Question 1

Which of the following does not apply to Robert Owen?

Accepted Answer

A)  successful cotton mill operator 
B)  had silent monitor 
C)  believed in the division of labor 
D)  founded New Harmony 
E)  employed child labor 
A)  successful cotton mill operator 
B)  had silent monitor 
C)  believed in the division of labor 
D)  founded New Harmony 
E)  employed child labor C

Question 2

It is possible that both Jean Baptiste Say and Andrew Ure influenced_______ view of management as being a separate study which could be taught.

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Babbage's 
B)  Charles Dupin's 
C)  Max Weber's 
D)  Adam Smith's 
E)  Robert Owen's 
A)  Charles Babbage's 
B)  Charles Dupin's 
C)  Max Weber's 
D)  Adam Smith's 
E)  Robert Owen's B

Question 3

Robert Owen was against capitalism but favored the church because it promoted the Protestant work ethic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

__________was the computer programmer for Charles Babbage:

Accepted Answer

A)  Augusta Ada 
B)  Herman Hollerith 
C)  Joseph-Marie Jacquard 
D)  Andrew Ure 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Augusta Ada 
B)  Herman Hollerith 
C)  Joseph-Marie Jacquard 
D)  Andrew Ure 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following would be known as an early teacher and a strong defender of the factory system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Babbage 
B)  Andrew Ure 
C)  James Montgomery 
D)  Samuel Arkwright 
E)  James Watt 
A)  Charles Babbage 
B)  Andrew Ure 
C)  James Montgomery 
D)  Samuel Arkwright 
E)  James Watt

Question 6

Andrew Ure agreed with Charles Dickens that the factory system was too harsh in disciplining the employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Robert Owen claimed it was more profitable to show a concern for your employees and this also served to relieve the accumulation of human misery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Charles Babbage pleaded with the workers to recognize that the factory worked to their betterment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Charles Babbage advocated an early profit sharing scheme.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_______learned from Andrew Ure and took those ideas on industrial education to France:

Accepted Answer

A)  Henri Fayol 
B)  M. Curie 
C)  Charles Dupin 
D)  Jean Baptiste Say 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Henri Fayol 
B)  M. Curie 
C)  Charles Dupin 
D)  Jean Baptiste Say 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

The "silent monitor" was a forerunner of modern management's public posting of sales and production data to instill departmental pride or to encourage competition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Charles Dupin believed that technological advancement eliminated jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare and contrast Robert Owen's views of industrial progress with the ideas of Andrew Ure and Charles Dupin.

Accepted Answer

Robert Owen, Andrew Ure, and Charles Dup

Question 14

According to Charles Dupin, industrial training and education would allow agrarian and unskilled workers to share in the prosperity of industrialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not connected with Charles Babbage?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Countess of Lovelace 
B)  first computer 
C)  bonus for good suggestions 
D)  teaching management 
E)  the analytical engine 
A)  the Countess of Lovelace 
B)  first computer 
C)  bonus for good suggestions 
D)  teaching management 
E)  the analytical engine

Question 16

What was the basis of Andrew Ure's belief that the factory system provided benefits to employees and to society? (Clue: review his survey of England's cotton mills in 1833.)

Accepted Answer

Andrew Ure believed that the factory sys

Question 17

Why did Frederick Taylor get credit for systematic/scientific management and not Charles Babbage?

Accepted Answer

Frederick Taylor is often credited for t

Question 18

At New Lanark, Robert Owen sought more labor intensive agricultural practices to employ more workers and support the growing population. Evaluate his views in terms of what was known then (early 1800s) and what occurred by the end of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

In the early 1800s, Robert Owen's views

Question 19

In his study of manufacturing, Charles Babbage was interested in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the expense of each process 
B)  the firm's return on investment 
C)  the length of work cycle 
D)  all of the above 
E)  only A and C above 
A)  the expense of each process 
B)  the firm's return on investment 
C)  the length of work cycle 
D)  all of the above 
E)  only A and C above

Question 20

Babbage felt that profit-sharing was good because:

Accepted Answer

A)  each worker would have a direct interest in the firm's prosperity 
B)  each worker would be stimulated to prevent waste and mismanagement 
C)  the worker received immediate feedback about performance results 
D)  all of the above 
E)  only A and B 
A)  each worker would have a direct interest in the firm's prosperity 
B)  each worker would be stimulated to prevent waste and mismanagement 
C)  the worker received immediate feedback about performance results 
D)  all of the above 
E)  only A and B

Exam 4: Management Pioneers in the Early Factory

Which of the following does not apply to Robert Owen?

It is possible that both Jean Baptiste Say and Andrew Ure influenced_______ view of management as being a separate study which could be taught.

Robert Owen was against capitalism but favored the church because it promoted the Protestant work ethic.

__________was the computer programmer for Charles Babbage:

Which of the following would be known as an early teacher and a strong defender of the factory system?

Andrew Ure agreed with Charles Dickens that the factory system was too harsh in disciplining the employees.

Robert Owen claimed it was more profitable to show a concern for your employees and this also served to relieve the accumulation of human misery.

Charles Babbage pleaded with the workers to recognize that the factory worked to their betterment.

Charles Babbage advocated an early profit sharing scheme.

_______learned from Andrew Ure and took those ideas on industrial education to France:

The "silent monitor" was a forerunner of modern management's public posting of sales and production data to instill departmental pride or to encourage competition.

Charles Dupin believed that technological advancement eliminated jobs.

Compare and contrast Robert Owen's views of industrial progress with the ideas of Andrew Ure and Charles Dupin.

According to Charles Dupin, industrial training and education would allow agrarian and unskilled workers to share in the prosperity of industrialization.

Which of the following is not connected with Charles Babbage?

What was the basis of Andrew Ure's belief that the factory system provided benefits to employees and to society? (Clue: review his survey of England's cotton mills in 1833.)

Why did Frederick Taylor get credit for systematic/scientific management and not Charles Babbage?

At New Lanark, Robert Owen sought more labor intensive agricultural practices to employ more workers and support the growing population. Evaluate his views in terms of what was known then (early 1800s) and what occurred by the end of the twentieth century.

In his study of manufacturing, Charles Babbage was interested in:

Babbage felt that profit-sharing was good because:

A Prologue to the Past

Management Before Industrialization

The Industrial Revolution: Challenges and Perspective

The Industrial Revolution in the United States

Industrial Growth and Systematic Management

The Advent of Scientific Management

Spreading the Gospel of Efficiency

The Human Factor: Preparing the Way

The Emergence of Management and Organization Theory

Scientific Management in Theory and Practice

Scientific Management in Retrospect

The Hawthorne Studies

The Search for Organizational Integration

People and Organizations

Organizations and People

Human Relations in Theory and Practice

The Social Person Era in Retrospect

Management Theory and Practice

Organizational Behavior and Organization Theory

Science and Systems in an Information Age

Obligations and Opportunities

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