Course No 1/Module 2: Management in the Social Economy

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#1. Why is management necessary?

Select all that apply:

It needs someone to hand over the work to the others

It needs someone to hand over the work to the others

It needs someone who has the overall goal in mind

It needs someone who has the overall goal in mind

It needs someone who coordinates all sub-areas

It needs someone who coordinates all sub-areas

It needs someone to complain about how much the employees cost

It needs someone to complain about how much the employees cost

#2. Which of these tasks belong to the manager?

Select all that apply:

Identifying risks by internal processes

Identifying risks by internal processes

Assistance to the clients

Assistance to the clients

Personal future planning of the clients

Personal future planning of the clients

Shift all the work to the employees and play golf themselves

Shift all the work to the employees and play golf themselves

Defining the goals of the company

Defining the goals of the company

Build an identity for clients and employees

Build an identity for clients and employees

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#3. Which statements about strategic management are correct?

Select all that apply:

The overall goal and vision are created and set.

The overall goal and vision are created and set.

Creating a framework for the realisation of the goals and visions.

Creating a framework for the realisation of the goals and visions.

Goals and measures for the individual sub-areas are defined.

Goals and measures for the individual sub-areas are defined.

The internal and external orientation of the enterprise is defined.

The internal and external orientation of the enterprise is defined.

#4. Which statements about normative management are correct?

Select all that apply:

The overall goal and vision are created and set.

The overall goal and vision are created and set.

Decisions are determined by the Top-management.

Decisions are determined by the Top-management.

Creating a framework for the realisation of the goals and visions.

Creating a framework for the realisation of the goals and visions.

Goals and measures for the individual sub-areas are defined.

Goals and measures for the individual sub-areas are defined.

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#5. Which statements about operative management are correct?

Select all that apply:

Goals and measures for the individual sub-areas are defined.

Goals and measures for the individual sub-areas are defined.

The overall goal and vision are created and set.

The overall goal and vision are created and set.

Creating a framework for the realisation of the goals and visions.

Creating a framework for the realisation of the goals and visions.

The operative management usually acts in a short-term perspective and controls the concrete actions of the enterprise.

The operative management usually acts in a short-term perspective and controls the concrete actions of the enterprise.

#6. What are the five functions of management according to O'Donnell and Koontz?

Select all that apply:

Planning

Planning

Organising

Organising

Supporting

Supporting

Staffing

Staffing

Counceling

Counceling

Leadership

Leadership

Controlling

Controlling

Financing

Financing

Providing information

Providing information

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#7. Complete the sentence: Social enterprises funded by public administration, private donors or philanthropists need…

…specific concepts for raising and negotiating funding.

…specific concepts for raising and negotiating funding.

…managers who have an education in business administration.

…managers who have an education in business administration.

…not to worry about getting the financial resources anymore.

…not to worry about getting the financial resources anymore.

…additional funds in order to be able to finance themselves.

…additional funds in order to be able to finance themselves.

#8. Complete the sentence: Management in social enterprises needs…

Select all that apply:

…to understand developments in demography and societal change.

…to understand developments in demography and societal change.

…to understand the change of political priorities and (social) law.

…to understand the change of political priorities and (social) law.

…the same implementation as non-social enterprises.

…the same implementation as non-social enterprises.

…it only if profit is made with the social services.

…it only if profit is made with the social services.

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