Exam 2: Management Learning Past to Present

The worker of a company is motivated by the need for security, protection, and stability in the events of his day-to-day life. According to the progression principle, which of the following needs has already been satisfied?

Pizza Bliss, a pizza delivery chain, assures delivery of pizza within half an hour of the placement of order. It employs various methods like specialization of work, motion study, and analysis of routes to make sure that an order reaches a customer in half an hour. Which of the following management techniques is Pizza Bliss most likely using?

Which of the following is true of the scalar chain principle?

Time study is the science of reducing a task to its basic physical motions.

Which of the following is TRUE of managers with Theory X and Theory Y assumptions?

Which of the following best describes evidence-based management?

Mr. Gold believes in Argyris's theory of adult personality. He does not weigh down his subordinates, nor does he discriminates them by their age or intelligence. He does not limit their opinions, but rather encourages them to define their own strategies and goals. What is the reason for this approach of Mr. Gold?

According to McGregor's Theory X, _____.

Which of the following employees can be categorized under McGregor's Theory Y?

According to the progression principle, a satisfied need does not motivate behavior.

A(n) ____ is a collection of interrelated parts working together for a purpose.

_____ tries to match managerial responses with problems and opportunities specific to different people and settings.

People and technology are outputs in an open system.

Which of the following led to advances in the areas of leader-member communication and bureaucracy?

Which of the following criteria is useful to determine a good scientific method?

_____ is to lead, select, and evaluate workers to get the best work toward a plan.

Derek, a 36-year-old bachelor, works for a security company. His employer has provided him with living quarters along with the minimum wage he receives. He doesn't have any close friends or family. According to Maslow's progression principle, which of the following needs of Derek is being fulfilled at present?

According to McGregor's Theory Y, _____.

Explain the conclusion of the Hawthorne studies.

The _____ approaches assume that people are social and self-actualizing, enjoy social relationships, respond to group pressures, and search for personal fulfillment.