Management Concepts: Nature, Meaning, and Significance
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What is the nature of management according to the provided text?

  • Dynamic and life-giving (correct)
  • Isolated from organizational efforts
  • Insignificant in economic growth
  • Static and unchanging

    • According to Mary Parker Follet, what is the definition of management?

  • The art of achieving personal goals
  • The art of micromanaging tasks
  • The art of getting things done through others (correct)
  • The art of working alone

    • What is the significance of management according to the text?

  • Not important in organized efforts
  • Unrelated to organizational goals
  • Critical element in economic growth (correct)
  • Has no impact on economic growth

    • How is an organization defined in the provided text?

    <p>A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish specific tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the managerial functions mentioned in the text?

    <p>Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what are the goals or objectives of an organization?

    <p>Specific purposes that an organization strives to achieve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Taylor, how did he define management?

    <p>Management is the art of knowing what needs to be done and ensuring it is done in the best and cheapest way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way did Lawrence Appley define management?

    <p>Management is the accomplishment of results through the efforts of other people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Henry Fayol, what does managing involve?

    <p>Forecasting, planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement reflects the nature of management being a multidisciplinary field?

    <p>Management functions have been defined using different types and different number of words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of management according to the text?

    <p>It is a process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Van Fleet & Peterson define management as?

    <p>Set of activities directed at efficient &amp; effective utilization of resources in pursuit of one or more goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Koontz define management as?

    <p>Simply the control over the action of human beings for attaining predetermined goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common feature of management according to the text?

    <p>It is an integrative process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Terry define management as?

    <p>It is a process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was described as an importance of management?

    <p>Change and growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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