Exam 2: Management Learning

Which management emphasized careful selection and training of workers and supervisory support?

Which of these transforms resource inputs from the environment into product outputs?

As a high school teacher,Julie has always felt that her students are lazy,don't really want to be in school,and are very irresponsible in their studies.Julie holds a __________ assumption.

The most formidable aspect of scientific management is that it emphasizes creativity and risk taking.

Which of these explains the study of how organizations produce goods and services?

Following the scientific management era,management thinking moved to include a(n)__________ perspective.

Follett would say that the successful 21ˢᵗ-century executive must be an inspiring leader who attracts talented people and motivates them in a setting where everyone can do his or her best work.

McGregor's work focuses on opposing views of human nature,a positive view known as __________ and a negative view known as __________.

Bert and John Jacobs,co-founders of the company Life is Good,suggests that the message of the "Life is Good" brand is to:

________ is the science of reducing a job or task to its basic physical motions.

A(n)__________ consistently achieves excellence while creating a high-quality work environment.

Which of these is NOT included as a part of classical approaches to management?

Weber's bureaucracy includes all but which of these?

Based on logic,order,and legitimate authority,a rational and efficient form of organization according to Max Weber,is a(n)

According to Maslow,which of the following is in the highest "need" category?

Managing with an organization-wide commitment to continuous improvement,product quality,and customer needs is called __________.

The only goal of scientific management was to increase worker efficiency for the benefit of the company.

Fayol's management rule of coordination provides and mobilizes resources to implement a plan.

The term "Hawthorne Effect" was used to explain some of the important findings of the Hawthorne studies.What does the term mean?

From the Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory,which of the following needs occupies the highest pedestal in the hierarchy?