HLSA ALL Quizzes with 100% Correct Answers
A central aspect of an organization is the coordination of people and resources.
True
Organizational behavior focuses on the behavior of organizations and how organizations
interact with each other.
False
Organizational theory seeks to explain processes and factors influencing the structure and
outcomes of organizations.
True
Max Weber is known for his writings on bureaucracy and management.
True
The division of work is also known as the division of labor.
True
Scientific management was promoted by Henri Fayol.
False
Organizational theory focuses on organizations as segments of a population of
organizations.
true
Henri Fayol proposed 14 principles of management.
true
According to Henri Fayol, a scalar chain is the line of authority from top management to
the lowest ranks.
true
,The "father of scientific management" was James Dean.
false
In their theories, Max Weber and Fredrick W. Taylor mostly missed human nature and its
effects on work.
true
Organizations involve which of the following?
a. Goals/purposes
b. Relationships
c. External environments
d. Coordination
Which of the following is not one of the interactive levels in organizational behavior?
Strategy
Max Weber and Henri Fayol were which of the following?
Early influential writers who helped found many principles of management
Which of the following is not one of Henri Fayol's principles of management?
Hierarchy of needs
Which of the following is not one of Henri Fayol's five core management functions?
executing
Scientific management sought to do which of the following?
a. Create greater efficiency
b. Use time and motion studies
c. Break production processes into small units
d. Minimize employee and materials movements
,What was a primary reason the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s motivated the
development of organizational behavior and management theory?
New technology created larger factories, requiring better management.
A large majority of American workers feel disengaged from their work.
true
Hierarchy of command is similar to chain of command.
true
Max Weber's writings and principles became the foundation for public administration and
civil service systems.
true
The scalar principle is practiced in almost all United States firms.
False
The proper use of a mission and vision can facilitate the coordinative principle.
true
Abraham Maslow postulated that higher-level needs could be achieved without first
addressing lower-level needs.
false
Theory X and Y are based on the premise that managers perceive employees differently
and that these perceptions affect how they treat employees.
true
Most current management theories are based upon a closed systems approach.
false
, Officeholders being selected based on their technical qualifications reflects the
characteristic of impersonality.
true
The Hawthorne studies refocused management strategy from scientific management to
include social and psychological aspects of human behavior.
true
The scalar principle suggests that subordinates at each level should communicate only to
their immediate supervisor or subordinate.
true
The scalar principle suggests that staff members provide advice and ideas, whereas line
management's job is to get things done.
false
The contingency approach suggested that there was no one best way to organize and
manage; rather, management style should depend on environmental factors.
true
A closed systems approach indicates that firms are highly influenced and affected by their
environments.
false
If organizations are "fit," they should be aligned or matched with their environments.
true
Which of the following was not part of Weber's ideal bureaucracy?
merit pay
A central aspect of an organization is the coordination of people and resources.
True
Organizational behavior focuses on the behavior of organizations and how organizations
interact with each other.
False
Organizational theory seeks to explain processes and factors influencing the structure and
outcomes of organizations.
True
Max Weber is known for his writings on bureaucracy and management.
True
The division of work is also known as the division of labor.
True
Scientific management was promoted by Henri Fayol.
False
Organizational theory focuses on organizations as segments of a population of
organizations.
true
Henri Fayol proposed 14 principles of management.
true
According to Henri Fayol, a scalar chain is the line of authority from top management to
the lowest ranks.
true
,The "father of scientific management" was James Dean.
false
In their theories, Max Weber and Fredrick W. Taylor mostly missed human nature and its
effects on work.
true
Organizations involve which of the following?
a. Goals/purposes
b. Relationships
c. External environments
d. Coordination
Which of the following is not one of the interactive levels in organizational behavior?
Strategy
Max Weber and Henri Fayol were which of the following?
Early influential writers who helped found many principles of management
Which of the following is not one of Henri Fayol's principles of management?
Hierarchy of needs
Which of the following is not one of Henri Fayol's five core management functions?
executing
Scientific management sought to do which of the following?
a. Create greater efficiency
b. Use time and motion studies
c. Break production processes into small units
d. Minimize employee and materials movements
,What was a primary reason the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s motivated the
development of organizational behavior and management theory?
New technology created larger factories, requiring better management.
A large majority of American workers feel disengaged from their work.
true
Hierarchy of command is similar to chain of command.
true
Max Weber's writings and principles became the foundation for public administration and
civil service systems.
true
The scalar principle is practiced in almost all United States firms.
False
The proper use of a mission and vision can facilitate the coordinative principle.
true
Abraham Maslow postulated that higher-level needs could be achieved without first
addressing lower-level needs.
false
Theory X and Y are based on the premise that managers perceive employees differently
and that these perceptions affect how they treat employees.
true
Most current management theories are based upon a closed systems approach.
false
, Officeholders being selected based on their technical qualifications reflects the
characteristic of impersonality.
true
The Hawthorne studies refocused management strategy from scientific management to
include social and psychological aspects of human behavior.
true
The scalar principle suggests that subordinates at each level should communicate only to
their immediate supervisor or subordinate.
true
The scalar principle suggests that staff members provide advice and ideas, whereas line
management's job is to get things done.
false
The contingency approach suggested that there was no one best way to organize and
manage; rather, management style should depend on environmental factors.
true
A closed systems approach indicates that firms are highly influenced and affected by their
environments.
false
If organizations are "fit," they should be aligned or matched with their environments.
true
Which of the following was not part of Weber's ideal bureaucracy?
merit pay
