Select the choice which best completes the statement, or answers the question, by clicking on the corresponding letter.
In his book Fayol lists fourteen so‐called ‘principles of management’. These are the precepts which he applied the most frequently during his working life. He emphasised that these principles were not absolutes but capable of adaptation, according to need. He did not claim that his list was exhaustive, but only that it served him well in the past. One of the principles refers to the right to give orders – which principle does this refer to?
Discipline
Authority
Unity of command
Subordination of individual interests to general interest
Order
Which of the following are least likely to be considered as a pioneer of ‘Scientific Management’?
Taylor
Gilbreth
O’Donnell
Gantt
Which item best describes what Taylor was passionately interested in?
Business strategy
The role of the external environment in management
The motivation of workers
The efficiency of working methods
In 1952 Urwick produced a consolidated list of ten principles that included the principle that no one should be responsible for more than 5 or 6 direct subordinates whose work is interlocked. What is the correct label for this principal?
SPECIALISATION
COORDINATION
AUTHORITY
SPAN OF CONTROL
BALANCE
“The management style (characteristic of many Japanese companies) that combines various aspects of scientific management and behaviouralism; the characteristics include long‐term employment, development of company‐specific skills, participative and collective decision‐making and a broad concern for the welfare of workers” is referred to as… (Select the correct term)?