Exam 1: Management and Its History

Being effective means doing things right so as to maximize the utilization of resources.

_____________ is sometimes referred to as the Father of Modern Management.

An important part of controlling is monitoring and measuring progress.

Viewing the organization as a whole and the interrelationship of its parts defines __________.

The administrative theory of management is part of the classical theory.

The Hawthorne effect refers to the phenomenon that just studying people affects their performance.

The three traditional levels of management are top, middle, and first-line.

Connie is a manager at a local golf course.Though Connie sticks to her budget, some patrons have complained that the golf carts are not worth the rental price because many are not in working condition.With which type of resource is Connie struggling?

The original goal of scientific management was to __________.

An important aspect of ____________ is assigning people to various tasks and jobs.

Emilio has studied Chester Barnard's work on authority and power distributions in organizations.Emilio has now become aware of the _________ that make up the informal organization within his company's formal organization.

You have been working at a small family-owned medical supply store for the past 5 years but were recently hired by AZTEC, a large medical supply distribution company.While you are excited about this new opportunity, you also know that you will need to adjust to working for a large business.As opposed to your previous job, AZTEC will require ___________ and provide ______________.

________ is/are based on how effectively and efficiently managers utilize resources to achieve objectives.

Describe how a manager uses all four management resources during the process of interviewing a candidate for a job.