Chapter 2 example #66956

Which of the following does a Gantt chart visually indicate?

The Hawthorne Studies showed how _____ can influence work group performance, for better or worse.

Trisurf Inc. has recruited some new employees and one of the managers is making a decision on the tasks that should be allocated to each of them based on their experience and knowledge. He is also making a decision on who each one of them should work under. In this context, the manager is performing the _____ function of management.

Which of the following types of management was developed by Henry Fayol?

Which of the following is a similarity between Frank and Lillian Gilbreth's and Frederick Taylor's approaches to management?

According to Weber, _____ is the exercise of control on the basis of knowledge.

According to Henri Fayol, _____ is deciding where decisions will be made, who will do what jobs and tasks, and who will work for whom.

In the context of bureaucratic management, most employees would argue that bureaucratic managers emphasize punishment for noncompliance much more than rewards for compliance.

According to Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management, _____ means that each employee should report to and receive orders from just one boss.

_____ focuses on the psychological and social aspects of work.

According to Henri Fayol, _____ is monitoring progress toward goal achievement and taking corrective action when needed.

Frederick Taylor was the father of systems management.

Which of the following management theorists helped develop human relations management?

According to the principles of scientific management, work and responsibility for the work, should be divided equally between workers and management.

Which of the following is NOT associated with Max Weber's bureaucratic management?

The Hawthorne Studies proved that financial incentives were not necessarily the most important motivator for workers.

The point of integrative conflict resolution is to have both parties indicate their preferences and then work together to find an alternative that meets the needs of both.

Which of the following statements is true about the Gantt chart?

Which of the following factors was highly emphasized by Chester Barnard?

According to Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management, which of the following does unity of direction mean?

According to human relations management _____.

A Gantt chart can be used to track informal communication paths.

Mark, a manager at a food processing company, notices that the productivity of the workers has gone down. He determines the reason as lack of motivation to perform their tasks. He gives a pep talk to the employees hoping to inspire them to perform their tasks more efficiently. In this context, Mark is performing the _____ function of management.

Integrative conflict resolution:

With integrative conflict resolution, _____.

According to bureaucratic management, which of the following is a criterion on which employees should be promoted?

Which of the following management processes is used to determine how workers can perform their tasks more efficiently?

According to Henri Fayol, determining organizational goals and a means for achieving them is known as_____.

_____ developed the five functions of managers and the fourteen principles of management.

Chester Barnard defined a(n) ____ as "a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of two or more persons."

Which of the following is the goal of scientific management?

Time study allows each task or job to be broken down into separate motions. Once this is done, unnecessary or repetitive motions can be eliminated.

According to Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management, _____ requires managers to develop a strong sense of morale and unity among workers that encourages coordination of efforts.

One of the objectives of the motion study conducted by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth was to:

Which of the following was recommended by Gantt and Taylor?

According to Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management, in which of the following ways can order be obtained in an organization?

According to bureaucratic management, employees should be hired on the basis of _____.

Weber's concept of bureaucratic management supported qualification-based hiring and merit-based promotion.

According to Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management, _____ requires that compensation should be fair and satisfactory to both the employees and the organization.

Which of the following is an element of bureaucratic organizations?

According to bureaucratic management, _____ should supervise the organization.

According to Henri Fayol, which of the following is the process of inspiring and motivating workers to work hard to achieve organizational goals?