Management

Question 1

Name the 6 types of management

Answer 1

Scientific Management (Taylorism), Bureaucracy (Weber), Engineering (Fayol), Human Relations (Mayo), Contingency, McDonaldisation

Question 2

List the two key ideologies of management as described by Kunda and Barley

Answer 2

Rational and Normative control

Question 3

What characteristics describe RATIONAL control?

Answer 3

Efficiency, Streamlining of Processes, Individual self-interest

Question 4

What is the key characteristic of NORMATIVE control?

Answer 4

Regulation of employees by managing thoughts, behaviours and emotions

Question 5

Can management be taught?

Answer 5

Yes. Management is not a natural activity and can be learnt

Question 6

With what management style did Management begin to become a profession?

Answer 6

Bureaucracy

Question 7

Fill in the blanks. Management has no natural form and is instead dictated by ______, ______ and ______.

Answer 7

History, context and location

Question 8

What is a “good manager”?

Answer 8

Trick question: the notion of a “good manager” changes over time.

Question 9

Fill in the blank. New management styles are a major source of ______.

Answer 9

Organisational change