Business Management: Real World Applications & Connections

Chapter 2: The Management Movement

Self-Assessment Quizzes



TRUE OR FALSE
Please answer the following questions as true or false.

1.

Taylor thought that explaining the principles of scientific management would only confuse workers.
A)True
B)False
2.

Centralization always makes a company's management stronger.
A)True
B)False
3.

In general, Theory Y managers give their employees the freedom to make creative decisions.
A)True
B)False
FILL IN THE BLANKS
The following questions require you to find the correct answer that should appear in the blank.

4.

In the United States, the Industrial Revolution began in approximately _____.
A)1960
B)1789
C)1900
D)1860
5.

A _____ occurs when one party maintains total control over a type of industry.
A)takeover
B)landslide
C)monopoly
D)hierarchy of needs
6.

Consider quality as well as price in awarding business is a principle of _____.
A)total quality management
B)Maslow's hierarchy of needs
C)scientific management
D)the Hawthorne effect
CONNECT THE MANAGEMENT THEORY
Match the management theory to the assumption that best fits it.

7.

Theory X
A)Assumes that employees will work best when given some collective decision making power and some emphasis on personal responsibility.
B)Assumes that people need strict rules in order to perform well.
C)Assumes that people will perform well if they are put in the right environment.
8.

Assumes that people will perform well if they are put in the right environment.
A)Assumes that employees will work best when given some collective decision making power and some emphasis on personal responsibility.
B)Assumes that people need strict rules in order to perform well.
C)Assumes that people will perform well if they are put in the right environment.
9.

Theory Z
A)Assumes that employees will work best when given some collective decision making power and some emphasis on personal responsibility.
B)Assumes that people need strict rules in order to perform well.
C)Assumes that people will perform well if they are put in the right environment.
MULTIPLE CHOICE

10.

According to Maslow, which need would a worker fill first?
A)need to earn enough money
B)need for a safe work environment
C)needs are at the same level
D)depends on the personality of the worker
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