Managerial Roles and Responsibilities

What is one of the decisional roles mentioned in the text?

What is one of the responsibilities of a manager in the context of unexpected events?

What is one way managers utilize their authority?

Which role involves making important negotiations within an organization?

In terms of management theory, when did much of what we know today as management theory develop?

What was the average number of employees in a manufacturing organization around 1890?

What was one of the key principles associated with Taylorism?

According to Taylor, how could increased production be achieved?

What distinguished scientific management, as advocated by Taylor, from previous work practices?

How did Taylor view the role of management in relation to work activities?

What did Taylor emphasize in terms of worker training?

Why did Taylor argue against leaving choices to the workers in completing their tasks?

What was the primary focus of scientific management?

In the latter part of the twentieth century, what did management theorists primarily emphasize for organisations to gain competitive advantage?

What was the key focus that led to the development of responsive and flexible organisations in the latter part of the twentieth century?

What aspect gained greater emphasis in organisations towards the end of the twentieth century?

How did organisations aim to release entrepreneurial and creative behaviors while becoming responsive and flexible?

Which concept became particularly important for gaining competitive advantage in management models towards the end of the twentieth century?

Which approach focused on work methods, structure, rules, and procedures in management?

What did the human relations school of thought mainly focus on?

Which management school believed that the best management approach is determined by the situation or environment?

What marked the shift in attention by management scholars in the latter part of the twentieth century?

What was a key belief held by many earlier management scholars regarding finding the best way to manage?

Which theory emphasized that management is essentially a variable dependent on context or situation?

What factor influences a manager's pull towards efficiency or differentiation?

In what type of organisation structure is a bureaucratic style of management favored?

What aspect of managers' roles is influenced by their management style?

Which type of management style involves making decisions unilaterally?

What influences the preferred management style of a manager?

How are management styles categorized in terms of decision-making authority?