MAN 3025 Quizzes
Therbligs
Frank And Lillian Gilbreth identified seventeen basic unit of motion that they called Gilbreath Time frames Therbligs Units Action works
True
The Hawthorne studies Succeeded drawing attention to the importance of social man and how managers using good human relations could improve worker productivity True or false
Classical
The _____approach to management focuses on scientific methods time and motion studies and job specialization with the goal of increasing productivity Contingency Behavioral MBO Systems Classical
manage work more efficiently
The classical viewpoint of management emphasized ways to ________. include MBO build more synergy increase diversity vary according to the environment manage work more efficiently
A. Classical
The management approach that emphasized ways to manage work more efficiently is the ___ approach A. Classical B. Quality management C. Systems D. Contingency E. MBO
True
When Mr. Jones the owner of the local hardware store asked one of his lawn mower suppliers about the total ability of their product to make a special needs he is questioning the quality of that mower True or false
E. scientific managemen
tMateo, an IT manager, has been studying the actions that his workers perform in an attempt to improve their productivity. Mateo is utilizing A. Synergy B. Management science C. Behaviorism D. The Hawthorne effect E. Scientific Management
TRUE
Ali A CEO of a large IT organization understands that many challenges are coming in his industry therefore he tells his upper level management that it's helpful to look at theoretical perspectives of management to help make predictions and develop principles to guide future company strategies and actions True or false
false
During a managers meeting Paula district manager discussed how to handle sensitive employee issues indicated correctly that management is really just an art True or false
______ holds that there are few really new ideas and that "true is better than new" Scientific management The quality management viewpoint Evidence based management Behavioral management MBO
Evidence based management
True
A local furniture retailer routinely develops and acquires new knowledge in the employees communicate what they learn to other employees so the company is able to modify his behavior to reflect what they have learned this organization is an example of a learning organization True or false
False
Behavioral science relies on data from past sales to forecast human behavior to develop strategic plans and goals True or false
False
Old manufacturing a parts supplier to the auto industry has been using the behavioral approach to management for over 100 years however since that method of management is to simplistic for practical use Old should begin implementing the new were in more sophisticated human relations movement approach to management which is the most contemporary approach to management True or false
A. Evidence based
When faced with the business problem selling a young grocery store owner discuss his business problems with Dan do you sis did manager in an employee for over 30 years Sally believes Don has seen it all I know is there a fair really new ideas plus the business has done many simple things such as offering friendly service to create maintain a competitive edge sell his management style is best described as A.evidence based B. Behavioral C. Family style D. Contingency E. Bottom up
Classical behavioral quantitative
Which three approaches to management are considers his historical perspectives Systems, contingency, quality management Classical, scientific, quantitative Classical, operations, scientific Contemporary historical scientific Classical behavioral quantitative
E. Frederick Taylor
_____ what is the father of scientific management A. Frank gilbreth B. Tom Gallagher C. Abraham Maslow D. Peter Drucker E. Frederick Taylor