Exam 2: A History Module

Maslow felt that once a need was satisfied, it ________.

In a short essay, identify the principles of management identified by Henri Fayol that are most important for efficiency and productivity of the entire organization.

Which of the following is a key element of total quality management (TQM)?

Henri Fayol and Max Weber developed the idea of the five basic management functions.

Managers began to look at how systems theory related to organizations in this decade.

Proof that the pyramids were well-managed projects can be seen in the fact that they ________.

The most important pre-twentieth century development in management was the ________.

Which person was best known for developing Theory X and Theory Y?

A good model for Mary Parker Follett's view of a successful organization might be ________.

The quantitative approach to management was largely used to improve ________.

Fayol's principle of ________ states that employees in an organization should be fairly compensated for their labor.

A contingency variable is a factor that can ________.

Henry Ford's statement that "History is more or less bunk" is best refuted by which of the following statements?

One of the key components of total quality management (TQM) is a focus on ________ improvement.

In a short essay, discuss scientific management.

The behavioral approach to management focuses on motivating workers to work productively.

The "floating assembly line" in Venice operated ________.

In a short essay, describe how the contingency variable of environmental uncertainty might affect management style.

Getting 100,000 workers to work together to build an enormous pyramid is evidence of which management function?

In a short essay, describe how the contingency variable of routineness of task might affect management style.