CSEET · Business Laws and Management · Introduction to Management
Match the function with its activity. (P) Staffing (Q) Directing (R) Organising (S) Coordinating. Activities: (1) Grouping tasks and assigning authority (2) Recruiting and training suitable personnel (3) Motivating and leading subordinates (4) Harmonising activities of different departments.
The correct match is Staffing with recruiting and training personnel, Directing with motivating and leading, Organising with grouping tasks and assigning authority, and Coordinating with harmonising departmental activities. Other options wrongly interchange these functions.
- AP-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4Correct
- BP-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4
- CP-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
- DP-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
Explanation
Staffing is recruiting, selecting and training people (2). Directing covers motivation, leadership and supervision (3). Organising groups work and assigns authority (1). Coordinating harmonises departmental efforts (4). The other options swap directing with coordinating or staffing with organising.
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