MANAGEMENT A
PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION
6TH EDITION KINICKI TEST
BANK
, 02
Student:
1. The practice of management is both an art and a science.
True False
2. Proponents of evidence-based management would say there are few really new ideas.
True False
3. Evidence-based management means translating principles from promising new theories into
organizational practice.
True False
4. Peter Drucker was the author of The Practice of Management and has been described as the creator and
inventor of modern management.
True False
5. Part of evidence-based management is understanding the potential danger in conventional wisdom about
management.
True False
6. The contemporary perspective of management includes three viewpoints: systems, behavioral, and
quantitative.
True False
7. The quantitative viewpoint on management is part of the historical perspective.
True False
8. Because of radical changes to modern business practice, theoretical perspectives of management provide
a historical context but unfortunately do not enhance understanding of the present.
True False
9. Studying theoretical perspectives of management can be a source of new ideas.
True False
10. Shanice recently took a management job in the book publishing industry, which is undergoing dramatic
change. She should study theoretical perspectives of management to help her predict some of the
probable outcomes of this change and help her decide on potential strategy going forward.
True False
11. Telecommunication company Cisco Systems abandoned its "management councils" experiment, which
had replaced a traditional hierarchical structure, because the councils slowed decision making.
True False
12. The classical viewpoint emphasized ways to manage work more independently.
True False
13. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were chief proponents of administrative management.
True False
14. A "therblig," a term coined by Frank Gilbreth, is a unit of motion in the workplace.
True False
15. The two branches of the classical viewpoint of management are rational and bureaucratic.
True False
,16. The central assumption in classical management is that people are self-interested.
True False
17. Peter was having a hard time concentrating on work on Friday afternoon. He had friends visiting for the
weekend and he kept checking his phone and his Facebook page to solidify his plans. He certainly wasn't
working as hard as he could have been, something that scientific management theorist Frederick Taylor
would have called "soldiering."
True False
18. Motion studies were used to assess and improve efficiency as part of the classical viewpoint.
True False
19. As part of the scientific management viewpoint, Taylor suggested paying all employees doing the same
job the same wage.
True False
20. Under the differential rate system proposed by Frederick Taylor, employees should be paid on the basis
of seniority.
True False
21. Administrative management is most concerned with the jobs of individuals.
True False
22. The first person to identify the major functions of management was Henri Fayol.
True False
23. Bureaucracy, as conceptualized by Max Weber, was his ideal way to structure an organization.
True False
24. Max Weber felt that impersonality was a positive attribute of an organization that would lead to better
performance.
True False
25. One of the problems with the classical viewpoint is that its principles are too focused on human needs
rather than on organizational ones.
True False
26. Fast-food companies including McDonald's have used job specialization, and time and motion studies
to increase productivity. This reflects the important contributions of the quantitative viewpoint of
management.
True False
27. Motivating employees toward achievement is a focus of the classical viewpoint of management.
True False
28. Douglas McGregor was one of the pioneers of early behaviorism.
True False
29. Hugo Munsterberg suggested that psychologists could contribute to industry by studying jobs and
determining which people are best suited to specific jobs.
True False
30. Among Mary Parker Follett's most important contributions to management was her belief that conflicts
within organization should be resolved to mutual satisfaction through a process called integration.
True False
31. The idea that workers become more productive if they think that managers care about their welfare is
called the "Hawthorne Effect."
True False
, 32. The Hawthorne studies have been criticized for poor design and a lack of empirical data to support the
conclusions, so the findings cannot be applied to modern management.
True False
33. Abraham Maslow and Douglas McGregor were theorists in the human relations movement.
True False
34. Abraham Maslow would say that some human needs must be satisfied before others.
True False
35. Jaclyn is a manager who keeps a tight rein on her staff since she thinks they would not work without
supervision. She doubts their commitment to the company and even to their own development. She is a
Theory Y manager.
True False
36. Because the human relations movement was considered too simplistic for practical use, it has been
superseded by the behavioral science approach to management.
True False
37. The management theory that draws from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and
economics is the management science approach.
True False
38. Behavioral science research has shown that competition is superior to cooperation in promoting
achievement and productivity.
True False
39. The behavioral science approach to management has its roots in techniques created for American and
British military personnel and equipment in World War II.
True False
40. The application to management of techniques such as statistics and computer simulations is known as
quantitative management.
True False
41. Oscar is a manager of a downtown hotel and is currently considering the pricing of rooms for the
upcoming holiday season. He would be wise to use the mathematical tools of management science to help
him with this decision.
True False
42. Facilities management is concerned with work scheduling, productions planning, and optimal levels of
inventory.
True False
43. Over the years, Toyota has used a variety of operations management-based "lean management"
techniques to sell its cars on the basis of superior quality.
True False
44. A set of interrelated parts that operate together to achieve a common purpose is called a system.
True False
45. For a jewelry designer, gold and silver rings, earrings, and bracelets are considered system inputs.
True False
46. Feedback is one of the four parts of a system.
True False
47. Sales data would be considered feedback in a system.
True False
PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION
6TH EDITION KINICKI TEST
BANK
, 02
Student:
1. The practice of management is both an art and a science.
True False
2. Proponents of evidence-based management would say there are few really new ideas.
True False
3. Evidence-based management means translating principles from promising new theories into
organizational practice.
True False
4. Peter Drucker was the author of The Practice of Management and has been described as the creator and
inventor of modern management.
True False
5. Part of evidence-based management is understanding the potential danger in conventional wisdom about
management.
True False
6. The contemporary perspective of management includes three viewpoints: systems, behavioral, and
quantitative.
True False
7. The quantitative viewpoint on management is part of the historical perspective.
True False
8. Because of radical changes to modern business practice, theoretical perspectives of management provide
a historical context but unfortunately do not enhance understanding of the present.
True False
9. Studying theoretical perspectives of management can be a source of new ideas.
True False
10. Shanice recently took a management job in the book publishing industry, which is undergoing dramatic
change. She should study theoretical perspectives of management to help her predict some of the
probable outcomes of this change and help her decide on potential strategy going forward.
True False
11. Telecommunication company Cisco Systems abandoned its "management councils" experiment, which
had replaced a traditional hierarchical structure, because the councils slowed decision making.
True False
12. The classical viewpoint emphasized ways to manage work more independently.
True False
13. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were chief proponents of administrative management.
True False
14. A "therblig," a term coined by Frank Gilbreth, is a unit of motion in the workplace.
True False
15. The two branches of the classical viewpoint of management are rational and bureaucratic.
True False
,16. The central assumption in classical management is that people are self-interested.
True False
17. Peter was having a hard time concentrating on work on Friday afternoon. He had friends visiting for the
weekend and he kept checking his phone and his Facebook page to solidify his plans. He certainly wasn't
working as hard as he could have been, something that scientific management theorist Frederick Taylor
would have called "soldiering."
True False
18. Motion studies were used to assess and improve efficiency as part of the classical viewpoint.
True False
19. As part of the scientific management viewpoint, Taylor suggested paying all employees doing the same
job the same wage.
True False
20. Under the differential rate system proposed by Frederick Taylor, employees should be paid on the basis
of seniority.
True False
21. Administrative management is most concerned with the jobs of individuals.
True False
22. The first person to identify the major functions of management was Henri Fayol.
True False
23. Bureaucracy, as conceptualized by Max Weber, was his ideal way to structure an organization.
True False
24. Max Weber felt that impersonality was a positive attribute of an organization that would lead to better
performance.
True False
25. One of the problems with the classical viewpoint is that its principles are too focused on human needs
rather than on organizational ones.
True False
26. Fast-food companies including McDonald's have used job specialization, and time and motion studies
to increase productivity. This reflects the important contributions of the quantitative viewpoint of
management.
True False
27. Motivating employees toward achievement is a focus of the classical viewpoint of management.
True False
28. Douglas McGregor was one of the pioneers of early behaviorism.
True False
29. Hugo Munsterberg suggested that psychologists could contribute to industry by studying jobs and
determining which people are best suited to specific jobs.
True False
30. Among Mary Parker Follett's most important contributions to management was her belief that conflicts
within organization should be resolved to mutual satisfaction through a process called integration.
True False
31. The idea that workers become more productive if they think that managers care about their welfare is
called the "Hawthorne Effect."
True False
, 32. The Hawthorne studies have been criticized for poor design and a lack of empirical data to support the
conclusions, so the findings cannot be applied to modern management.
True False
33. Abraham Maslow and Douglas McGregor were theorists in the human relations movement.
True False
34. Abraham Maslow would say that some human needs must be satisfied before others.
True False
35. Jaclyn is a manager who keeps a tight rein on her staff since she thinks they would not work without
supervision. She doubts their commitment to the company and even to their own development. She is a
Theory Y manager.
True False
36. Because the human relations movement was considered too simplistic for practical use, it has been
superseded by the behavioral science approach to management.
True False
37. The management theory that draws from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and
economics is the management science approach.
True False
38. Behavioral science research has shown that competition is superior to cooperation in promoting
achievement and productivity.
True False
39. The behavioral science approach to management has its roots in techniques created for American and
British military personnel and equipment in World War II.
True False
40. The application to management of techniques such as statistics and computer simulations is known as
quantitative management.
True False
41. Oscar is a manager of a downtown hotel and is currently considering the pricing of rooms for the
upcoming holiday season. He would be wise to use the mathematical tools of management science to help
him with this decision.
True False
42. Facilities management is concerned with work scheduling, productions planning, and optimal levels of
inventory.
True False
43. Over the years, Toyota has used a variety of operations management-based "lean management"
techniques to sell its cars on the basis of superior quality.
True False
44. A set of interrelated parts that operate together to achieve a common purpose is called a system.
True False
45. For a jewelry designer, gold and silver rings, earrings, and bracelets are considered system inputs.
True False
46. Feedback is one of the four parts of a system.
True False
47. Sales data would be considered feedback in a system.
True False
