Practice Administrative Management (henri Fayol) (2.2.2) - Evolution of Management Thought

Practice: Administrative Management (Henri Fayol)

Lesson 2.2.2Evolution of Management Thought

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Question 1.
What is the Unity of Command?
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Think about what happens if an employee has two supervisors.
Question 2.
Name two of Fayol’s five functions of management.
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Consider the basic tasks that management performs.
3Question 3.
What does the principle of Unity of Command emphasize?
- Multiple supervisors per employee
- One supervisor per employee
- No supervisors
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Recall what happens with multiple authority figures.
4Question 4.
Is the Scalar Chain related to the hierarchy within an organization? (True/False)
- True
- False
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Think about how commands are passed in an organization.
Question 5.
Design a fictional organizational structure for a startup and explain how Fayol's principles would guide this structure.
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Think about who communicates with whom in your organization.
Question 6.
Critique a real or hypothetical company situation where lack of Fayol's principles led to inefficiencies. Suggest improvements based on his functions.
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Consider how a clear structure could solve the inefficiency.

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