Understanding Business
Understanding Business
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Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Which of the following statements correctly describes the early practice of management?
O Survival was not an issue in most organizations Before 1900.
O Early economists were concerned with managerial efficiency and effectiveness.
O The practice of management began about 100 years ago.
O The scientific study of management as a field of inquiry dates back to the nineteenth
century.
O By 1900, most organizations were large.
Question 2
Charles Babbage emphasized the application of mathematics to production problems; thus, his
work was a forerunner of
classical management perspectives
O the systems theory
O the behavioral school of management
administrative management
the contingency theory
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 1 Which of the following statements correctly describes the early practice of management? O Survival was not an issue in most organizations Before 1900. O Early economists were concerned with managerial efficiency and effectiveness. O The practice of management began about 100 years ago. O The scientific study of management as a field of inquiry dates back to the nineteenth century. O By 1900, most organizations were large. Question 2 Charles Babbage emphasized the application of mathematics to production problems; thus, his work was a forerunner of classical management perspectives O the systems theory O the behavioral school of management administrative management the contingency theory
please help on questions 1-4... I'm not sure of
my selected answers are correct.
Question 3
How can managers use knowledge of theory and history in contemporary organizations?
O to develop abstract ideas
O as a way to set organizational goals
O to apply rules of scientific management to current issues being faced
as a source of answers to recurring problems
O as the basis for new, personal theories
Question 4
Managers at Ruth & Fishers Corp. recognize the value of history. The company maintains an
extensive archival library of its old documents and records and has also employed a full-time
corporate historian. This helps the managers
O comply with government regulations
O manage the behavior of their employees
O avoid the mistakes of others
O Find simple solutions to complex problems
O maintain a code of ethics in the company
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Transcribed Image Text:please help on questions 1-4... I'm not sure of my selected answers are correct. Question 3 How can managers use knowledge of theory and history in contemporary organizations? O to develop abstract ideas O as a way to set organizational goals O to apply rules of scientific management to current issues being faced as a source of answers to recurring problems O as the basis for new, personal theories Question 4 Managers at Ruth & Fishers Corp. recognize the value of history. The company maintains an extensive archival library of its old documents and records and has also employed a full-time corporate historian. This helps the managers O comply with government regulations O manage the behavior of their employees O avoid the mistakes of others O Find simple solutions to complex problems O maintain a code of ethics in the company
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