Question 1

_____ developed the five functions of managers and the fourteen principles of management.

Accepted Answer

A)  Henri Fayol
B)  Max Weber
C)  Frank Gilbreth
D)  Elton Mayo
E)  Mary Parker FollettF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

According to Barnard, which of the following statements is true about a zone of indifference?

Accepted Answer

A)  In this zone, managerial requests are not understood.
B)  In this zone, managerial directives are inconsistent with the purpose of the organization.
C)  In this zone, managerial requests are automatically accepted.
D)  In this zone, managerial authority is challenged.
E)  In this zone, managerial directives cannot be carried out by executives.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is a part of an organization's specific environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The technology it uses to make its product
B)  New laws controlling its products' exportation
C)  The economy in which it operates
D)  Its competitors
E)  Sociocultural trendsF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

​Which of the following does a Gantt chart visually indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The hierarchy existing in an organization
B)  ​The resources required to perform different tasks
C)  ​The performance of each employee
D)  ​The time in which each task should be completed for a project
E)  ​The profits and losses incurred by the various projects in an organizationF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

​Two companies operating from a single building have a conflict over the lack of parking facility available to their employees. They fail to come to a conclusion that benefits both, and eventually the company with the lesser number of employees loses the conflict and has to give up the use of the parking facility. In this context, which of the following methods was used to resolve the conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Integrative conflict resolution
B)  ​Domination
C)  ​Accommodation
D)  ​Compromise
E)  ​MediationF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

What did Henri Fayol mean when he argued that "the success of an enterprise generally depends much more on the administrative ability of its leaders than on their technical ability"?

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Question 7

Management ideas and practices have been used from the earliest times of recorded history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The History of Management

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