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The document provides an overview of the historical evolution of organizational behavior from early practices through the classical and behavioral eras. Some of the key points covered include: - Early practices were influenced by Adam Smith and the concept of division of labor described in The Wealth of Nations in the late 18th century. Charles Babbage and Robert Owen later expanded on these ideas. - The classical era spanned from the late 19th to early 20th centuries and was influenced by theorists like Frederick Taylor, Henri Fayol, and Max Weber who studied scientific management and bureaucracy. - The behavioral era began in the early 20th century with theorists like Elton Mayo, Douglas McGregor, and David McClelland studying human

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The document provides an overview of the historical evolution of organizational behavior from early practices through the classical and behavioral eras. Some of the key points covered include: - Early practices were influenced by Adam Smith and the concept of division of labor described in The Wealth of Nations in the late 18th century. Charles Babbage and Robert Owen later expanded on these ideas. - The classical era spanned from the late 19th to early 20th centuries and was influenced by theorists like Frederick Taylor, Henri Fayol, and Max Weber who studied scientific management and bureaucracy. - The behavioral era began in the early 20th century with theorists like Elton Mayo, Douglas McGregor, and David McClelland studying human

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Appendix A The Historical Evolution of Organizational Behavior

MULTIPLE HOI E Early Practices 1. The roots of organizational behavior can be found in: a. prehistoric times. b. the twelfth century. c. the sixteenth or seventeenth century. d. the eighteenth or nineteenth century. (d !hallenging p. "#$% &. 'hich of the following was not important in shaping the boundaries of ()* a. +dam ,mith b. -enry .ord c. !harles )abbage d. /obert (wen (c Easy p. "#$% 0. The Wealth of Nations was written by: a. +dam ,mith. b. !harles )abbage. c. /obert (wen. d. .rederic1 -erzberg. (a Easy p. "2$% $. The Wealth of Nations included an argument in favor of: a. redistribution of capital. b. division of labor. c. education. d. participative management. (b 3oderate p. "#$% ". 'hich industry did +dam ,mith use for his examples* a. automobile b. steam engine c. pin manufacturing d. airline (c 3oderate p. "#$% The development of 55555 during the &2th century was stimulated by the economic advantages of wor1 specialization cited by +dam ,mith. a. assembly6line production processes b. flexible manufacturing c. mass customization d. cell manufacturing (a 3oderate p. "#$% 7. !harles )abbage included a list of advantages of division of labor in his On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. This list included all of the following except: 4. 1#7

a. it reduces the time needed for learning a 8ob. b. it increases wor1er satisfaction. c. it allows for the attainment of high s1ill levels. d. it reduces the waste of material during the learning stage. (b 3oderate p. "#$% 9. 55555 expanded on the virtues of division of labor articulated by +dam ,mith. a. /obert (wen b. Elton 3ayo c. !harles )abbage d. .rederic1 Taylor (c Easy p. "#$% #. 55555 was a 'elsh entrepreneur who bought his first factory in 179#: at the age of eighteen. a. +dam ,mith b. !harles )abbage c. /obert (wen d. .rederic1 Taylor (c 3oderate p. "#"% 12. 5555 chided factory owners for treating their e;uipment better than their employees. a. +dam ,mith b. !harles )abbage c. /obert (wen d. .rederic1 Taylor (c 3oderate p. "#"% 11. /obert (wen argued for: a. regulated hours of wor1. b. public education. c. business involvement in community pro8ects. d. all of the above (d !hallenging p. "#"% The !lassical Era 1&. The classical era covered the period from about 55555to 55555. a. 1922 19"2 b. 1#22 mid 1#02s c. 1#$2 1#7" d. 1#"2 present (b !hallenging p. "#"%

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+ll of the following were writers during the <!lassical Era= except: a. 3ax 'eber. b. -enri .ayol. c. 3ary Par1er .ollett. 1#9

d. +dam ,mith. (d 3oderate p. "#"% 1$. Today: >P, drivers are following principles laid down by: a. +dam ,mith. b. .rederic1 Taylor. c. /obert (wen. d. !harles )abbage. (b 3oderate p. "#"% 1". .rederic1 Taylor was a(n% 55555 at 3idvale and )ethlehem ,teel !ompanies. a. accountant b. shift supervisor c. mechanical engineer d. first6line supervisor (c !hallenging p. "#"% 14. 'hich of the following was not included in Taylor?s four principles of management* a. @evelop a science for each element of an individual?s wor1. b. ,cientifically select and then train: teach: and develop the wor1er. c. Aay down the law to wor1ers to ma1e sure that all wor1 is done as you instruct. d. @ivide wor1 and responsibility almost e;ually between management and wor1ers. (c 3oderate pp. "#"6"#4% 17. 'ho wrote The Principles of ,cientific 3anagement* a. +dam ,mith b. .rederic1 Taylor c. /obert (wen d. !harles )abbage (b 3oderate p. "#"% 19. The early acceptance of 55555 techni;ues by >.,. manufacturing companies gave them a comparative advantage over foreign firms. a. division of labor b. administrative theory c. scientific management d. coordinating (c !hallenging p. "#7% 1#. .ayol proposed that managers perform all of the following except: a. planning. b. organizing. c. coordinating. d. motivating. (d 3oderate p. "#7% &2. 55555 stated 1$ principles of management. a. 3ax 'eber b. -enri .ayol c. 3ary Par1er .ollett 1##

d. +dam ,mith (b 3oderate p. "#7% &1. 'hich of the following is not true about the wor1 of 3ax 'eber* a. -e loo1ed at management and organizational behavior from a structural perspective. b. -e viewed the ideal organization as a bureaucracy. c. -e did not believe in division of wor1. d. -e viewed esprit de corps as important. (c 3oderate p. "#9% &&. 'hich of the following did not forget human beings are the central core of every organization* a. .rederic1 Taylor b. -enri .ayol c. 3ax 'eber d. !hester )arnard (d Easy p. "#9% &0. 55555 felt that organizations should be based on a group ethic rather than individualism. a. 3ary Par1er .ollett b. 3ax 'eber c. -enri .ayol d. .rederic1 Taylor (a 3oderate p. "#9% &$. 'hich of the following was not a part of 'eber?s ideal bureaucracy* a. career orientation b. hire relatives c. authority hierarchy d. formal rules and regulations (b 3oderate p. "#9% &". 'ho wrote The .unctions of the Executive: expressing his views of organizations as social systems that re;uire human cooperation* a. .rederic1 Taylor b. -enri .ayol c. 3ax 'eber d. !hester )arnard (d 3oderate p. "##%

The )ehavioral Era &4. 55555 created the field of industrial psychology with the publication of his text Psychology and Industrial Efficiency. a. 3ax 'eber b. -ugo 3unsterberg c. -enri .ayol d. .rederic1 Taylor &22

(b !hallenging p. "##% &7. The 55555 was passed in 1#0" and recognized unions as the authorized representatives of wor1ers. a. 'arren !ommission b. !ivil /ights +ct c. 'agner +ct d. -awthorne +ct (c 3oderate p. "##% &9. The 55555 were performed at 'estern Electric !ompany facilities by Elton 3ayo. a. welfare studies b. !arnegie ,tudies c. -awthorne ,tudies d. 8ob core dimensions studies (c 3oderate p. 422% &#. The essence of the human relations movement was the belief that the 1ey to higher productivity in organizations was: a. increasing employee satisfaction. b. reducing conflict. c. scientific principles. d. all of the above (a !hallenging p. 422% 02. 3ayo?s conclusion(s% about the -awthorne studies was (were% that: a. behavior and sentiments were closely related. b. group influences significantly affected individual behavior. c. group standards established individual wor1er output. d. all of the above (d !hallenging p. 422% 01. 55555 wrote the boo1: -ow to 'in .riends and Bnfluence People. a. @ouglas 3cCregor b. @ale !arnegie c. -enri .ayol d. Dac1 'elch (b Easy p. 421%

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!arnegie?s essential theme was that the way to success was through: a. winning the cooperation of others. b. ma1ing others feel unappreciated. c. changing people by criticism. d. disregarding first impressions. (a 3oderate p. 421% 00. 55555 created Theory E and Theory F. a. @ouglas 3cCregor b. ). .. ,1inner &21

c. @avid 3c!lelland d. .rederic1 Taylor (a !hallenging p. 421% 0$. 55555 rests on an essentially negative view of people. a. +dministrative theory b. )ureaucracy c. Theory E d. Theory F (c 3oderate p. 42&% 0". 'hich of the following is not considered a behavioral science theorist* a. Doseph 3oreno b. @avid 3c!lelland c. .rederic1 -erzberg d. .rederic1 Taylor (d Easy p. 42&% 04. 55555 researched operant conditioning and behavior modification. a. )... ,1inner b. Elton 3aylo c. @avid 3c!lelland d. .rederic1 -erzberg (a 3oderate p. 42&% 07. 55555 tested the strength of individual achievement motivation. a. )... ,1inner b. Elton 3aylo c. @avid 3c!lelland d. .rederic1 -erzberg (c 3oderate p. 42&% 09. The importance of the situational aspects of leadership was developed into the contingency model by: a. .red .iedler. b. .rederic1 -erzberg. c. -ac1man and (ldham. d. @avid 3c!lelland. (a 3oderate p. 42&% 0#. 55555 concluded that people preferred 8obs that offered opportunity for recognition: achievement: responsibility: and growth. a. )... ,1inner b. Elton 3aylo c. @avid 3c!lelland d. .rederic1 -erzberg (d 3oderate p. 420% $2. -ac1man and (ldham developed a theory which uncovered: a. motivators. &2&

b. hygiene and motivator factors. c. core 8ob dimensions. d. contingency theory. (c 3oderate p. 420% () Today: + !ontingency Perspective $1. Today: organizational behavior focuses mostly on the 55555 approach. a. scientific management b. need theory c. contingency d. laboratory experiment (c 3oderate p. 420% T!UE"#AL$E Early Practices $&. .rederic1 Taylor wrote The Wealth of Nations : in which he argued that organizations and society would benefit from the division of labor. (.alse Easy p. "#$% $0. @ivision of labor is also called wor1 specialization. (True Easy p. "#$% $$. !harles )abbage expanded on the wor1 of +dam ,mith. (True 3oderate p. "#$% $". )abbage proposed that the economies from specialization should be as relevant to doing mental wor1 as physical labor. (True 3oderate p. "#$% $4. /obert (wen argued that money was better spent on e;uipment than on improving labor. (.alse 3oderate p. "#"% $7. /obert (wen was one of the first industrialists to recognize how the growing factory system was demeaning to wor1ers. (True 3oderate p. "#"% $9. /obert (wen argued for child labor laws over 1"2 years ago. (True !hallenging p. "#"% The !lassical Era $#. The classical period of organizational behavior covered the period 19"2 to 1#22. (.alse 3oderate p. "#"% "2. The classical contributors included Taylor: .ayol: and ,mith. (.alse 3oderate p. "#"% &20

"1. >P, drivers today are using principles laid down by Taylor. (True Easy p. "#"% "&. Taylor sought to create a mental revolution among both the wor1ers and management by defining clear guidelines for improving production efficiency. (True 3oderate p. "#"% "0. Taylor observed that management and wor1ers viewed themselves as a team and wanted to wor1 together for the good of their company. (.alse 3oderate p. "#"% "$. Taylor?s principles of management included the idea that management and wor1ers should cooperate with one another. (True 3oderate p. "#4% "". Taylor wrote The 'ealth of Gations. (.alse Easy p. "#7% "4. Taylor achieved consistent improvements in productivity in the range of &22 percent or more. (True !hallenging p. "#7% "7. Taylor was able to define the one best way for each 8ob. (True !hallenging p. "#7% "9. Taylor favored wage incentive plans to motivate wor1ers. (True 3oderate p. "#7% "#. .ayol argued that management was an activity common to all human underta1ings. (True 3oderate p. "#7% 42. .ayol stated 1$ principles of management. (True 3oderate p. "#7% 41. 'eber was a pioneer in scientific management. (.alse 3oderate p. "#9% 4&. 'eber described an ideal type of organization that he called a bureaucracy. (True Easy p. "#9% 40. 3ary Par1er .ollett and !hester )arnard were pioneers in studying the social aspects of organizations. (True 3oderate p. "#9% 4$. 'eber?s ideal bureaucracy advocated impersonality. (True 3oderate p. "#9% 4". 3ary Par1er .ollett thought that organizations should be based on a group ethic rather than individualism. (True !hallenging p. "#9% &2$

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!hester )arnard viewed organizations as made up of people who have interacting social relationships. (True 3oderate pp. "#96"##% 47. The <people side= of organizations came into its own during the behavioral era. (True 3oderate p. "##% 49. -ugo 3unsterberg saw a lin1 between scientific management and industrial psychology. (True 3oderate p. "##% 4#. The 'agner +ct forbade labor unions. (.alse Easy p. "##% 72. The essence of the human relations movement was the belief that the 1ey to higher productivity in organizations was the use of scientific management techni;ues. (.alse 3oderate p. 422% 71. 3ayo?s conclusions about the -awthorne experiments were that behavior and sentiments are closely related: group influences significantly affect individual behavior: group standards establish individual wor1er output: and money is less a factor in determining output than group standards: group sentiments: and security. (True !hallenging p. 422% 7&. @ale !arnegie wrote -ow to 'in .riends and Bnfluence People. (True 3oderate p. 421% 70. !arnegie?s essential theme was that the way to success was through winning in competition with others. (.alse !hallenging p. 42&% 7$. +braham 3aslow proposed a theoretical hierarchy of five needs. (True Easy p. 421% 7". @ouglas 3cCregor is best 1nown for his formulation of two sets of assumptions H Theory E and Theory F H about human behavior. (True Easy p. 421% 74. ,1inner demonstrated that behavior is a function of its conse;uences. (True Easy p. 42&% 77. The wor1 of .iedler is significant for its emphasis on the situational aspects of leadership. (True 3oderate p. 42&% 79. -erzberg?s research undermined the recommendations of scientific management. (True !hallenging p. 42&% 7#. -erzberg studied the core 8ob dimensions. (.alse Easy p. 420%

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