Exam 2: Managing: History and Current Thinking

Gantt believed in worker compensation that corresponded to production through the piece-rate system, as well as the ________ system when production exceeded the quota.

The use of the classical, behavioral and management science approaches as sources of information to analyze the management system is referred to as ________ management.

Hawthorne study results helped managers to see that ________.

Which of the following statements is true for the management science approach?

The contingency approach attempts to outline the ________ in which various management methods have the best chance of success.

The management science approach suggests that managers can best improve their organizations by ________.

One of the general principles of management explained by Fayol is "unity of command." What does this principle mean?

Which of the following is true from the point of view of the contingency approach to management?

Which of the following approaches to management was advocated by Henry Gantt?

Which of the following is true of Henry Gantt's method of management?

Which of the following is the best example of a learning organization?

What is the behavioral approach to management?

Lower-level management analysis concentrates on the "one best way" to perform a task. The process of finding this "one best way" is known as ________.