Influence of Social Norms and Attitudes on Work Behavior

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What is the Contingency Approach also sometimes called?

situational approach

According to the Contingency Approach, is there a universally applicable set of management principles for all organizations?

No

What is essential for the proper functioning of an organization, according to the Systems Approach?

Coordination of the organization's parts

How do decisions and actions in one area of the organization affect other areas, as per the Systems Approach?

They have an effect in other areas of the organization Signup and view all the answers

Are organizations self-contained entities, according to the Systems Approach?

No Signup and view all the answers

What increases as organization size increases, according to the Popular Contingency Variables?

Problems of coordination Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the Quantitative Approach to Management?

Improving managerial decision making by applying statistics, optimization models, information models, and computer simulations. Signup and view all the answers

List two key characteristics of Quality Management based on the provided text.

Intense focus on the customer and concern for continual improvement. Signup and view all the answers

Is it true that people are the most important asset of an organization or firm as per Organizational Behavior?

True Signup and view all the answers

What were the key findings of the Hawthorne Studies?

Productivity unexpectedly increased under imposed adverse working conditions and the effect of incentive plans was less than expected. Signup and view all the answers

How did the Quantitative Approach to Management evolve?

From mathematical and statistical methods developed to solve WWII military logistics and quality control problems. Signup and view all the answers

What does Quality Management emphasize in terms of measurement?

Accurate measurement Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the 'father' of scientific management?

Fredrick Winslow Taylor Signup and view all the answers

According to Fredrick Winslow Taylor, what did he believe about management?

Management is a science, there is one best way and one best person to do the task. Signup and view all the answers

What key tool did Fredrick Winslow Taylor introduce in the workplace?

Gantt Chart Signup and view all the answers

How did Fredrick Winslow Taylor's work influence management education?

By influencing Harvard University to offer a Management Degree. Signup and view all the answers

In the context of management, what did Fredrick Winslow Taylor emphasize?

Efficiency and studying people at work. Signup and view all the answers

What did Fredrick Winslow Taylor believe management should be?

An academic discipline. Signup and view all the answers