Management 12th Edition John Schermerhorn – Test Bank

Management 12th Edition John Schermerhorn – Test Bank

Chapter 2: Management Learning Past to Present

True/False Questions

1. 1. 1. 1. The principles of scientific management were proposed by Frederick Taylor.

Answer: True

Page: 35

Learning Objective: 2.1

Difficulty: Easy

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

1. 1. 1. 1. Coordination refers to providing and mobilizing resources to implement the plan.

Answer: False

Page: 36

Learning Objective: 2.1

Difficulty: Easy

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

1. 1. 1. 1. Henri Fayol believed that management could be taught.

Answer: True

Page: 36

Learning Objective: 2.1

Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

1. 1. 1. 1. Time study is the science of reducing a task to its basic physical motions.

Answer: False

Page: 36

Learning Objective: 2.1

Difficulty: Easy

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

1. 1. 1. 1. Formal rules and procedures are defining characteristics of Weber’s bureaucratic organization.

Answer: True

Page: 37

Learning Objective: 2.1

Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Analytic Skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

1. 1. 1. 1. The disadvantage of administrative principles is that they include excessive paperwork.

Answer: False

Page: 38

Learning Objective: 2.1

Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Analytic Skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

1. 1. 1. 1. The behavioral approaches assume that people are social and self-actualizing, enjoying social relationships, responding to group pressures, and searching for personal fulfillment.

Answer: True

Page: 38

Learning Objective: 2.2

Difficulty: Easy

AACSB: Analytic Skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge