Exam 2: The History of Management

Two companies that operate from the same building have a conflict over the space available for their employees to have lunch during lunch hours in the building's cafeteria. They fail to resolve the conflict, and the company that pays more rent gets the benefit of using the cafeteria during lunch hours. The other company is forced to ask its employees to use the cafeteria outside of lunch hours. This scenario best exemplifies _____.

Reginald is part of the sales team of his company. His team members listen to his instructions and look up to him because he has been with the company for five years and has been consistent in meeting his sales targets every month. Which of the following does Reginald lead by to control his teammates?

For most of humankind's history, people have commuted to and from their place of work.

The employees of Wingim Corp. were unhappy with the new policies that were introduced by the management, so they decided to rebel against the company. The employees started coming late and left before completing their shifts. In the context of scientific management, this behavior of the employees is known as _____.

Betty worked in the accounts department of her company for four years. Her company started a risk management team and asked Betty to join the team. Everyone in the team, apart from Betty, was either new to the company or fairly inexperienced. When her team members learned more about Betty's qualification and the number of years she has been with the company, they automatically started following her lead and did as she asked them to. Which of the following does Betty lead by to control his teammates?

The Hawthorne Studies demonstrated that financial incentives were the most important motivator for workers.

According to Henri Fayol's principles of management, _____ advocates that compensation should be fair and satisfactory to both the employees and the organization.

The management of Telsey Corp. gives additional funds to only the team that performed the best in the last quarter. Funds are not given to other teams even when they need them. Which of the following concepts does this scenario exemplify?

_____ is the amount and number of raw materials, parts, and finished products that a company has in its possession.

Shane Motors keeps its automobile parts in a storage facility near its assembly and manufacturing plant. In the context of operations management, Shane Motors uses the storage facility to hold its _____.

The Hawthorne Studies showed how _____ can influence work.

According to Henri Fayol's principles of management, _____ advocates that each employee should report to and receive orders from just one boss to avoid confusion and conflict.

According to Chester Bernard, people will be indifferent to managerial directives or orders if they:

The marketing team of Kyns Technologies needed more funds to carry out market research for one of its new products. The research and development team also needed funds to improve the company's existing products. The teams decided to split the company's funds so that both teams could use them, but not optimally. Which of the following concepts does this scenario illustrate?

The first individual to list managerial traits was _____.

Polyton Fabrics uses a variety of raw materials such as cotton, polyester, and clothing dye while manufacturing clothes. In the context of operations management, the raw materials used by Polyton Fabrics are its _____.

Raonic Inc. and Svet Corp. were combined to form a new organization, thereby eliminating domination of one over the other. This resulted in the newly formed organization securing a better place in the market. Which of the following concepts does this scenario illustrate?

One of the objectives of the motion study conducted by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth was to:

Shroden is a consumer goods manufacturer. It manufactures cookies, batteries, toothpaste, and soap. In the context of operations management, the goods manufactured by Shroden are its _____.

Which of the following organizations is a bureaucratic organization?