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Evolution of Management

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earliest management thinker realize the significance of Human Resources

a)

Max Weber

b)

Henry Fayol

c)

Lillian Gilbreth

d)

Robert Owen

2.

Father of modern computing

a)

Max Weber

b)

Henry Fayol

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Robert Owen

3.

School that form the foundation for the field of management thought

a)

Classical School of Management

b)

Pre-classical School of Management

c)

Behavioral School of Management

d)

Modern School of Management

4.

Select three major contributors of classical management

a)

Frederick W Taylor

b)

Henry Fayol

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Max Weber

5.

Classical management approach that emphasizes the scientific study of work methods to improve the efficiency of the workers.

a)

Administrative Management

b)

Bureaucratic Management

c)

Scientific Management

d)

Management Science

6.

Classical management focused on principles that could be used by managers to contribute the internal activities of organizations.

a)

Administrative Management

b)

Bureaucratic Management

c)

Scientific Management

d)

Management Science

7.

Classical management emphasizes the need for organizations to function on a rational basis.

a)

Administrative Management

b)

Bureaucratic Management

c)

Scientific Management

d)

Management Science

8.

Father of scientific management

a)

Frederick W Taylor

b)

Henry Fayol

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Max Weber

9.

Practice of employees deliberately working at a pace slower than their capabilities

a)

Soldiering Problem

b)

Lazy

c)

Nepotism

d)

Strike

10.
Frederick Taylor is most closely associated with which of the following?
a)
Division of labor
b)
Scientific management
c)
Time and motion studies
d)
General administrative theory
11.
A major contribution that Taylor made to the study of management was ________.
a)
to measure efficiency on a 4-star scale
b)
to measure inefficiency on a 4-star scale
c)
to identify the one best way to get a job done
d)
to identify the three best ways to get a job done
12.

A school of management thought concerned primarily with how organizations should be structured and managed.

a)

Scientific Management

b)

Administrative Management

c)

Contingency Approach

d)

Human Relations Movement

13.

This theory recommends studying and testing different work methods to identify the best, most efficient ways to complete a job.

a)

Scientific Management Theory

b)

General Administrative Theory

c)

Total Quality Management

d)

Organizational Behavior Approach

14.

Who defined management functions are two types as Managerial & operational functions.

a)

Louis

b)

Gullik

c)

Henry Fayol

d)

F W Taylor

15.

TRUE OR FALSE: Frederick Taylor believed in the need to identify one best way to perform a job.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which among the following is NOT a function of management given by Henri Fayol?

a)

Planning

b)

Leading

c)

Training

d)

Controlling

17.

The Classical Management approach emerged from...

a)

World War I

b)

French Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Renaissance

18.

Who coined the term Bureaucracy?

a)

Frederick Taylor

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Henri Fayol

d)

Max Weber

19.

This theory states that upper management commands and controls all employees, so when upper management is improved, employees will follow.

a)

Scientific Theory

b)

Administrative Theory

c)

Bureaucratic Theory

d)

Human Relations Theory

20.

This theory states the best way to motivate professionals in the workplace is to simplify tasks, divide work equally and provide monetary incentives.

a)

Scientific Theory

b)

Administrative Theory

c)

Bureaucratic Theory

d)

Human Relations Theory

21.

This theory states the best way to manage employees is to stick with a hierarchical structure which adheres to strict rules.

a)

Scientific Theory

b)

Administrative Theory

c)

Bureaucratic Theory

d)

Human Relations Theory

22.

Which management theory runs organizations on the basis of knowledge, fairness and logical rules

a)

Scientific Management Theory

b)

Bureaucratic Management Theory

c)

Administrative Management Theory

23.

Which theory states that the success of an enterprise generally depends much more on the administrative ability of its leaders than on their technical ability.

a)

Scientific Management Theory

b)

Bureaucratic Management Theory

c)

Administrative Management Theory

d)

Human Relations Theory

24.

Which era signifies the beginning of systematic study of organisations and management practices?

a)

Classical Management

b)

Scientific Management

c)

Behavioural Science

d)

Administrative Management

25.

Which management theory runs organizations on the basis of knowledge, fairness and logical rules

a)

Scientific Management Theory

b)

Bureaucratic Management Theory

c)

Administrative Management Theory

d)

Human Relations Theory