MAN 3025 - Chapter 2 - "Management Theory" Practice Study Guide Solutions

MAN 3025 - Chapter 2 - "Management Theory" Practice Study Guide Solutions administrative management - ANSWER-Concerned with managing the whole organization. -Henri Fayol -Max Weber behavioral science - ANSWER-Relies on scientific research for developing theories about human behavior that can be used to provide practical tools for managers. behavioral viewpoint - ANSWER-Emphasized the importance of understanding human behavior and of motivating employees toward achievement. Included three phases in which it was developed: (1) Early Behaviorism (2) The Human Relations Movement ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/6 (3) Behavioral Science Pioneers include...Hugo Munsterberg, Mary Parker Follett, and Elton Mayo classical viewpoint - ANSWER-Emphasized finding ways to manage work more efficiently, had two branches: (1) Scientific and... (2) Administrative closed system - ANSWER-A system that has little interaction with its environment. complexity theory - ANSWER-The study of how order and pattern arise from very complicated, apparently chaotic systems. contemporary perspective - ANSWER-Includes three viewpoints: (1) Systems (2) Contingency (3) Quality-management contingency viewpoint - ANSWER-Emphasizes that a manager's approach should vary according to-- that is to be contingent on--the individual and the environmental situation. evidence-based management - ANSWER-Translating principles based on best evidence into organizational practice, bringing rationality to the decision-making process. ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/6 feedback - ANSWER-Information about the reaction of the environment to the outputs that affects the inputs. historical perspective - ANSWER-Includes three viewpoints: (1) Classical (2) Behavioral (3) Quantitative human relations movement - ANSWER-Proposed that better human relations could increase worker productivity. -Abraham Maslow -Douglas McGregor inputs - ANSWER-The people, money, information, equipment, and materials required to produce an organization's goods or services. learning organization - ANSWER-An organization that actively creates, acquires, and transfers knowledge within itself and is able to modify its behavior to reflect new knowledge. ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/6 (1) Creating and acquiring knowledge (2) Transferring knowledge (3) Modifying behavior management science - ANSWER-Focuses on using mathematics to aid in problem-solving and decision-making. open system - ANSWER-A system that continually interacts with its environment. operations management - ANSWER-Focuses on managing the production and delivery of an organization's products or services more effectively. outputs - ANSWER-The products, services, profits, losses, e