Eye On The Past

17 Questions | By Peggyhines | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 62

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This is a quick self assessment you should take before reading, and then again after reading the assigned resources.

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1.

Which group had the strongest influence in addressing the personnel needs of education prior to 1870?
- A.
  
  Shop supervisors
- B.
  
  Selectmen
- C.
  
  Foreman
- D.
  
  Superintendents
2.

Which helped increase the influence of county superintendents?
- A.
  
  Decrease in influence of selectmen
- B.
  
  Rise of industry
- C.
  
  Creation of teacher training institutes
- D.
  
  Need for principals
3.

Organized central personnel office practices were greatly influenced by
- A.
  
  Selectmen
- B.
  
  Industrial/business models
- C.
  
  Superintendents
- D.
  
  National Education Association
4.

Which of these is not a human resources administration movement?
- A.
  
  Scientific Management Movement
- B.
  
  Human Relations Movement
- C.
  
  Essentialist Movement
- D.
  
  Post Modern Deconstructionist Movement
5.

Which person is associated with the Scientific Management Movement?
- A.
  
  Douglas MacGregor
- B.
  
  Frederick Taylor
- C.
  
  Mary Parker Follett
- D.
  
  Chester Bernard
6.

Which is not a product of the Scientific Management Movement?
- A.
  
  Accountability
- B.
  
  Teacher evaluation
- C.
  
  Merit pay
- D.
  
  Empowerment
7.

The Human Relations Movement grew out of
- A.
  
  Hawthorne Effect experiment
- B.
  
  Max Weber’s work
- C.
  
  Reaction to inhumane treatment of workers
- D.
  
  Emergence of unions
8.

Which person is associated with the Human Relations Movement?
- A.
  
  Douglas McGregor
- B.
  
  Mary Parker Follett
- C.
  
  Fredrick Herzberg
- D.
  
  W. Edwards Deming
9.

The Hawthorne Effect gave support to the importance of
- A.
  
  Increased salaries
- B.
  
  Increased lighting
- C.
  
  Job conditions
- D.
  
  Social relationships
10.

Which is not associated with the Human Relations Movement?
- A.
  
  Internal communication
- B.
  
  Involvement in policy-making
- C.
  
  Chain of command
- D.
  
  Coordination
11.

From the Behavioral Science perspective, organizations contain structural and ________ elements
- A.
  
  Science
- B.
  
  Career
- C.
  
  Specilialized
- D.
  
  Human
12.

Which of these people are associated with the Behavioral Science Movement?
- A.
  
  W. Edwards Deming
- B.
  
  Frederick Taylor
- C.
  
  Eric Trist
- D.
  
  Douglas McGregor
13.

Work satisfaction and human motivation were primary topics of research and inquiry for behavioral scientists. Which person connected this research to human needs
- A.
  
  Eric Trist
- B.
  
  W. Edwards Deming
- C.
  
  Chester Barnard
- D.
  
  Abraham Maslow
14.

Systems theory as developed by Eric Trist view organizations in a ________manner
- A.
  
  Holistic
- B.
  
  Minimalistic
- C.
  
  Scientific
- D.
  
  Hierarchical
15.

A core concept relative to Postmodernism is
- A.
  
  Relevancy
- B.
  
  Systems thinking
- C.
  
  Diversity
- D.
  
  Motivation
16.

Which movement can be identified with Postmodernism?
- A.
  
  Theory X/Theory Y
- B.
  
  Systems thinking
- C.
  
  Total Quality Management
- D.
  
  Situational leadership
17.

Which person is associated with the Postmodernism Deconstructionist Movement?
- A.
  
  Eric Trist
- B.
  
  Kurt Lewin
- C.
  
  Mary Parker Follett
- D.
  
  W. Edwards Deming