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Management, 10ce (Robbins) Supplement 1 Organizational Culture and the Environment 1) According to Adam Smith, division of labour lowered productivity by reducing each worker's skill and dexterity. A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Reference: 29 Topic: Historical Background of Management Skill: Applied 2) What the Industrial Revolution did was substitute machine power for human power. A) True B) False Answer: True Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Reference: 29 Topic: Historical Backgrou nd of Management Skill: Recall 3) The Industrial Revolution began in the nineteenth century. A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 29 Topic: Historical Background of Management Skill: Recall 4) Principles of Scientific Management was written by Frederick Winslow Taylor. A) True B) False Answer: True Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 29 Topic: Scientific Management Skill: Recall 5) One best way is the phrase most associated with scientific management. A) True B) False Answer: True Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 29 Topic: Scientific Management Skill: Recall 6) Taylor is best known for his 14 principles of management. A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 3 Type: TF Page Reference: 30 Topic: Scientific Management Skill: Recall 7) Frank Gilbreth is probably best known for his experiments in bricklaying. A) True B) False Answer: True Diff: 3 Type: TF Page Reference: 30 Topic: Scientific Manag ement Skill: Recall 8) The Gilbreths invented a device called a microchronometer to help determine which assembly line jobs could be eliminated through automation. A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 3 Type: TF Page Reference: 30 Topic: Scientific Management Skill: Applied 9) The Gilbreths devised a classification scheme to label 17 basic hand motions. A) True B) False Answer: True Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 30 Topic: Scientific Management Skill: Recall 10) The Gilbreths used t he term therblig to refer to the one best way . A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 31 Topic: Scientific Management Skill: Recall 11) Henri Fayol became known as the "father" of scientific management. A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 31 Topic: Scientific Management Skill: Recall 12) Max Weber was among the first researchers to use motion pictures to study hand and body motions. A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 32 Topic: General Administrative Theory Skill: Recall 13) General administrative theory focuses only on managers and administrators. A) True B) False Answer: False Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Reference: 31 Topic: General Administrative Theory Skill: Applied 14) While Taylor was concerned with first -line managers, Fayol's attention was directed at the activities of all managers. A) True B) False
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