Scientific Personnel System and Weber's Sociological Concepts Quiz

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What is the primary focus of the scientific personnel system in hiring and training?

Ensuring workers view their fit into the organization (correct)

Promoting competition among workers

Encouraging a hierarchical structure

Prioritizing individual contribution over overall productivity

What characterizes the relationship between workers and managers in a scientific personnel system?

Competitive and authoritative

Separate and isolated

Cooperative and independent (correct)

Dependent and unequal

What was Henri Fayol's contribution to management functions?

Proposed bureaucracy in large-scale organizations

Emphasized humanistic management principles

Focused on worker satisfaction in production

Identified planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling (correct)

Which concept did Luther Gullick introduce regarding the activities of management?

Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting Signup and view all the answers

Who is associated with the concept of human relations management and participative decision making?

Mary Parker Follet Signup and view all the answers

How does Mary Parker Follet suggest managers should interact with employees?

With authority with employees, rather than over them Signup and view all the answers

Which theory suggests that workers are self-motivated and willing to work hard to meet organizational goals?

Theory Y Signup and view all the answers

Who is associated with the concept of 'Scientific Management'?

Frederick Taylor Signup and view all the answers

Which management theory emphasizes the importance of meeting the self-esteem and independence needs of employees for increased participation?

Employee participation theory Signup and view all the answers

Managers who believe that their employees are lazy, need constant supervision, and are indifferent to organizational goals align with which theory?

Theory X Signup and view all the answers

According to the Contingency Theory, what does Chandler (1962) propose about organizations?

They evolve naturally to meet their strategy needs. Signup and view all the answers

Which management function is attributed to Henri Fayol?

Activities of management Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of the System Theory proposed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy?

Organizations are viewed as open systems that interact with their environment. Signup and view all the answers

Which term is associated with the theory that illumination in the workplace increases productivity?

'The Hawthorne effect' Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the Contingency Theory, what does Lawrence and Lorsch (1969) emphasize for managers in highly volatile industries?

Managers should have the authority to make decisions contingent on the situation. Signup and view all the answers

Which theory views conflict as inescapable but manageable?

Contingency Theory Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of organizational behavior does the Contingency Theory focus on for effectiveness?

Management's ability to adapt to environmental changes Signup and view all the answers

How do organizations under the System Theory maintain dynamic equilibrium?

By continually adapting to environmental changes Signup and view all the answers