Public Administration 2002

**Grouping activities and resources in an organization is a function of:**A. LeadingB. OrganizingC. CoordinationD. Monitoring Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Organizing

**Power that has been legitimized by the state is:**A. Political authorityB. Charismatic authorityC. Traditional authorityD. Legal authority Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Legal authority

**The dominant role in developing Scientific Management was played by:**A. Henri FayolB. F. W. TaylorC. Harrington EmersonD. Frank Gilbreth Show Answer Correct Answer: B. F. W. Taylor

**The most articulate spokesperson of Administrative Management was:**A. Max WeberB. Chester BarnardC. Lyndall UrwickD. Henri Fayol Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Henri Fayol

**Hawthorne studies were mainly conducted by:**A. Elton MayoB. Hugo MunsterbergC. Mary ParkerD. Henry Gantt Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Elton Mayo

**Two or more sub systems working together to produce more than the total of what they might produce working alone is __________.**A. Open SystemB. Closed SystemC. Sub SystemD. Synergy Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Synergy

**An attempt to integrate common business practices from the United States and Japan into one middle ground framework has been termed as:**A. Theory XB. Theory YC. Type Z ModelD. Universal Model Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Universal Model

**The owners, Employees, Board or Directors and Culture will form the organization’s:**A. Internal EnvironmentB. External EnvironmentC. Task EnvironmentD. General Environment Show Answer Correct Answer: B. External Environment

**The appropriate managerial behavior in a given situation depends on a wide variety of elements is:**A. Classical ApproachB. Quantitative ApproachC. Behavioral ApproachD. Contingency Approach Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Contingency Approach

**A goal set by and for top management of the organization is:**A. Tactical GoalB. Strategic GoalC. Operational GoalD. Specific Goal Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Strategic Goal