, and react to these changes.
4. TRUE
The use of quality controls among Japanese car manufacturers resulted in cars being produced that were perceived as being better built than American cars.