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1

Adam Smith believed that job specialization decreased the efficiency of the organization.
A)True
B)False
2

F.W. Taylor is the founder of scientific management.
A)True
B)False
3

Authority gives managers the right to control the behavior of their subordinates.
A)True
B)False
4

Mary Parker Follett believed that Taylor ignored the human side of organizations.
A)True
B)False
5

Management science theory is a modern version of the scientific management ideas developed by Taylor.
A)True
B)False
6

When workers specialize in specific tasks in order to increase organizational efficiency through division of labor, this is called:
A)bureaucracy.
B)job specialization.
C)unity of direction.
D)informal organizational behavior.
7

Who founded scientific management theory?
A)Mary Parker Follett
B)Elton Mayo
C)The Gilbreths
D)F.W. Taylor
8

According to Fayol, the idea that every worker should receive direction from one, and only one, superior is known as:
A)line of authority.
B)initiative.
C)unity of command.
D)entropy.
9

Follet adopted a ______ view of power and authority, while Fayol adopted a ______ chain of command.
A)vertical; horizontal
B)horizontal; vertical
C)horizontal; horizontal
D)vertical; vertical
10

A mechanistic structure is based on ______ assumptions, while an organic structure is based on ______ assumptions.
A)Theory X; Theory Y
B)Theory Z; Theory X
C)Theory Y; Theory X
D)Theory Z; Theory Y





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