Deck 2: Classical Approaches and Organizational Structure
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Deck 2: Classical Approaches and Organizational Structure
1
__________ is generally regarded as the father of scientific management.
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
A
2
Which of the following classical theorists believed that workers would do the least amount of work possible while seeking to demonstrate to superiors that they were working quickly?
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
A
3
That management should fully plan the work of every workman ahead of time was purported by
A) Frederick Taylor.
B) Max Weber.
C) Henri Fayol.
D) Mary Parker Follett.
A) Frederick Taylor.
B) Max Weber.
C) Henri Fayol.
D) Mary Parker Follett.
A
4
The famous pig iron experiment, resulting in an increased number of tons moved per day and the earnings of workers, while decreasing the average cost of handling each ton, is accredited to
A) Frederick Taylor.
B) Max Weber.
C) Henri Fayol.
D) Mary Parker Follett.
A) Frederick Taylor.
B) Max Weber.
C) Henri Fayol.
D) Mary Parker Follett.
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5
Frederick Taylor believed that efficiency could be greatly enhanced by
A) considering relational and collectivistic approaches.
B) using more formal styles of communication.
C) eliminating wasted time and motion in performance of task.
D) using a highly formalized system of rules.
A) considering relational and collectivistic approaches.
B) using more formal styles of communication.
C) eliminating wasted time and motion in performance of task.
D) using a highly formalized system of rules.
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6
Max Weber's works were introduced to the United States
A) around the same time as Frederick Taylor's.
B) at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
C) when they were translated to English in the 1940s.
D) after Fayol's Principles of Management were introduced.
A) around the same time as Frederick Taylor's.
B) at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
C) when they were translated to English in the 1940s.
D) after Fayol's Principles of Management were introduced.
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7
Which of the following classical theorists was responsible for contributing the bureaucratic theory?
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
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8
The bureaucratic theory is also sometimes referred to as the __________ model.
A) legal-rational
B) scientific management
C) laissez-faire
D) time and motion
A) legal-rational
B) scientific management
C) laissez-faire
D) time and motion
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9
Which of the following classical theorist's system relied heavily on rationality and a highly formalized system of rules?
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
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10
Criticisms of Max Weber's bureaucratic beliefs include
A) over-specialization of work tasks.
B) potential for reduced employee motivation.
C) increased ability to adapt to industry competition.
D) both a and b
A) over-specialization of work tasks.
B) potential for reduced employee motivation.
C) increased ability to adapt to industry competition.
D) both a and b
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11
Which of the following is one of Henri Fayol's functions of management?
A) discipline
B) planning
C) remuneration
D) centralization
A) discipline
B) planning
C) remuneration
D) centralization
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12
Henri Fayol's belief in managers having the right to give orders reflects which of his principles of management?
A) division of Labor
B) discipline
C) authority
D) unity of command
A) division of Labor
B) discipline
C) authority
D) unity of command
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13
Henri Fayol's belief in specialization of tasks reflects which of his principles of management?
A) division of Labor
B) discipline
C) authority
D) unity of command
A) division of Labor
B) discipline
C) authority
D) unity of command
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14
Henri Fayol's belief in the importance of allowing employees to initiate and carry out plans, thus encouraging high levels of effort, is reflect in which of his principles of management?
A) equity
B) order
C) esprit de corps
D) initiative
A) equity
B) order
C) esprit de corps
D) initiative
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15
In classical organizations, communication was formalized with a(n) __________ direction flow.
A) upward
B) downward
C) horizontal
D) diagonal
A) upward
B) downward
C) horizontal
D) diagonal
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16
Which of the following is a major way in which Mary Parker Follett differed from Taylor, Weber, and Fayol?
A) belief in highly formalized communication
B) belief in strictly enforced rules
C) belief in a shared sense of control
D) belief in a highly structured organization
A) belief in highly formalized communication
B) belief in strictly enforced rules
C) belief in a shared sense of control
D) belief in a highly structured organization
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17
Which of the following was responsible for putting forth ideas of a collective approach to management, which challenged the machine metaphor?
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
A) Frederick Taylor
B) Max Weber
C) Henri Fayol
D) Mary Parker Follett
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18
Mary Parker Follett put fourth four principles that primarily emphasized
A) coordination.
B) hierarchy.
C) communication.
D) cross-functioning.
A) coordination.
B) hierarchy.
C) communication.
D) cross-functioning.
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19
Employees in a __________ organization report to two supervisors instead of one.
A) classical
B) matrix structure
C) virtual
D) boundaryless
A) classical
B) matrix structure
C) virtual
D) boundaryless
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20
__________ organizations tend to outsource work as much as possible and have extremely large spans of control.
A) Classical
B) Matrix structure
C) Virtual
D) For-profit
A) Classical
B) Matrix structure
C) Virtual
D) For-profit
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21
Describe the machine metaphor.
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22
Describe the rationale for Frederick Taylor's time and motion studies.
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23
Summarize how Mary Parker Follett's perspective differed from other classical theorists.
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24
In what ways do newer organizational forms violate traditional classical approaches?
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25
Discuss and compare the positions of the three classical theorists.
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26
Describe how Mary Parker Follett's contributions helped to move classical approaches toward the types of organizational processes we see today.
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