Do You Know the History of Management Theory?

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Professional English

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Intermediate

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4 Minutes

Below is a list of management theories over the last five hundred years. In each pair decide which statement is true.

Machiavelli | The Prince (1513)

You have to kill your opponents

You have to be cleverer than your opponent, sometimes using force or trickery.

Correct! Wrong!

Marx and Engels | The Communist Manifesto (1848)

The working class will rise up and take power from the bourgeoisie, creating a utopia of equality and brotherhood.

The Communist Party will dominate the world.

Correct! Wrong!

Taylorism (1911)

A system of management based on friendly co-operation between managers and workers.

A 'scientific' approach to management based on measuring time, performance and output and relating these to wages and salaries.

Correct! Wrong!

Hawthorne Studies (1924-32)

Studies showing the relationships between management and workers are very important in getting the best performance.

Studies showing that factories produce more if workers are put under increased pressure.

Correct! Wrong!

Elton Mayo (1930s)

The belief that workers should be able to control the work environment.

The idea that social needs and relationships are very important factors in the workplace.

Correct! Wrong!

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (1942)

The idea that workers and managers have the same needs and have to co-operate.

The idea that people have needs which motivate their performance. Once a need is met, it is no longer motivating.

Correct! Wrong!

Systems Approach (1950s and 60s)

Belief that a company is a single organization. Managing the single organization from the top brings success.

Belief that organizations consist of many parts and management has to help each part to work both individually and as part of the whole organization.

Correct! Wrong!

Contingency theory (1980s and after)

Management must study every situation and design the best response.

Idea that organizations are all similar and have the same objective — profit.

Correct! Wrong!

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