Deck 2: Management History and Theories

Question 1

Who popularized the expression "Time is money."

A)Benjamin Franklin
B)George Washington
C)Herbert J.Jones
D)Amanda Cunningham

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The place or point where independent systems or diverse groups interact is called the:

A)Interface
B)Seam
C)Subsystem
D)Boundary

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the early 1900s,people were ________ more than decorators.

A)Collectors
B)Travelers
C)Readers
D)Media driven

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Although Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb in 1879,by 1907 only ___ percent of U.S.homes had electricity.

A)8
B)20
C)38
D)50

Question 5

The concept of improving work methods in the home is known as:

A)Satisficing
B)Optimization
C)Work Simplification
D)Re-inventing

Question 6

A tendency towards disorder or randomness is called:

A)Homeostasis
B)Cybernetics
C)Entropy
D)Multifinality

Question 7

________ saw the home as a workplace which could be made more efficient.Her husband Frank an efficiency expert in factories)wrote a book about their marriage and twelve children,Cheaper by the Dozen,which has been made into movies.

A)Eleanor Shively
B)Evelyn Draper
C)Ellen R.Richards
D)Lillian Gilbreth

Question 8

A _____ is an integrated set of parts that function together for some end purpose or result.

A)Controlling factor
B)System
C)Crisis
D)Kibbutz

Question 9

Around 1910,the ______________ changed everything,including what was inside the home to where the homes were located.

A)Airplane
B)Radio
C)Automobile
D)Television

Question 10

Management as it relates to home and family life was talked about for centuries but it became a formal study in the U.S.and since worldwide)in the ____ century:

A)17^th
B)18^th
C)19^th
D)20^th

Question 11

________ known is the father of management and famous for his time and motion studies especially in factory production.

A)Robert Griffth
B)Frederick Taylor
C)Anthony Eppes
D)John Charles Shelley

Question 12

At the _________ Conferences held from1899-1908,management as a discipline known as home economics was founded.

A)Lake Placid
B)Packard
C)Smith-Lever
D)San Francisco

Question 13

Two of the earliest colleges with residence courses were Stout Institute in Wisconsin and the University of:

A)Illinois
B)Georgia
C)Alabama
D)Mississippi

Question 14

Earliest records of management who does what)are found on the walls of cave dwellings in:

A)Siberia
B)Rome
C)Western Europe,most notably France
D)Nigeria

Question 15

In the ______ century in the U.S.,standards of hygiene were undergoing an enormous transformation.

A)16^th
B)17^th
C)18^th
D)20^th