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Question 621. Management is the art of getting things done through and with an informally organized_____________.
  1.    Harold Koontz
  2.    Terry
  3.    Louis Allan
  4.    Hendry Fayol
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Harold Koontz
Management is the art of getting things done through and with an informally organized Harold Koontz. Harold Koontz (1909 - Febr. 11, 1984) was an American organizational theorist, Professor of Business Management at the University of California, Los Angeles and a consultant for many of America's largest business organizations.
Question 622. The Era of Scientific Management is
  1.    1880-1930
  2.    1880-1931
  3.    1880-1932
  4.    1880-1933
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Answer: Option A. -> 1880-1930
The Era of Scientific Management is 1880-1930. The Classical school of management thought and thinkers emerged from 1889 to 1930. It was the result of unprecedented growth during the industrial revolution. Large and complex organizations created the organizational complexities, and problems or operational efficiency.
Question 623. Management is the art and science of decision making and leadership _____.
  1.    Harold Koontz
  2.    Donald J Clough
  3.    Louis Allan
  4.    Terry
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Donald J Clough
Management is the art and science of decision making and leadership Donald J Clough. The author views management as an art and science of decision-making. The quality of decisions determines the performance of a manager. He has also to provide leadership to subordinates for motivating them to undertake their work.
Question 624. F.W. Taylor is associated with____________.
  1.    Scientific Management
  2.    Future management
  3.    Modern management
  4.    Principles of management
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Answer: Option A. -> Scientific Management
F.W. Taylor is associated with Scientific Management. In this, he proposed that by optimizing and simplifying jobs, productivity would increase. He also advanced the idea that workers and managers needed to cooperate with one another. This was very different from the way work was typically done in businesses beforehand. A factory manager at that time had very little contact with the workers, and he left them on their own to produce the necessary product. There was no standardization, and a worker's main motivation was often continued employment, so there was no incentive to work as quickly or as efficiently as possible.
Question 625. Principles of Management was contributed by
  1.    Mary Parkett
  2.    Lillian gilberth
  3.    Hendry Fayol
  4.    Elton Mayo
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Answer: Option C. -> Hendry Fayol
Principles of Management was contributed by Hendry Fayol. Henry Fayol's contribution to management theory is certainly remarkable. He gave overall concepts of general management and suggested the basic functions of management. He recommended the selection and training of workers and managers.
Question 626. Control system of an organisation has no influence over the _____________.
  1.    internal environment
  2.    external environment
  3.    customers
  4.    government
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Answer: Option B. -> external environment
Control system of an organisation has no influence over the external environment. Organizational control systems are a vital aspect of executing strategy because they track performance and identify adjustments that need to be made. Output controls involve measurable results. Behavioural controls involve regulating activities rather than outcomes.
Question 627. __________function is regarded as the essence of management.
  1.    Organizing
  2.    staffing
  3.    co-ordination
  4.    staffing
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Answer: Option C. -> co-ordination
Co-ordination function is regarded as the essence of management. The meaning of this sentence implies, Co-ordination affects all the functions of management. In other words, Co-ordination affects Planning, Organising, Staffing, Directing, Communication, Leading, Motivating and Controlling.
Question 628. Henry Fayol was a French____________.
  1.    Industrialist
  2.    Writer
  3.    Manager
  4.    Actor
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Answer: Option A. -> Industrialist
Henry Fayol was a French Industrialist. Henri Fayol (29 July 1841 – 19 November 1925) was a French mining engineer, mining executive, author and director of mines who developed general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism.
Question 629. Piece Rate System is contributed by
  1.    Harold Koontz
  2.    Taylor
  3.    Louis Allan
  4.    Hendry Fayol
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Answer: Option B. -> Taylor
Piece Rate System is contributed by Taylor, the father of scientific management. The underlying principle of this system is to penalise a slow worker by paying him a low piece rate for low production and to reward an efficient worker by giving him a higher piece rate for a higher production.
Question 630. Steps to be taken for selecting sales persons is an example of ___________.
  1.    rules
  2.    procedures
  3.    policy
  4.    methods
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> procedures
Steps to be taken for selecting sales persons is an example of procedures. Procedures explain how to accomplish a task. A procedure is sometimes called a work instruction.

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