Question and Answer
Chapter 2: History of Management
Total Questions: 149 (36 True/False; 100 Multiple Choice with 2 Scenarios; 9 Short Answer; 4 Essay) TRUE/FALSE 1. Management ideas and practices have actually been used from the earliest times of recorded history. ANS: T PTS: 1 TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking DIF: Easy KEY: Creation of Value
2. For most of humankind’s history, people have commuted to work. ANS: F For most of history, people have worked in or near their homes and have not commuted. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking KEY: Creation of Value 3. After the Industrial Revolution, jobs mostly occurred in large, formal organizations where hundreds of people worked under one roof. ANS: T PTS: 1 TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking DIF: Easy KEY: Group Dynamics | Operations Management
4. Frederick Taylor was the father of systems management. ANS: F Frederick Taylor was the father of scientific management. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking KEY: Operations Management | HRM | Leadership Principles 5. One of Taylor’s scientific management principles concerned how workers should be selected. ANS: T The second principle of scientific management was to scientifically select, train, teach, and develop workers to help them reach their full potential. See Exhibit 2.2. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking KEY: HRM 6. According to the principles of scientific management, work and the responsibility for the work should be divided equally between workers and management. ANS: T See Exhibit 2.2 PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate KEY: Operations Management
TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking
Chapter 2: History of Management
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7. K-M-S Industries in Ohio specializes in making one-of-a-kind precision parts for performance racing, energy, transportation, and aerospace
Total Questions: 149 (36 True/False; 100 Multiple Choice with 2 Scenarios; 9 Short Answer; 4 Essay) TRUE/FALSE 1. Management ideas and practices have actually been used from the earliest times of recorded history. ANS: T PTS: 1 TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking DIF: Easy KEY: Creation of Value
2. For most of humankind’s history, people have commuted to work. ANS: F For most of history, people have worked in or near their homes and have not commuted. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking KEY: Creation of Value 3. After the Industrial Revolution, jobs mostly occurred in large, formal organizations where hundreds of people worked under one roof. ANS: T PTS: 1 TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking DIF: Easy KEY: Group Dynamics | Operations Management
4. Frederick Taylor was the father of systems management. ANS: F Frederick Taylor was the father of scientific management. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking KEY: Operations Management | HRM | Leadership Principles 5. One of Taylor’s scientific management principles concerned how workers should be selected. ANS: T The second principle of scientific management was to scientifically select, train, teach, and develop workers to help them reach their full potential. See Exhibit 2.2. PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking KEY: HRM 6. According to the principles of scientific management, work and the responsibility for the work should be divided equally between workers and management. ANS: T See Exhibit 2.2 PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate KEY: Operations Management
TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking
Chapter 2: History of Management
This edition is intended for use outside of the U.S. only, with content that may be different from the U.S. Edition. This may not be resold, copied, or distributed without the prior consent of the publisher.
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7. K-M-S Industries in Ohio specializes in making one-of-a-kind precision parts for performance racing, energy, transportation, and aerospace