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Management Principles and Theorists – Worksheet Extraction

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed the 14 Principles of Management?

a)

Taylor

b)

Weber

c)

Fayol

d)

Drucker

2.

Which principle says one employee = one boss?

a)

Unity of command

b)

Unity of direction

c)

Discipline

d)

Equity

3.

Which principle means one plan for one group?

a)

Order

b)

Unity of direction

c)

Initiative

d)

Authority

4.

“Right person in the right job” refers to:

a)

Stability

b)

Discipline

c)

Order

d)

Esprit de corps

5.

Which principle emphasizes fair treatment?

a)

Equity

b)

Centralization

c)

Remuneration

d)

Initiative

6.

“Team spirit” belongs to which principle?

a)

Subordination

b)

Esprit de corps

c)

Discipline

d)

Authority

7.

Balancing power between managers and employees is:

a)

Centralization

b)

Discipline

c)

Order

d)

Initiative

8.

Keeping materials and people in proper arrangement is:

a)

Order

b)

Equity

c)

Unity of direction

d)

Authority

9.

Which principle allows employees to propose new ideas?

a)

Authority

b)

Initiative

c)

Discipline

d)

Equity

10.

Which principle focuses on loyalty and minimizing turnover?

a)

Stability of tenure

b)

Subordination

c)

Unity of command

d)

Order

11.

Who proposed the Fundamental Principles of Organization?

a)

Mooney & Reilly

b)

Taylor & Gilbreth

c)

Weber & Owen

d)

Drucker & Fayol

12.

The scalar principle refers to:

a)

Specialization

b)

Chain of authority

c)

Coordination

d)

Discipline

13.

The grouping of similar tasks is called:

a)

Unity

b)

Coordination

c)

Functional definition

d)

Specialization

14.

“Coordination is the essence of organization” refers to:

a)

Mooney

b)

Drucker

c)

Mayo

d)

Weber

15.

Establishing clear relationships among roles refers to:

a)

Coordination

b)

Functional definition

c)

Authority

d)

Direction

16.

Peter Drucker is known as the:

a)

Father of Scientific Management

b)

Father of Modern Management

c)

Father of Bureaucratic Management

d)

Father of Administrative Management

17.

MBO stands for:

a)

Management by Orientation

b)

Management by Objective

c)

Management by Observation

d)

Management by Output

18.

Drucker believed managers must focus on:

a)

Personality

b)

Needs

c)

Results

d)

Punishments

19.

Who is the Father of Scientific Management?

a)

Weber

b)

Taylor

c)

Fayol

d)

Mayo

20.

Taylor replaced “rule of thumb” with:

a)

Discipline

b)

Cooperation

c)

Science

d)

Experience

21.

Taylor believed workers should be selected:

a)

Randomly

b)

Scientifically

c)

Socially

d)

Voluntarily

22.

Taylor introduced incentive systems based on:

a)

Teamwork

b)

Social needs

c)

Output

d)

Attendance

23.

Scientific management focuses mainly on:

a)

Productivity

b)

Emotions

c)

Group behavior

d)

Leadership styles

24.

Max Weber – Bureaucracy: Who introduced the Bureaucratic System?

a)

Weber

b)

Mayo

c)

Taylor

d)

Drucker

25.

Max Weber – Bureaucracy: Bureaucracy focuses on rules that are:

a)

Personal

b)

Flexible

c)

Written and consistent

d)

Emotional

26.

Max Weber – Bureaucracy: Which feature involves promotions based on merit?

a)

Emotion

b)

Nepotism

c)

Merit-based career

d)

Informality

27.

Max Weber – Bureaucracy: Bureaucracy requires clear division of:

a)

Emotions

b)

Labor

c)

Resources

d)

Culture

28.

Max Weber – Bureaucracy: Weber favored authority based on:

a)

Tradition

b)

Charisma

c)

Rational-legal basis

d)

Emotion

29.

Max Weber – Bureaucracy: Bureaucracy uses a structured:

a)

Democracy

b)

Hierarchy

c)

Gossip system

d)

Partnership

30.

Elton Mayo – Human Relations: Mayo is associated with the _________ studies.

a)

Hawthorne

b)

Gilbreth

c)

Taylor

d)

Harvard

31.

Elton Mayo – Human Relations: Increased productivity due to feeling observed is called the:

a)

Shadow effect

b)

Mayo effect

c)

Hawthorne effect

d)

Worker effect

32.

Elton Mayo – Human Relations: Mayo emphasized the importance of:

a)

Money

b)

Group relationships

c)

Punishment

d)

Supervision

33.

Elton Mayo – Human Relations: According to Mayo, productivity increases when workers:

a)

Fear management

b)

Feel valued

c)

Are punished

d)

Work alone

34.

Elton Mayo – Human Relations: Mayo believed the workplace is a _______ system.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Rational

c)

Social

d)

Bureaucratic

35.

Douglas McGregor – Theory X & Y: Who proposed Theory X and Theory Y?

a)

Weber

b)

McGregor

c)

Owen

d)

Mayo

36.

Douglas McGregor – Theory X & Y: Theory X assumes employees:

a)

Love work

b)

Are self-motivated

c)

Dislike work

d)

Are highly creative

37.

Douglas McGregor – Theory X & Y: Theory Y assumes employees:

a)

Avoid responsibility

b)

Are motivated

38.

Theory X managers usually use:

a)

Autocratic style

b)

Democratic style

c)

Participative style

d)

Laissez-faire

39.

Theory Y encourages:

a)

Strict supervision

b)

Worker participation

c)

Fear and punishment

d)

Limited involvement

40.

Theory Y views workers as willing to:

a)

Avoid tasks

b)

Resist goals

c)

Accept responsibility

d)

Be controlled

41.

Management is best defined as:

a)

Getting things done through people

b)

Controlling machines

c)

Doing tasks alone

d)

Making products only

42.

Which is NOT a traditional function of management?

a)

Planning

b)

Organizing

c)

Playing

d)

Controlling

43.

The primary goal of management is to achieve:

a)

Maximum conflict

b)

Organizational goals

c)

Employee turnover

d)

Random targets

44.

Efficiency means:

a)

Doing tasks with minimum resources

b)

Doing tasks with no plan

c)

Doing the wrong job

d)

Producing low output

45.

Effectiveness means:

a)

Doing the right tasks

b)

Saving resources

c)

Being slow and steady

d)

Having many managers

46.

Which level of management creates actual daily schedules?

a)

Top-level

b)

Middle-level

c)

Lower-level

d)

All levels

47.

Which managerial role involves communicating and motivating?

a)

Interpersonal

b)

Informational

c)

Decisional

d)

Technical

48.

Which managerial skill involves analyzing situations?

a)

Human skill

b)

Conceptual skill

c)

Technical skill

d)

Emotional skill

49.

Which function ensures that goals are met?

a)

Planning

b)

Controlling

c)

Leading

d)

Staffing

50.

The process of assigning tasks and authority is:

a)

Planning

b)

Organizing

c)

Leading

d)

Staffing

51.

Planning is concerned with:

a)

Punishing workers

b)

Setting goals and deciding actions

c)

Hiring employees

d)

Monitoring performance

52.

A plan that guides daily operations is a:

a)

Strategic plan

b)

Operational plan

c)

Mission plan

d)

Vision plan

53.

Long-term plans are usually created by:

a)

Workers

b)

Supervisors

c)

Top-level managers

d)

Interns

54.

Which tool helps visualize steps in planning?

a)

Flowchart

b)

Cash register

c)

Clipboard

d)

Attendance sheet

55.

A SMART goal means a goal must be:

a)

Simple, Measurable, Allocated, Realistic, Tangible

b)

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound

c)

Small, Meaningful, Applicable, Ready, Timed

d)

Short, Minimum, Assigned, Real, Timely

56.

Contingency planning means preparing for:

a)

Worst-case scenarios

b)

Vacations

c)

Birthdays

d)

Salary increases

57.

Which type of planning involves setting the direction of the whole organization?

a)

Tactical

b)

Strategic

c)

Operational

d)

Informal

58.

A mission statement describes the:

a)

Future dreams

b)

Purpose of the organization

c)

Salary structure

d)

Company rules

59.

A vision statement describes the:

a)

Present purpose

b)

Desired future

c)

Daily activities

d)

Employee behavior

60.

Which plan outlines specific actions for 1 year or less?

a)

Tactical plan

b)

Strategic plan

c)

Operational plan

d)

Lifetime plan

61.

Organizing involves arranging:

a)

People and resources

b)

Vacations

c)

Student grades

d)

Decorations

62.

Delegation means giving employees:

a)

Punishment

b)

More workload without authority

c)

Authority and responsibility

d)

Same tasks repeatedly

63.

Grouping jobs together is called:

a)

Departmentalization

b)

Memorization

c)

Centralization

d)

Orientation

64.

A tall organizational structure has:

a)

Few levels

b)

Many levels

c)

No levels

d)

Random levels

65.

A flat organizational structure has:

a)

Many levels of authority

b)

Few levels, wider span of control

c)

No managers

d)

Only one department

66.

Decentralization gives decision-making power to:

a)

Lower or middle managers

b)

Only the CEO

c)

Machines

d)

Customers

67.

A matrix structure combines:

a)

Line and staff authority

b)

Functional and project structures

c)

People and machines

d)

Tall and flat structures

68.

Line authority allows managers to:

a)

Give orders

b)

Take breaks

c)

Avoid decisions

d)

Ignore workers

69.

Staffing involves:

a)

Firing only

b)

Hiring, training, and developing people

c)

Budgeting

d)

Scheduling meetings

70.

The first step in staffing is:

a)

Recruitment

b)

Promotion

c)

Orientation

d)

Retirement

71.

Choosing the best person for a job is:

a)

Recruitment

b)

Selection

c)

Deployment

d)

Layoff

72.

Introducing new employees to the company is:

a)

Selection

b)

Orientation

c)

Termination

d)

Compensation

73.

Developing employees’ abilities through programs is:

a)

Training

b)

Evaluation

c)

Demotion

d)

Discipline

74.

Salary, benefits, and rewards are part of:

a)

Control

b)

Compensation

c)

Orientation

d)

Delegation

75.

Promoting employees increases:

a)

Turnover

b)

Morale

c)

Absences

d)

Conflicts

76.

Training is important because it increases:

a)

Errors

b)

Complaints

c)

Productivity

d)

Laziness

77.

HR stands for:

a)

Human Resources

b)

Human Recording

c)

Human Retention

d)

Human Reporting

78.

Staffing ensures the organization has the:

a)

Wrong people

b)

Least expensive workers

c)

Right people for the right job

d)

Largest number of employees

79.

Leading involves:

a)

Motivating and influencing employees

b)

Filing documents

c)

Monitoring finances

d)

Planning holidays

80.

Which leadership style involves making decisions alone?

a)

Autocratic

b)

Democratic

c)

Laissez-faire

d)

Participative

81.

Which leadership style encourages employee input?

a)

Autocratic

b)

Democratic

c)

Coercive

d)

Directive

82.

Laissez-faire leadership means:

a)

Full control

b)

No control

c)

Letting employees work freely

d)

Punishing workers

83.

Motivation is important because it:

a)

Increases performance

b)

Reduces productivity

c)

Creates confusion

d)

Stops communication

84.

Communication that flows downward is from:

a)

Employees to CEO

b)

Manager to workers

c)

Customer to manager

d)

Worker to worker

85.

A leader who inspires employees through vision is:

a)

Transformational

b)

Transactional

c)

Autocratic

d)

Directive

86.

A leader who rewards good work and punishes poor work is:

a)

Transformational

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Transactional

d)

Democratic

87.

Leadership influences employees to:

a)

Resist tasks

b)

Work toward goals

c)

Take more breaks

d)

Ignore deadlines

88.

A good leader must have strong:

a)

Communication skills

b)

Sleeping skills

c)

Drawing skills

d)

Gossip skills

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