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True or false:Adam Smith's book, The Wealth of Nations, introduced the principles of scientific management.
True or false:Adam Smith's book, The Wealth of Nations, introduced the principles of scientific management.
False (B)
True or false: Traditional management theory emphasizes employee empowerment and involvement.
True or false: Traditional management theory emphasizes employee empowerment and involvement.
False (B)
True or false: The automotive industry heavily relies on traditional management principles, especially in assembly line production.
True or false: The automotive industry heavily relies on traditional management principles, especially in assembly line production.
True (A)
True or false: Traditional management limits employee responsibility to assigned tasks and discourages employee input.
True or false: Traditional management limits employee responsibility to assigned tasks and discourages employee input.
True or false: Traditional managers are often reluctant to delegate responsibility or seek employee input due to fears of losing power or control.
True or false: Traditional managers are often reluctant to delegate responsibility or seek employee input due to fears of losing power or control.
True or false: Involving employees in decision-making and training potential successors can lead to increased productivity and mutual success.
True or false: Involving employees in decision-making and training potential successors can lead to increased productivity and mutual success.
True or false: Traditional management in the automotive repair industry often involves promoting the best producer to a management position.
True or false: Traditional management in the automotive repair industry often involves promoting the best producer to a management position.
True or false: Scientific management seeks to increase efficiency and consistency in the workplace.
True or false: Scientific management seeks to increase efficiency and consistency in the workplace.
True or false: Taylor's scientific management philosophy sought to create a harmonious work environment.
True or false: Taylor's scientific management philosophy sought to create a harmonious work environment.
True or false: Management by objective centers on the philosophy that management and employees must work together to clearly define and agree upon goals and objectives.
True or false: Management by objective centers on the philosophy that management and employees must work together to clearly define and agree upon goals and objectives.
True or false: MBO requires clearly defined objectives and a commitment from all employees.
True or false: MBO requires clearly defined objectives and a commitment from all employees.
True or false: Frustration and lost effort are minimized through a common understanding of goals and objectives in the MBO system.
True or false: Frustration and lost effort are minimized through a common understanding of goals and objectives in the MBO system.
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Study Notes
- Traditional management theory emerged during the Industrial Revolution.
- Adam Smith is credited with defining and popularizing traditional management principles in his book, The Wealth of Nations.
- Traditional management theory creates a distinct division between the roles and responsibilities of labor and management.
- The automotive industry has heavily implemented traditional management principles, particularly in assembly line production.
- Traditional management limits employee responsibility to assigned tasks and discourages employee input.
- Traditional managers may be reluctant to delegate responsibility or seek employee input due to fears of losing power or control.
- Involving employees in decision-making and training potential successors can lead to increased productivity and mutual success.
- Traditional management in the automotive repair industry often involves promoting the best producer to a management position.
- Traditional management principles have been criticized for their lack of employee empowerment and involvement.
- The principles of traditional management are still widely used today.
- Frederick Taylor developed the theories of scientific management in the early 1900s.
- The goal of scientific management was to increase efficiency and consistency in the workplace.
- Taylor identified common workplace concerns that reduced the efficiency of the workforce.
- Taylor believed that increased productivity would result in increased prosperity for both employers and employees.
- Taylor developed a process of doing time and motion studies to identify the most efficient work process.
- Time and motion studies continue to play a major role in many industries, including automotive repair.
- Taylor's organizational concept envisions the workplace as a large orchestra, with employees playing the roles of musicians under the leadership of a conductor.
- Taylor's scientific management philosophy sought to create a harmonious work environment.
- Management by objective (MBO) was first introduced by Peter Drucker in 1954.
- MBO centers on the philosophy that management and employees must work together to clearly define and agree upon goals and objectives.
- MBO is a plan to help management and employees achieve their goals
- It requires clearly defined objectives and a commitment from all employees
- Time limitations must be adhered to
- Managers must coordinate efforts to achieve common goals
- Communication is key to success
- Individual employee input is considered in planning objectives
- The system focuses on outputs
- Employee commitment to organizational goals is expected
- MBO aims to achieve maximum productive capacity
- Frustration and lost effort are minimized through a common understanding of goals and objectives.
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