BCOR 370 CHAPTER 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Which of the following statements are true about the classical perspective of
management?
Multiple select question.
It focused on employee job satisfaction and engagement.
It had two branches - scientific and administrative.
It emphasized finding ways to manage work more efficiently.
It assumed that people were rational.
It had two branches - scientific and administrative.
It emphasized finding ways to manage work more efficiently.
It assumed that people were rational.
Scientific management is the study of work methods to improve the productivity
of _____.
Multiple choice question.
accounting practices
individual workers
the supply chain
external vendors
individual workers
,Frederick Taylor is associated with the scientific management approach to
management.
True false question.
True
Frederick Taylor believed that more efficient workers should be paid higher
wages than their lower-performing coworkers, a system referred to as the
_______ system.
Multiple choice question.
economies of scale
uniform wage
rule-of-thumb
differential rate
differential rate
Peter Drucker is credited with providing the first modern handbook on the subject
of ______.
Multiple choice question.
management
production
sales
finance
management
What technique did Frank and Lillian Gilbreth use to expand on Taylor's motion
studies?
,Multiple choice question.
They created logical supply chains for every industry.
They provided scripts for manager-employee conversations.
They created the just-in-time inventory system.
They filmed workers to isolate parts of a job.
They filmed workers to isolate parts of a job.
What are the two branches of the classical viewpoint of management?
Multiple select question.
administrative
scientific
contingency
behavioral
administrative
scientific
Administrative management is concerned with managing:
Multiple choice question.
the total organization.
external vendors.
individual workers.
company assets.
the total organization.
The scientific approach to management emerged in the early 20th century when
companies wished to increase worker productivity to counteract _____.
, Multiple choice question.
more automated jobs
labor shortages
correct
high inflation rates
diminishing inventory levels
labor shortages
The management approach of _____ was one of the first to recognize that
enriching the lives of organizational and community family was just as important
as a company making a profit?
Multiple choice question.
Maslow
Gilbreth
Taylor
Spaulding
Spaulding
What are Taylor's principles of scientific management?
Multiple select question.
Identify a hierarchy of authority.
Rely on known "rule-of-thumb" methods to accomplish a task.
Carefully select workers with the right abilities for the task.
Evaluate a task by scientifically studying each part of it.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Which of the following statements are true about the classical perspective of
management?
Multiple select question.
It focused on employee job satisfaction and engagement.
It had two branches - scientific and administrative.
It emphasized finding ways to manage work more efficiently.
It assumed that people were rational.
It had two branches - scientific and administrative.
It emphasized finding ways to manage work more efficiently.
It assumed that people were rational.
Scientific management is the study of work methods to improve the productivity
of _____.
Multiple choice question.
accounting practices
individual workers
the supply chain
external vendors
individual workers
,Frederick Taylor is associated with the scientific management approach to
management.
True false question.
True
Frederick Taylor believed that more efficient workers should be paid higher
wages than their lower-performing coworkers, a system referred to as the
_______ system.
Multiple choice question.
economies of scale
uniform wage
rule-of-thumb
differential rate
differential rate
Peter Drucker is credited with providing the first modern handbook on the subject
of ______.
Multiple choice question.
management
production
sales
finance
management
What technique did Frank and Lillian Gilbreth use to expand on Taylor's motion
studies?
,Multiple choice question.
They created logical supply chains for every industry.
They provided scripts for manager-employee conversations.
They created the just-in-time inventory system.
They filmed workers to isolate parts of a job.
They filmed workers to isolate parts of a job.
What are the two branches of the classical viewpoint of management?
Multiple select question.
administrative
scientific
contingency
behavioral
administrative
scientific
Administrative management is concerned with managing:
Multiple choice question.
the total organization.
external vendors.
individual workers.
company assets.
the total organization.
The scientific approach to management emerged in the early 20th century when
companies wished to increase worker productivity to counteract _____.
, Multiple choice question.
more automated jobs
labor shortages
correct
high inflation rates
diminishing inventory levels
labor shortages
The management approach of _____ was one of the first to recognize that
enriching the lives of organizational and community family was just as important
as a company making a profit?
Multiple choice question.
Maslow
Gilbreth
Taylor
Spaulding
Spaulding
What are Taylor's principles of scientific management?
Multiple select question.
Identify a hierarchy of authority.
Rely on known "rule-of-thumb" methods to accomplish a task.
Carefully select workers with the right abilities for the task.
Evaluate a task by scientifically studying each part of it.
