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1. The scientific management approach, the functional approach, the human relations approach, and the quantitative/systems approaches are four approaches to management.
a. True
b. False
2. The experiments at the Hawthorne plant gave rise to what was known as the human relations movement and later as the _____.
a. functional approach
b. quantitative approach
c. behavioral science approach
d. none of the above
3. In general, generation Xers have far less concern than matures about staying with companies for long periods.
a. True
b. False
4. The most significant characteristic of an increasingly changing workforce will be its diversity.
a. True
b. False
5. Which of the following is NOT a current workplace trend?
a. Increase in employee loyalty
b. Growing demand for flexible work
c. Shortage of skilled workers
d. Rise in economic uncertainty
6. Managers perform:
a. different managerial functions depending on the nature of the organization.
b. similar managerial functions regardless of the nature of the organization.
c. different managerial functions depending on their level in the management hierarchy.
d. similar managerial functions regardless of their expertise and competence.
7. A program and a project are the same thing.
a. True
b. False
8. Who is primarily responsible for developing and executing strategic or long-term plans?
a. Working supervisors
b. Supervisors
c. Middle management
d. Top management
9. The inability to create a vision and develop plans is a sure route to failure.
a. True
b. False
10. Vision statements should be:
a. advertising slogans.
b. a reflection of the firm’s core values.
c. the organization’s basic philosophy.
d. all of the above.