JAMB and WAEC Commerce questions: Business management and environment

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Question 1· Business management and environment· WAEC
Span of control refers to
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Question 2· Business management and environment· JAMB
A new government ban on the importation of a raw material used by a factory is, to that factory, an example of
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Question 3· Business management and environment· WAEC
Planning in management involves
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Question 4· Business management and environment· WAEC
The principle that each worker should receive orders from only one superior is
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Question 5· Business management and environment· WAEC
Passing authority to a subordinate to carry out a task is called
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Question 6· Business management and environment· WAEC
The management function of deciding in advance what to do is
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Question 7· Business management and environment· WAEC
A manager who finds that sales are below target and changes the sales plan is performing
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Question 8· Business management and environment· WAEC
Recruiting and training workers is the management function of
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Question 9· Business management and environment· JAMB
The management principle that each worker should take orders from only one superior is
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Question 10· Business management and environment· JAMB
Which of these is an external factor in the business environment?
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Question 11· Business management and environment· JAMB
The number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise is the
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Question 12· Business management and environment· WAEC
Recruiting, training and placing workers in suitable posts is the management function of
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Question 13· Business management and environment· JAMB
The management function of setting objectives and deciding in advance how to achieve them is
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Question 14· Business management and environment· JAMB
Workers' motivation can be improved by
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Question 15· Business management and environment· JAMB
Recruiting, training and placing workers in suitable jobs is the management function of
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Question 16· Business management and environment· JAMB
Which of the following is a firm's social responsibility to its employees?
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Question 17· Business management and environment· WAEC
Delegation means
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Question 18· Business management and environment· WAEC
Comparing actual performance with planned targets is the management function of
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Question 19· Business management and environment· JAMB
Organising as a management function involves
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Question 20· Business management and environment· JAMB
A line organisation is one where
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JAMB and WAEC Commerce questions: Business management and environment

Span of control refers to

A new government ban on the importation of a raw material used by a factory is, to that factory, an example of

Planning in management involves

The principle that each worker should receive orders from only one superior is

Passing authority to a subordinate to carry out a task is called

The management function of deciding in advance what to do is

A manager who finds that sales are below target and changes the sales plan is performing

Recruiting and training workers is the management function of

The management principle that each worker should take orders from only one superior is

Which of these is an external factor in the business environment?

The number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise is the

Recruiting, training and placing workers in suitable posts is the management function of

The management function of setting objectives and deciding in advance how to achieve them is

Workers' motivation can be improved by

Recruiting, training and placing workers in suitable jobs is the management function of

Which of the following is a firm's social responsibility to its employees?

Delegation means

Comparing actual performance with planned targets is the management function of

Organising as a management function involves

A line organisation is one where