Answer to Test Yourself on Management Viewpoints and Theories

What are some early evidences of management practice?

            Some early evidences of management practice are the Egyptian pyramids, the Great Wall of China, and the status of Venice as a major economic trade center in the 1400s.

2.         Explain why division of labor and the Industrial Revolution were important to the study of management.

            Division of labor increases productivity by increasing each worker’s skill and dexterity, saves time that is commonly lost in changing tasks, and creates labor-saving inventions and machin­ery. During the Industrial Revolution, business owners were creating large businesses that re­quired formalized management practice.

3.         What are the four major approaches to the study of management?

            The four major approaches to the study of management are scientific, general administrative, quantitative, and organizational behavior. Each is correct and makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of management.

4.         What relevance does scientific management have to current management practice?

            Scientific management is the use of scientific methods to define the “one best way” for a job to be done. Its relevance to current management practice is that managers still use many of the techniques developed by Taylor, the Gilbreth, and other practitioners.

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