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1) JeffreybPfefferbandbRobertbSuttonbbelievedbthatbevidence-
basedbmanagementbisbfoundedbonbthebbeliefbthatbfacingbthebhardbfactsbaboutbwhatbworksbandbacceptin
gbthebnonsensebthatbpassesbforbsoundbadvicebwillbhelpborganizationsbperformbbetter.

Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b b StanfordbbusinessbscholarsbJeffreybPfefferbandbRobertbSuttonbstatedbthat
evidence-
basedbmanagementbisbfoundedbonbthebbeliefbthatb"facingbthebhardbfactsbaboutbwhatbworksbandbwhatbd
oesn't,bunderstandingbthebdangerousbhalf-
truthsbthatbconstitutebsobmuchbconventionalbwisdombaboutbmanagement,bandbrejectingb(notbaccepti
ng)bthebtotalbnonsensebthatbtooboftenbpassesbforbsoundbadvicebwillbhelpborganizationsbperformbbetter
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Difficulty:b1bEasy
Topic:b b ContingencybApproach
LearningbObjective:b 02-
06bExplainbwhybtherebisbnobonebbestbwaybtobmanagebinballbsituations.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation

2) PeterbDruckerbwasbab20th-
centurybsocialist,bopposedbcapitalismbandbbelievedbthatbmanagersbwerebmorebofbabhindrancebthanbabh
elpbtobmostborganizations.

Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b PeterbDruckerb"wasbthebcreatorbandbinventorbofbmodernbmanagement,"bsaysbmanagement
bgurubTombPeters.bInb1954,bDruckerbpublishedbhis bfamousbtext,bThebPracticebofbManagement.

Difficulty:b1bEasybTo
pic:b Management
LearningbObjective:b 02-
01bDescribebthebdevelopmentbofbcurrentbperspectivesbonbmanagement.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b AnalyticalbThinkingbAccessibility
:b KeyboardbNavigation

3) Ron,babplantbmanager,bwantsbtobinstitutebabcompensationbsystembinbwhichbmorebefficientbworkersbe
arnbhigherbwages.bRonbisbproposingbtobinstitutebabdifferentialbratebsystem.

Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b FrederickbTaylorbsuggestedbemployersbinstitutebabdifferentialbratebsystem,binbwhichbm
orebefficientbworkersbearnbhigherbwages.
Difficulty:b2bMedium
Topic:b b ScientificbManagement
LearningbObjective:b 02-
02bDiscussbthebinsightsbofbthebclassicalbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Understand
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
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4) BoltzbManufacturing,babpartsbsupplierbtobthebautobindustry,bhasbbeenbusingbthebbehavioralbapproa
chbtobmanagementbforboverb100byears.bHowever,bsincebthatbmethodbofbmanagementbisbtoobsimplisti
cbforbpracticalbuse,bBoltzbshouldbbeginbimplementingbthebnewerbandbmorebsophisticatedbhumanbrelat
ionsbmovementbapproachbtobmanagement,bwhichbisbthebmostbcontemporarybapproachbtobmanagement
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Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Thebhumanbrelationsbmovementbwasbabnecessarybcorrectionbtobthebsterilebapproachbus
edbwithinbscientificbmanagement,bbutbitsboptimismbcamebtobbebconsideredbtoobsimplisticbforbpractic
albuse.bMorebrecently,bthebhumanbrelationsbviewbhasbbeenbsupersededbbybthebbehavioralbsciencebapp
roachbtobmanagement.
Difficulty:b2bMedium
Topic:b b BehavioralbManagement
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AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
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5) Thebideabthatbtwoborbmorebforcesbcombinedbcreatebanbeffectbthatbisbgreaterbthanbthebsumbofbtheirbin
dividualbeffectsbisbcalledbsyncretism.

Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Synergybisbthebideabthatbtwoborbmorebforcesbcombinedbcreatebanbeffectbthatbisbgreaterbt
hanbthebsumbofbtheirbindividualbeffects.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTo
pic:b Management
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05bIdentifybtakeawaysbfrombthebsystemsbviewbofbmanagement.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
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6) ThebBestbFitbOfficebSupplierbcontinuallybtalksbwithbcustomersbafterbtheybpurchasebtheirbproducts,ba
ndbThebBestbFitbmanagersbregularlybvisitbcustomersbtobgatherbfeedbackbonbnewbproducts,bproductbi
mprovements,bandbhowbThebBestbFitbcanbbetterbservebitsbcustomers.bThisbisbanbexamplebofbanbopenbsy
stem.

Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b Anbopenbsystembcontinuallybinteractsbwithbitsbenvironment,bgettingbfeedbackbfrombth
eboutside.bAbclosedbsystembhasblittlebinteractionbwithbitsbenvironment,bgettingblittlebfeedbackbfrombthe
boutside.

Difficulty:b2bMediumb
Topic:b b OpenbSystem
LearningbObjective:b 02-
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AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
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7) WhenbMr.bAnderson,bthebownerbofbablocalbhardwarebstore,basksbonebofbhisbpaintbsuppliersbaboutbt
hebtotalbabilitybofbtheirbproductbtobmeetbcustomerbneeds,bhebisbquestioningbthebqualitybofbthatbpaint.

Answer:b b TRUE
Explanation:b Qualitybrefersbtobthebtotalbabilitybofbabproductborbservicebtobmeetbcustomerbneeds.bDiffi
culty:b1bEasy
Topic:b b Quality
LearningbObjective:b 02-07bDiscussbthebcontributionsbofbthebquality-
managementbview.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation

8) DesignerbManufacturingbhasbabpolicybofbusingbstatisticalbsamplingbtoblocateberrorsbbybtestingbjustbs
omeb(ratherbthanball)bofbthebitemsbinbabparticularbproductionbrun.bThisbstrategybofbminimizingberrorsbisb
knownbasbsynergy.

Answer:b b FALSE
Explanation:b Qualitybcontrolbisbabstrategybforbminimizingberrorsbbybmanagingbeachbstatebofbproduc
tion.bStatisticalbsamplingbcanblocateberrorsbbybtestingbjustbsomeb(ratherbthanball)bofbthebitemsbinbabpart
icularbproductionbrun.
Difficulty:b1bEasybTop
ic:b Quality
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managementbview.bBloom's:b Remember
AACSB:b KnowledgebApplicationbAccessib
ility:b KeyboardbNavigation




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