Exam 3: Fordism and Organizational Commuication

Frederick Taylor saw communication and cooperation amongst workers as problematic.

Which of the following is a basic principle of scientific management?

One of the sociopolitical issues of the time was addressing the disparities between rich and poor that grew out of capitalism.

Scientific management was ultimately rejected in favor of a human relations approach to management.

Rhonda places emphasis on social groups that fosters a connection because she believes that these relationships lead to more communication and connect workers. This best represents ______.

Workers' attempts to get better pay and safer working conditions help to strengthen capitalism in the United States.

No Child Left Behind (in which each student must meet government mandated standards) is an example of the education process as ______.

Forms of control in the Fordist work place included moving assembly lines and careful monitoring.

The separation of work and life was reconsidered by leader in the Fordist Era because there was a belief that employees worked better when they could focus on both areas.

Elton Mayo conducted a number of studies that looked at industrial relations. The ______ was one of the earliest examples of qualitative, naturalistic research in the workplace.

The workers in an automobile factory know that they can perform tasks faster than they already do, but they collectively limit their output in order to limit management's knowledge of the labor process. This is called ______.

Andrew is part of an organization in which the organizational rules and regulations are clearly defined in its governing documents and organizational members are treated impartially. From Weber's perspective, which form of authority best characterizes this organization?

Which of the following is an example of scientific management in today's workplace?

______ is the deliberate and coordinated effort of workers to restrict output by limiting the speed at which they perform work.

According to Weber, authority based on the ability of a particular individual to exercise authority over others by virtue of their special abilities is ______ authority.

______ was a member of the Progressive Movement.

The progressive ideology of the early 1900s connected efficiency with social harmony.

According to Weber, the rationality of modern human society ______.

According to Weber, authority based in custom and tradition is ______ authority.

The sociologist and philosopher who is credited with developing the bureaucratic model of organizational behavior was ______.