Evolution Management & Environment

Who is known as the pioneer of Scientific Management?

• a. Henry Fayol

• b. Max Weber

• c. Frederick Winslow Taylor

• d. Mary Parker Follett

• e. Douglas McGregor

What is the primary goal of Scientific Management?

• a. Emphasizing social relationships within organizations

• b. Implementing bureaucratic rules in companies

• c. Improving efficiency and productivity

• d. Creating an informal communication system

• e. Providing employees with full autonomy

Max Weber is known for his management theory on:

• a. Human Relations Movement

• b. Bureaucratic Organizations

• c. Systems Thinking

• d. Contingency View

• e. Theory X and Theory Y

What is the main weakness of the Bureaucratic Organizations approach according to Max Weber?

• a. Too flexible in rule implementation

• b. Lack of clear standard procedures

• c. Rigid and overly bureaucratic, potentially hindering innovation

• d. No clear job structure

• e. Focuses only on social aspects without considering productivity

According to Abraham Maslow, the most basic need in the Hierarchy of Needs is:

• a. Self-actualization

• b. Belongingness

• c. Safety

• d. Esteem

• e. Physiological

Contingency View in management suggests that:

• a. Management principles are universal and can be applied to all organizations

• b. Every organizational situation is unique and requires a different approach

• c. Management should only focus on increasing efficiency

• d. Management must always adopt bureaucratic models

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  e. Organizations must always apply a scientific approach in decision-making

Douglas McGregor developed Theory X and Theory Y,

distinguishing between negative and positive views of workers.

• True

• False

Systems Thinking views an organization as a collection of independent parts that do not influence each other. 

• True

• False

Max Weber developed the Bureaucratic Organizations theory,

emphasizing formal rules and clear hierarchy. 

• True

• False

Douglas McGregor developed Theory X and Theory Y, distinguishing between negative and positive views of workers.

• True

• False