罗宾斯《管理学》第九版题库2

Chapter 2 – Management Yesterday and Today True/False According to Adam Smith, division of labor was an important concept. True (easy) In the Industrial Revolution, machine power began substituting for human power. True (easy) “Principles of Scientific Management” was written by Frederick Taylor. True (moderate) Frank Gilbreth’s best-known contribution to scientific management concerned selecting the best worker. False (moderate) Frederick Taylor is most associated with the principles of scientific management. True (easy) One could say that Fayol was interested in studying macro management issues, whereas Taylor was interested in studying micro management issues. True (moderate) Bureaucracy, as described by Weber, emphasizes rationality and interpersonal relationships. False (moderate) Decisions on determining a company’s optimum inventory levels have been significantly influenced by economic order quantity modeling. True (moderate) Barnard, Follet, Musterberg, and Owen are all theorists are associated with the early organizational behavior approach. True (moderate) Multiple Choice Adam Smith's, "The Wealth of Nations," put forth that the primary economic advantage by societies would be gained from which of the following concepts? a. management planning and control b. on-the-job training c. union representation d. fair employment legislation e. division of labor (difficult) Which of the following is not one of the four management approaches that grew out of the first half of this century? a. scientific management b. general administrative c. organizational behavior d. systems approach (easy) e. quantitative According to the text, probably the best-known example of Taylor’s scientific management was the ______________ ex...