Management History Chapter 1: Early Management Examples and Approaches

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Who used time motion study to find the 'best way' to do things?

Hawthorne

Max Weber

Frank and Lillian Gilbret (correct)

Foyal

What is the main focus of the General Administrative Theory?

Studying the impact of environmental conditions on work

Describing the actions of people at work

Improving decision making using quantitative techniques

Describing what managers do and what constitutes good management practice (correct)

What is the term for the study of the actions of people at work?

General Administrative Theory

Organizational Behavior (correct)

Total Quality Management

Scientific Management

What was the conclusion of the Hawthorne Studies?

Sociopsychological issues are important Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the Total Quality Management approach?

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

Which of the following is a principle of the General Administrative Theory?

Subordination of individual interest to general interest Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the theory that focuses on the use of quantitative techniques to improve decision making?

Quantitative Approach Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of reducing unnecessary actions to increase efficiency?

Reduction of unnecessary actions Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the General Administrative Theory?

Peer pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Max Weber's Bureaucracy?

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Management History Chapter 1: Early Management Examples and Approaches

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Who used time motion study to find the 'best way' to do things?

What is the main focus of the General Administrative Theory?

What is the term for the study of the actions of people at work?

What was the conclusion of the Hawthorne Studies?

What is the main focus of the Total Quality Management approach?

Which of the following is a principle of the General Administrative Theory?

What is the name of the theory that focuses on the use of quantitative techniques to improve decision making?

What is the term for the process of reducing unnecessary actions to increase efficiency?

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the General Administrative Theory?

What is the main focus of Max Weber's Bureaucracy?

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