The father of scientific management

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1. The contingency approach to management attempts to outline the ______________ in which various management methods have the best chance of success.

A. techniques

B. methods

C. conditions

D. tools

E. guidelines

2. The utilitarian principle means:

A. act in a legal way

B. act in a way you would expect others to act toward you

C. act in such a way that the action taken under the circumstances could be a universal law

D. always act in a way that is economical in cost and effort

E. act in a way that results in the greatest good for the greatest number of people

3. All the individuals and groups that are directly or indirectly affected by an organization's decisions are its:

A. stockholders

B. external constituencies

C. stakeholders

D. employees

E. investors

4. "The Father of Scientific Management" is:

A. Henry Fayol

B. Elton Mayo

C. Henry Gantt

D. Frederick Taylor

E. Frank Gilbreth

5. Managers can fulfill their social obligation towards consumers by ______________.

A. providing a safe work environment

B. repaying debts

C. abiding by the laws sometimes

D. increasing the value of the organization

E. providing safe products

6. The process of measuring the present social responsibility activities of an organization through the monitoring, measurement, and appraisal of all an organization's social responsibility performance is:

A. a social audit

B. social investment

C. a moral code

D. the social responsiveness approach

E. an area of measurement

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