Management Definition Quiz

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Who defined management as the development of people and not the direction of things?

  • Henry Fayol
  • Lawrence A Appley (correct)
  • George R Terry
  • Peter F Drucker

According to whom is management the process of planning, organising, commanding, coordinating, and controlling?

  • George R Terry
  • Peter F Drucker
  • Henry Fayol (correct)
  • Lawrence A Appley

Which author defined management as a distinct process consisting of planning, organising, actuating, and controlling?

  • Peter F Drucker
  • George R Terry (correct)
  • Henry Fayol
  • Lawrence A Appley

Who described management as a multi-purpose organ that manages a business, managers, workers, and work?

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What does efficient mean in the context of management?

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Management Definitions

  • Mary Parker Follett defined management as the development of people and not the direction of things.

Henri Fayol's Management Process

  • According to Henri Fayol, management is the process of planning, organising, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.

Luther Gulick's Management Process

  • Luther Gulick defined management as a distinct process consisting of planning, organising, actuating, and controlling.

Management as a Multi-purpose Organ

  • Chester Barnard described management as a multi-purpose organ that manages a business, managers, workers, and work.

Efficiency in Management

  • In the context of management, efficient means achieving maximum results with minimum resources.

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