Which description identifies the organizing function of the management process?
A) Guiding and motivating employees to meet organizational objectives
B) Determining how best to arrange an organization's resources into a coherent structure
C) Scanning the business environment for threats and opportunities
D) Monitoring an organization's performance to ensure that it is meeting its goals
E) Determining what an organization needs to do and how best to get it done
Answer: B
Explanation: B) This function is sometimes illustrated through the use of organization charts, which help everyone understand roles and reporting relationships.
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A. both internally and externally focused and valuing flexibility. B. internally focused and valuing flexibility. C. internally focused and valuing stability and control. D. externally focused and valuing flexibility. E. externally focused and valuing stability and control.
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A. quid pro quo sexual harassment B. hostile environment sexual harassment C. sexual conflict D. not sexual harassment
When a company with a complex capital structure has a loss from continuing operations and potentially dilutive securities, the calculation of earning per share (EPS) results in
a. simple EPS (no potentially dilutive securities are included in the calculation). b. no EPS being reported. c. EPS being reported, using the same calculation of dilutive EPS as would be used if net income were positive. d. EPS being reported, using securities in the calculation of dilutive EPS that would be anti-dilutive if income were positive.
The balances of the temporary accounts are transferred to Net Income, a permanent account, during the closing process.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)