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Solving Approach 9th Edition Kinicki
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Management,f9ef(Kinicki)
Chapterf2 ManagementfTheory:fEssentialfBackgroundfforfthefSuccessfulfManager

1) JeffreyfPfefferfandfRobertfSuttonfbelievedfthatfevidence-
basedfmanagementfisffoundedfonfthefbelieffthatffacingfthefhardffactsfaboutfwhatfworksfandfacceptingft
hefnonsensefthatfpassesfforfsoundfadvicefwillfhelpforganizationsfperformfbetter.

Answer:f f FALSE
Explanation:f f StanfordfbusinessfscholarsfJeffreyfPfefferfandfRobertfSuttonfstatedfthat
evidence-
basedfmanagementfisffoundedfonfthefbelieffthatf"facingfthefhardffactsfaboutfwhatfworksfandfwhatfdoes
n't,funderstandingfthefdangerousfhalf-
truthsfthatfconstitutefsofmuchfconventionalfwisdomfaboutfmanagement,fandfrejectingf(notfaccepting
)ftheftotalfnonsensefthatftoofoftenfpassesfforfsoundfadvicefwillfhelpforganizationsfperformfbetter."
Difficulty:f1fEasy
Topic:f f ContingencyfApproach
LearningfObjective:f 02-
06fExplainfwhyftherefisfnofonefbestfwayftofmanagefinfallfsituations.fBloom's:f Remember
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation

2) PeterfDruckerfwasfaf20th-
centuryfsocialist,fopposedfcapitalismfandfbelievedfthatfmanagersfwerefmorefoffafhindrancefthanfafhelpf
tofmostforganizations.

Answer:f f FALSE
Explanation:f PeterfDruckerf"wasfthefcreatorfandfinventorfoffmodernfmanagement,"fsaysfmanagementfg
urufTomfPeters.fInf1954,fDruckerfpublishedfhisffamousftext,fThefPracticefoffManagement.
Difficulty:f1fEasyfTop
ic:f Management
LearningfObjective:f 02-
01fDescribefthefdevelopmentfoffcurrentfperspectivesfonfmanagement.fBloom's:f Remember
AACSB:f AnalyticalfThinkingfAccessibility:
f KeyboardfNavigation




3) Ron,fafplantfmanager,fwantsftofinstitutefafcompensationfsystemfinfwhichfmorefefficientfworkersfear
nfhigherfwages.fRonfisfproposingftofinstitutefafdifferentialfratefsystem.

Answer:f f TRUE
Explanation:f FrederickfTaylorfsuggestedfemployersfinstitutefafdifferentialfratefsystem,finfwhichfmor
efefficientfworkersfearnfhigherfwages.
Difficulty:f2fMedium
Topic:f f ScientificfManagement
LearningfObjective:f 02-
02fDiscussfthefinsightsfoffthefclassicalfviewfoffmanagement.fBloom's:f Understand
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation
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4) BoltzfManufacturing,fafpartsfsupplierftofthefautofindustry,fhasfbeenfusingfthefbehavioralfapproachf
tofmanagementfforfoverf100fyears.fHowever,fsincefthatfmethodfoffmanagementfisftoofsimplisticfforfp
racticalfuse,fBoltzfshouldfbeginfimplementingfthefnewerfandfmorefsophisticatedfhumanfrelationsfmo
vementfapproachftofmanagement,fwhichfisfthefmostfcontemporaryfapproachftofmanagement.

Answer:f f FALSE
Explanation:f Thefhumanfrelationsfmovementfwasfafnecessaryfcorrectionftofthefsterilefapproachfused
fwithinfscientificfmanagement,fbutfitsfoptimismfcameftofbefconsideredftoofsimplisticfforfpractical fuse

.fMorefrecently,fthefhumanfrelationsfviewfhasfbeenfsupersededfbyfthefbehavioralfsciencefapproachftof
management.
Difficulty:f2fMedium
Topic:f f BehavioralfManagement
LearningfObjective:f 02-
03fDescribefthefprinciplesfoffthefbehavioralfviewfoffmanagement.fBloom's:f Understand
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation

5) Thefideafthatftwoforfmorefforcesfcombinedfcreatefanfeffectfthatfisfgreaterfthanfthefsumfofftheirfindiv
idualfeffectsfisfcalledfsyncretism.

Answer:f f FALSE
Explanation:f Synergyfisfthefideafthatftwoforfmorefforcesfcombinedfcreatefanfeffectfthatfisfgreaterfthanf
thefsumfofftheirfindividualfeffects.
Difficulty:f1fEasyfTop
ic:f Management
LearningfObjective:f 02-
05fIdentifyftakeawaysffromfthefsystemsfviewfoffmanagement.fBloom's:f Remember
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation




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6) ThefBestfFitfOfficefSupplierfcontinuallyftalksfwithfcustomersfafterftheyfpurchaseftheirfproducts,fand
fThefBest fFit fmanagersfregularlyfvisit fcustomersftofgatherffeedbackfonfnewfproducts,fproduct fimprov

ements,fandfhowfThefBestfFitfcanfbetterfservefitsfcustomers.fThisfisfanfexamplefoffanfopenfsystem.

Answer:f f TRUE
Explanation:f Anfopenfsystemfcontinuallyfinteractsfwithfitsfenvironment,fgettingffeedbackffromfthef
outside.fAfclosedfsystemfhasflittlefinteractionfwithfitsfenvironment,fgettingflittleffeedbackffromfthefout
side.
Difficulty:f2fMediumf
Topic:f f OpenfSystem
LearningfObjective:f 02-
05fIdentifyftakeawaysffromfthefsystemsfviewfoffmanagement.fBloom's:f Understand
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation

7) WhenfMr.fAnderson,fthefownerfoffaflocalfhardwarefstore,fasksfonefoffhisfpaintfsuppliersfaboutftheft
otalfabilityfofftheirfproductftofmeetfcustomerfneeds,fhefisfquestioningfthefqualityfoffthatfpaint.

Answer:f f TRUE
Explanation:f Qualityfrefersftoftheftotalfabilityfoffafproductforfserviceftofmeetfcustomerfneeds.fDifficul
ty:f1fEasy
Topic:f f Quality
LearningfObjective:f 02-07fDiscussfthefcontributionsfoffthefquality-
managementfview.fBloom's:f Remember
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation

8) DesignerfManufacturingfhasfafpolicyfoffusingfstatisticalfsamplingftoflocateferrorsfbyftestingfjustfso
mef(ratherfthanfall)foffthefitemsfinfafparticularfproductionfrun.fThisfstrategyfoffminimizingferrorsfisfkno
wnfasfsynergy.

Answer:f f FALSE
Explanation:f Qualityfcontrolfisfafstrategyfforfminimizingferrorsfbyfmanagingfeachfstatefoffproductio
n.fStatisticalfsamplingfcanflocateferrorsfbyftestingfjustfsomef(ratherfthanfall)foffthefitemsfinfafparticularf
productionfrun.
Difficulty:f1fEasyfTop
ic:f Quality
LearningfObjective:f 02-07fDiscussfthefcontributionsfoffthefquality-
managementfview.fBloom's:f Remember
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation




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9) Aflocalfgrocerfroutinelyfdevelopsfandfacquiresfnewfknowledge,fandfthefemployeesfcommunicatef
whatftheyflearnftofotherfemployees,fsofthefcompanyfisfableftofmodifyfitsfbehaviorftofreflectfwhatftheyfh
aveflearned.fThisforganizationfisfanfexamplefoffaflearningforganization.

Answer:f f TRUE
Explanation:f Aflearningforganizationfisfanforganizationfthatfactivelyfcreates,facquires,fandftransfersf
knowledgefwithinfitselffandfisfableftofmodifyfitsfbehaviorftofreflectfnewfknowledge.fDifficulty:f1fEasy
Topic:f f LearningfOrganization
LearningfObjective:f 02-
08fDefinefhowfmanagersffosterfaflearningforganization.fBloom's:f Remember
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation

10) isfbasedfonfthefbelieffthatffacingfthefhardffactsfaboutfwhatfworksfandfwhatfdoesn'tfwillf
helpforganizationsfperformfbetter.
A) Scientificfmanagement
B) Thefquality-managementfviewpoint
C) Evidence-basedfmanagement
D) Behavioralfmanagement
E) MBO

Answer:f f C
Explanation:f Asfitsftwofprincipalfproponents,fStanfordfbusinessfscholarsfJeffreyfPfefferfandfRobertf
Sutton,fputfit,fevidence-
basedfmanagementfisfbasedfonfthefbelieffthatf"facingfthefhardffactsfaboutfwhatfworksfandfwhatfdoesn't
,funderstandingfthefdangerousfhalf-
truthsfthatfconstitutefsofmuchfconventionalfwisdomfaboutfmanagement,fandfrejectingftheftotalfnonse
nsefthatftoofoftenfpassesfforfsoundfadvicefwillfhelpforganizationsfperformfbetter."
Difficulty:f2fMediumf
Topic:f f Management
LearningfObjective:f 02-
06fExplainfwhyftherefisfnofonefbestfwayftofmanagefinfallfsituations.fBloom's:f Understand
AACSB:f KnowledgefApplicationfAccessibi
lity:f KeyboardfNavigation




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