Cambridge IGCSE · Business Studies (0450)

Organisation and management: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Organisation and management.

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Question 1

1 mark

In the context of enterprise skills, what is the best definition of delegation?

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following enterprise skills is most important for a manager to positively influence others to achieve a common goal?

Question 3

1 mark

Which type of business organisation is owned and controlled by a single individual who has full responsibility for all debts?

Question 4

1 mark

Which stakeholder group is primarily interested in an enterprise's ability to repay loans and interest on time?

Question 5

1 mark

A business operates with a flat organizational structure and a wide span of control. Which of the following is a likely disadvantage of this structure for a manager?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify two of the five main functions of management as described by Henri Fayol.

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Question 7

4 marks

Identify and explain one potential benefit of delegation for a manager.

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Question 8

6 marks

Evaluate how the process of decentralisation affects the speed of decision-making within a large multinational corporation.

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Question 9

3 marks

In an organisation and management structure, different terms describe the relationships between employees. Look at the description of a company with 5 levels of hierarchy where each manager supervises 10 subordinates.

a) Define 'chain of command'.
b) Define 'span of control' and state the span of control for the managers in this example.

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Question 10

4 marks

Organisation and management often involve the process of delegation.

Analyze two benefits of delegation for the manager and one benefit for the subordinate.

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