Exam 19: Management Theory and Practice

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Evidence-based management is not a new or novel idea. Henri Fayol was an early proponent when he wrote management principles should be tried and checked by general experience.

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Question 21

As the owners of the firm, the shareholders, became separated from those who managed the firm, the issue of _______ became important:

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Question 22

According to Oliver Williamson, the move from markets to hierarchy (a firm) was based on two assumptions-bounded rationality and opportunism. What attributes of the firm make it superior to the market in dealing with these issues?

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Question 23

Rosemary Stewart viewed the manager's job as consisting of demands, constraints, and choices.

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Question 24

Ronald Coase would say that the firm, in most cases, is more efficient than the market in allocating resources because:

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Question 25

"Actionable research" is the goal of management scholars.

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Question 26

Since the time of Adam Smith the separation of ownership and control has not caused any problems.

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Question 27

The business policy/strategy literature focuses primarily on how strategy is implemented rather than its formulation.

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Evidence-based management is not a new or novel idea. Henri Fayol was an early proponent when he wrote management principles should be tried and checked by general experience.

As the owners of the firm, the shareholders, became separated from those who managed the firm, the issue of _______ became important:

According to Oliver Williamson, the move from markets to hierarchy (a firm) was based on two assumptions-bounded rationality and opportunism. What attributes of the firm make it superior to the market in dealing with these issues?

Rosemary Stewart viewed the manager's job as consisting of demands, constraints, and choices.

Ronald Coase would say that the firm, in most cases, is more efficient than the market in allocating resources because:

"Actionable research" is the goal of management scholars.

Since the time of Adam Smith the separation of ownership and control has not caused any problems.

The business policy/strategy literature focuses primarily on how strategy is implemented rather than its formulation.

A Prologue to the Past

Management Before Industrialization

The Industrial Revolution: Challenges and Perspective

Management Pioneers in the Early Factory

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

Organizational Behavior and Organization Theory

Science and Systems in an Information Age

Obligations and Opportunities

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