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Chapter 02
The Evolution of Management
True / False Questions
1.
In the context of the origins of management, Wu Qi, a Chinese general, discussed the
importance of planning
and leading in his book "The Art of War."
True False
2.
Around 400-350 BC, the Greeks recognized management as a separate art and advocated a
scientific
approach to work.
True False
3.
In the context of the origins of management, throughout history, most managers operated
by a trial-and-
error basis.
True False
4.
In the context of the origins of management, the emergence of the Hawthorne Effect drove
managers to
strive for further growth.
True False
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,5.
The opportunities for mass production created by the industrial revolution spawned
intense and systematic
thought about management problems and issues.
True False
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6.
Management could not emerge as a formal discipline even after the industrial revolution
ended.
True False
7.
The evolution of management thought is divided into two major sections, namely, classical
approaches and
contemporary approaches.
True False
8.
In the context of the classical approaches to management, the systematic management
approach led to
widespread production efficiency.
True False
9.
Scientific management emphasized internal operations because managers were concerned
primarily with
meeting the explosive growth in demand brought about by the industrial revolution.
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, True False
10. Adam Smith introduced the scientific management approach in response to the failure
of systematic
management to bring about widespread production efficiency.
True False
11. As a key element of Frederick Taylor's approach, the principle of the piecerate system
primarily promoted the
use of standardized workplaces that were hygienic and safe.
True False
12. Lillian Gilbreth focused on the human side of management and was interested in how
job satisfaction
motivated employees.
True False
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13. According to Max Weber, bureaucratic positions discourage specialized skills because
they foster subjective
judgments by managers.
True False
14. One of the fourteen principles of management identified by Henri Fayol was the
subordination of individual
interest to the general interest.
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