BUSI 310 Test 1 (Chapter 1 & 2) / BUSI 310 Test 1 (Chapter 1 & 2)

 1. According to _____, bureaucratic positions discourage specialized skills because they foster subjective judgments by managers.
A. Adam Smith
B. Max Weber
C. Henri Fayol
D. Frederick Taylor
E. Abraham Maslow
2. Which of the following statements exemplifies the importance of managerial skills?
A. Obtaining high performance from people in the organization is easy because of the authority managers will continue to have over knowledge workers.
B. Technical skills are most important after becoming a top-level manager.
C. The importance of managerial skills is consistent across all managerial levels.
D. Conceptual and decision skills become less important than technical skills as a manager rises higher in the company.
E. Interpersonal skills are important throughout a manager's career, at every level of management.
3. Taylor's theory is criticized because it
A. ignored job-related social and psychological factors by emphasizing only money as a worker incentive.
B. was vested in too many people.