Evolution of Human Resource Management

What was the modern concern with managing workers derived from?

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Renaissance

What did industrialization cause a massive shift away from?

• Mining and construction

• Trade and commerce

• Farming and small-scale household production

• Transportation and logistics

Who was seen as the controller of the production process during the early Industrial Revolution?

• Industrialists

• Government officials

• Supervisors

• Workers

What is the system referred to as where the supervisor had unquestioned authority to hire, fire, discipline, and assign work to workers?

• Worker's Republic

• Manager's Monarchy

• Foreman's Empire

• Supervisor's Kingdom

Who was seen as the ones who had all the knowledge in the scientific management or Taylorism approach?

• Managers

• Workers

• Industrialists

• Supervisors

What did Taylorism seek to find for every job?

• The longest way to do it

• The most expensive way to do it

• The most difficult way to do it

• The one best way to do it

What did the early Industrial Revolution managers believe workers were motivated by?

• Money

• Recognition

• Job satisfaction

• Social relationships

What is the key task of any manager today according to the text?

• To maximize profits

• To get the technical conditions right

• To get the human conditions right

• To minimize costs

What is important to keep track of when managing people according to the text?

• Your own assumptions

• The workers' assumptions

• The company's profits

• The government's regulations

What is clear according to the text?

• You must follow the old practices

• You must adhere to outdated assumptions

• You have no choices as a manager

• You have choices as a manager