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What decision-making phenomenon occurs when group members prioritize harmony and conformity over critical evaluation of alternative ideas?
AGroup Polarization
BGroupthink
CSocial Loafing
DCognitive Dissonance
According to Edwin Locke’s Goal-Setting Theory, employee performance is maximized when goals are:
AVague and easily achievable
BSpecific, challenging, but attainable with feedback
CSet entirely by management without employee input
DUnlimited with no explicit deadlines
In Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of motivation, what element represents the belief that successful performance will lead to a specific desired reward?
AExpectancy
BInstrumentality
CValence
DSelf-Efficacy
What strategic management approach focuses on exploiting a firm’s unique internal resources and core competencies to achieve sustainable competitive advantage?
AIndustrial Organization (I/O) View
BResource-Based View (RBV)
CGame Theory Model
DBlue Ocean Strategy
Who is widely recognized as the ‘Father of Scientific Management’ for introducing time-and-motion studies and systematic work standardization?
AHenri Fayol
BFrederick Winslow Taylor
CMax Weber
DElton Mayo
Which pioneer developed the 14 Principles of Management and identified the five primary functions of management (Planning, Organizing, Commanding, Coordinating, Controlling)?
AMax Weber
BHenri Fayol
CChester Barnard
DMary Parker Follett
Which management principle states that an employee should receive orders and report to only one direct supervisor to avoid confusion and conflict?
AUnity of Direction
BScalar Chain
CUnity of Command
DSpan of Control
According to Max Weber’s Theory of Bureaucracy, ideal organizations should be structured around which core characteristic?
AInformal group dynamics
BClear hierarchy, formal rules, and impersonality
CCharismatic executive leadership
DFlexible matrix reporting lines
The famous Hawthorne Studies, conducted by Elton Mayo and Fritz Roethlisberger, laid the foundation for which management movement?
AScientific Management School
BHuman Relations Movement
CSystems Theory Approach
DContingency Management Theory
What term describes the number of direct subordinates a supervisor or manager can efficiently and effectively manage?
AChain of Command
BSpan of Control (Span of Management)
CUnity of Direction
DScalar Chain