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How did Scientific Management influence management in Japan? Russia? Great Britain? France? China?

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The curricula of collegiate schools of business during the scientific management period emphasized production management.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Henry Ford and his associates used scientific Management widely when they increased the work pace through the use of assembly lines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

DuPont and General Motors found return on investment (ROI)  a particularly useful technique because of their:

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A)   multidivisional organizations
B)   problems with antitrust suits
C)   line-staff organization
D)   well developed staff offices
E)   intermittent production systemsF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Scientific management was most widely used in:

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A)   capital intensive industries
B)   labor intensive industries
C)   mass production (assembly line)  companies
D)   none of the aboveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

At General Motors,_______created the concept of decentralized administration and operations with centralized policy and control:

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A)   Frederick W. Taylor
B)   Henri Fayol
C)   Hamilton Barksdale
D)   Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.
E)   Donaldson BrownF) C) and D)
G) A) and E) D

Question 7

The Hoxie Report agreed with the ideas of scientific management about how work methods could be improved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Scientific Management revolution began in Great Britain and spread to the rest of the world just as had the Industrial Revolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Scientific Management era was characterized as one of less efficiency and lowered productivity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Japanese refused to recognize Taylor's ideas and developed their own theories of management (called "Japanese-style management").

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Gantt Chart found its way into managerial practice in the Soviet Union because of the efforts of:

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A)   Harrington Emerson
B)   Walter N. Polakov
C)   Wallace Clark
D)   N. Lenin
E)   Henry L. GanttF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The authors say scientific management was "shaped by context and culture in other nations." Choose one nation and discuss how this influenced its practice and/or the teaching of scientific management.

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One nation where the context and culture influenced the practice of scientific management is Japan. After World War II, Japan was in need of rapid economic recovery and reconstruction. In response to this need, Japanese companies adopted principles of scientific management, such as efficiency, standardization, and continuous improvement, in their manufacturing processes. However, Japanese culture also placed a strong emphasis on teamwork, consensus decision-making, and respect for employees. As a result, the practice of scientific management in Japan became more focused on employee involvement and empowerment, leading to the development of the Toyota Production System and the concept of "kaizen" or continuous improvement. This approach to scientific management, which integrated cultural values of teamwork and respect, has been influential in the teaching and practice of management in Japan and has also been adopted by companies worldwide as the lean management approach. Thus, the context and culture of Japan played a significant role in shaping the practice and teaching of scientific management in the country.

Question 13

The Russians were the first to show that Scientific Management could be practiced and a mental revolution between labor and management achieved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Alfred P. Sloan Jr., president of General Motors, created the concept of decentralized administration and operations with centralized control and review with the "M" form of organizing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The case method that was used to teach business policy originated with the clinical case approach used in medical education.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 16

Other studies of scientific management, such as Thompson's and Nelson's, support the conclusions of the Hoxie report.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Donaldson Brown developed the famous_______which used a ROI formula to portray the relative performance of various departments, to forecast, and to control.

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A)   PERT system
B)   Brown Chart System
C)   DuPont Chart System
D)   Barksdale Chart System
E)   none of the aboveF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Russell Robb's research revealed that military and business organizations were very much alike.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What were the most obvious differences in the practice of scientific management (if any) between Eastern nations such as Japan or China, and Western ones, for example in Europe?

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