Question 1

Was slavery a best practice model of management? If so,when and why,and why didn't modern industry develop on a slave basis?

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Question 2

What did Weber mean by the word 'disenchantment'?

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Weber's concept of disenchantment refers to the process by which the modern world becomes more rationalized and less mystical, focusing on the development of technical and precise ways to understand and control the environment, rather than relying on magical or supernatural explanations.

Question 3

Critically contrast and evaluate the ideas of Mary Parker Follett with any one of the following: F W Taylor,Henri Fayol Chester Barnard,and Elton Mayo

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Question 4

Which one of the following words does NOT describe Weber's ideal bureaucracy?

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Max Weber's ideal bureaucracy emphasizes rationality, efficiency, and a clear hierarchy, but not individualism. Instead, it focuses on the role of the collective organization and its structured processes.

Question 5

What impact did Elton Mayo have upon the dominant scientific management thinking at the time that he wrote?

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Question 6

How did the development of limited liability legislation and the joint stock company produce problems of management and how were they resolved in the period 1870-1920?

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Question 7

What inherent assumptions are revealed in the idea of the panopticon?

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Question 8

Taylor and Fayol were both engineers,while Mayo had experience as a counsellor and Follett came from a background in social work.How are these differences in intellectual backgrounds reflected in their theorizing?

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Question 9

Choose three of the following management thinkers,and compare and contrast their main ideas and concepts.
-F.W.Taylor
-Elton Mayo
-Henri Fayol
-Mary Parker Follett
-Chester Barnard

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Question 10

What major contribution did Mary Parker Follett bring from her study of community based action to the analysis of organizations?

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Question 11

Compare and contrast the principles of scientific management and the Panopticon as management models.How do they work? Which is most effective under what circumstances? (This is a more advanced level question that implies wider reading. )

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Question 12

Which of the following is Weber's concept that deference and obedience are owed not to a person or a title,but to the role they fill?

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Weber's concept of rational-legal authority refers to a system of governance where power is vested in a set of rules and procedures, and individuals in positions of authority are respected and obeyed because of the roles or offices they hold, not because of personal characteristics or traditional status. This contrasts with charismatic authority, based on personal qualities, and traditional authority, based on customs.

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the 15 dimensions of Weber's bureaucracy?

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All of these options are part of the 15 dimensions of Weber's bureaucracy. Weber emphasized the importance of formal rules, the impersonal nature of office power, and the significance of qualifications and credentials for organizational positions.

Question 14

Which one of the following is an example of Max Weber's traditional authority?

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Traditional authority is based on established customs, and Prince Charles's position is a result of hereditary succession, which is a classic example of traditional authority as defined by Max Weber.

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