Workplace organization styles

Three of the following statements are true about scientific management approach. Which one is not true?

• Employees will be more productive if they are given rewards for productivity.

• Organizations should determine what employee characteristics are needed for each job and then hire only workers with these characteristics.

• Managers should determine the shortest and easiest way to perform tasks

• Managers can improve organizations by first improving management skills.

A human relations manager might say the following: “Always remember to let employees know who is boss.

• true

• false

A systems/contingency manager might say the following: “Regardless of what other managers may say, there is no single best way to manage – any model could be successful.”

• true

• false

Current implementation of the Human Relations model is represented by​

• A company using time-motion studies to determine minimum task performance.

• A company with its own employee exercise and recreation facilities.

Horizontal communication is not an important concept in the traditional model.​

• true

• false

This organizational model believes in motivating employees with awards, money, and working with people they like

• Traditional/Classical

• ​Human Relations

• ​Human Resources

• Systems/Contingency

Which organizational model does not think there is one best way to communicate? ​

• ​Human Resources

• Scientific management

• Bureaucratic management

• Systems/Contingency

What day is today

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Monday

• Who knows?

What is my name?

• Bryan-Mitchell Young

• Bryan Mitchell-Young

• Brian-Mitchell Young

• Brian Mitchell-Young

The key element in the human relations approach is its basic objective of making organizational members feel a useful and important part of the overall effort.

• true

• false