Scientific management was one of the earliest and best-known statements of the mechanistic approach

Scientific management was one of the earliest and best-known statements of the mechanistic approach

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    Combe: Introduction to Management

    Chapter 2: Multiple choice questions

    Instructions

    Answer the following questions and then press 'Submit' to get your score.

    Question 1

    Which 18thcentury writer produced a famous book called 'The Wealth of Nations'?

    a) Frederick Taylor

    b) Henry Mintzberg

    c) Adam Smith

    d) Dr Samuel Johnson

    Question 2

    What characteristic is not a key feature of the 'open systems' model of management?

    a) Morale

    b) Innovation

    c) Growth resource

    d) Adaptation

    Question 3

    Which one of these characteristics is most commonly associated with the 'rational goal' model of management?

    a) Worker welfare

    b) Health and safety

    c) Interpersonal relationships

    d) Productivity

    Question 4

    What is the guiding principle of scientific management?

    a) Experimentation

    b) Fluid working relationships

    c) Freedom of association

    d) One best way to do a job

    Question 5

    What is Frank Gilbreth`s work most noted for?

    a) Working conditions

    b) Time and motion studies

    c) Work psychology

    d) Work as a social setting

    Question 6

    Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a bureaucratic organisation?

    a) Authority

    b) Regulations

    c) Command structure

    d) Change

    Question 7

    Which writer was concerned with the reaction of workers to key characteristics of bureaucracies?

    a) Merton

    b) Weber

    c) Gouldner

    d) Mayo

    Question 8

    Which feature does not form one of Fayol's 14 principles of management?

    a) Esprit de corps

    b) Initiative

    c) Order

    d) Individualism

    Question 9

    The Hawthorn Studies are most associated with which writer?

    a) Mary Parker Follett

    b) Elton Mayo

    c) Lillian Gilbreth

    d) Frederick Taylor

    Question 10

    As what are key factors that reflect the situation of an organisation referred to?

    a) Administrations

    b) Processes

    c) Activities

    d) Contingencies

     

    What is the mechanistic approach to job design?

    The Mechanistic Approach focuses on designing jobs around the concepts of TASK SPECIALIZATION, SKILL SIMPLIFICATION, AND REPETITION. SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT was one of the earliest and best known style of Mechanistic Approach.

    What are the four approaches to job design?

    Job rotation, job enlargement, job enrichment are among approaches to design or redesign a job..
    Job Simplification: ADVERTISEMENTS: ... .
    Job Rotation: This means changing an employee for one job to another. ... .
    Job Enlargement: ... .
    Job Enrichment:.

    How does the mechanistic approach differ from the motivation approach?

    The mechanistic approach seeks to empower individual workers. B. The motivational approach designs jobs that are repetitive and mundane.

    What is the focus of the perceptual motor approach?

    Perceptual-Motor Approach The focus is identifying the simplest way to structure work that maximizes efficiency. Jobs designed around the concept of specialization, skill simplification, and repetition.