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WorksheetsNATURE AND THEORIES OF MANAGEMENT Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Evolution of Management Theory: What is the study of how to create an organizational structure that leads to high efficiency and effectiveness?
Customer service
Supply chain management
Organizational structure
Marketing strategy
Evolution of Management Theory: Who is known as the father of scientific management?
Steve Jobs
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Frederick Taylor
Classical era Contribution of F.W. Taylor: What is the term used to describe the process of breaking down work into its simplest elements and then systematically improving the worker's performance of each element?
chaotic organization
scientific management
disorganized leadership
random management
Classical era Contribution of F.W. Taylor: What is the term used to describe the idea that there is one best way to perform any task?
Chaotic Methodology
Randomized Approach
Scientific Management
Trial and Error Management
Henri Fayol: What are the five functions of management according to Henri Fayol?
planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling
creating, implementing, overseeing, assessing, adapting
directing, supervising, monitoring, evaluating, adjusting
planning, organizing, leading, staffing, evaluating
Henri Fayol: What are the fourteen principles of management according to Henri Fayol?
Division of work, Authority and responsibility, Discipline, Unity of command, Unity of direction, Subordination of individual interests to the general interest, Remuneration, Centralization, Scalar chain, Order, Equity, Stability of tenure of personnel, Initiative, Esprit de corps
Profit maximization, Cost reduction, Market expansion, Product diversification
Communication, Flexibility, Innovation, Teamwork
Individualism, Autonomy, Competition, Short-term focus
Neo- Classical-Mayo & Hawthorne Experiments: Who conducted the famous Hawthorne Experiments?
Douglas McGregor
Elton Mayo
Abraham Maslow
Frederick Taylor
Neo- Classical-Mayo & Hawthorne Experiments: What was the main finding of the Hawthorne Experiments?
Stanford Effect
Pygmalion Effect
Rosenthal Effect
Hawthorne Effect
Modern era – system & contingency approach Managerial Skills: What is the system approach to management?
The system approach to management only considers the organization's external environment.
The system approach to management considers the organization as a whole, with interdependent parts and their interactions.
The system approach to management ignores the interactions between different parts of the organization.
The system approach to management focuses only on individual departments within the organization.
Modern era – system & contingency approach Managerial Skills: What is the contingency approach to management?
The contingency approach suggests that only autocratic management is effective
The contingency approach suggests that management style should always be democratic
The contingency approach suggests that management style is irrelevant
The contingency approach suggests that the most effective management style depends on the specific situation.
