1. A very small organization increases the opportunity for delegation.
a. true
b. false
2. From the viewpoint of line personnel, conflict between line and staff positions is created because staff personnel tend to assume line authority.
a. true
b. false
3. When two or more employees are uncertain as to who is responsible for a task, only one outcome is possible.
a. true
b. false
4. Because responsibility is an obligation a person accepts, there is no way it can be delegated or passed on to a subordinate.
a. true
b. false
5. Centralization refers to the situation in which a minimal number of job activities and a minimal amount of authority are delegated to subordinates.
a. true
b. false
6. Organizational members should be obligated to perform only those activities that lead to goal attainment.
a. true
b. false
7. Lectures are primarily a one-way communication situation in which an instructor orally presents information to an individual or a group of listeners for training purposes.
a. true
b. false
8. The management inventory card, the position replacement form, and the management manpower replacement chart are three separate record-keeping devices needed for a human resource inventory.
a. true
b. false
9. One of the advantages of programmed learning is that it provides ample opportunity to answer a confused learner's questions.
a. true
b. false
10. Special project committees are vehicles for assigning a particular task to an individual in order to furnish him or her with experience in a designated area.
a. true
b. false