Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
Q

It is a process of coordinating actions and
allocating resources to achieve organizational
goals.

It is the art of getting things done through
people.

It is a process that involves the guidance or
direction of a group of people toward
organizational goals or objectives.
It is a process of working through staff members
to be able to provide comprehensive care to the patient.

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Management

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2
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the oldest formal school of management thought

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Classical school

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3
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systematic study of work methods in order to improve efficiency

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Scientific management

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4
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“The father of scientific management”

He believed that organizations should study tasks and develop precise procedures.

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Frederick Taylor

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5
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He developed the Gantt chart, a bar graph that measures planned and completed work along each stage of production

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Henry Gantt

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6
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This management focuses on the management process and principles of management

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Administrative management

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7
Q

He is the major contributor to the school of administrative management thought

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Henri Fayol

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8
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The act, processor or an instance of distribution among a number of employee specific work assignments.

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Division of work/Labor

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9
Q

power or your right in making a decision

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Authority

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10
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no slacking, orderly, conduct or pattern of individual behavior

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Discipline

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11
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each employee should receive orders from one supervisor

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Unity of command

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12
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single person should direct the activities that are directed toward a single objective

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Unity of direction

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13
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  • an individual is always interested in maximizing his own satisfaction through more money, recognition, status, etc. When at work, only work things should be done.
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Subordination of individual interest to the general interest

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14
Q

monetary payment for services rendered

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Remuneration

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15
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concentrate placing power in the center of an organization

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Centralization of authority

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16
Q

a chain of authority exists from the highest organizational authority to the lowest ranks.

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Scalar of chain

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17
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fair treatment, a combination of kindliness and justice

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Equity

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18
Q

attaining the maximum productivity of personnel

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Stability or tenure of personnel

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19
Q

thinking out a plan and ensuring its success is an extremely strong motivator. Making things happen

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Initiative

20
Q

the feelings, such as being proud and loyal, shared by members of a group of people

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Esprit de corps

21
Q

Organizational order for materials and personnel is essential.

The right materials and the right employees are necessary for each organizational function and activity.

22
Q

it is the dimensional flow of communication

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Proper channel of communication

23
Q

refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has

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Span of control

24
Q

Limited turnover of personnel. Permanent status is given to workers with satisfactory performance

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Personnel tenure

25
Q

Nurses are rational being, and must be allowed to work their minds in problem solving and decision making

A

Motivation of personnel

26
Q

He disliked that many European organizations were managed on a “personal” family-like basis and that employees were loyal to individual supervisors rather than to the organization.

27
Q

A non-personal, objective form of organization was called a

A

Bureaucracy

28
Q

This school focused on trying to understand the factors that affect human behavior at work

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Behavioral Management

29
Q

She is the first theorists to suggest basic principles of what today would be called participative decision making or participative management.

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Mary Parker Follet

30
Q

When management paid special attention to workers, productivity was likely to increase, regardless of the environmental working conditions

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Recognition of workers

31
Q

He supported McGregor and Mayo by saying that managerial domination causes
workers to become discouraged and passive

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Chris argyris

32
Q

Chris argyris develop the?

A

Flexibility and Employee Participation

33
Q

It is a theory of motivation based upon a consideration of human needs

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Need theory

34
Q

Who develops the need theory

A

Abraham Maslow

35
Q

What are the parts of the Need Theory

A

Physiological needs, Safety needs, belonging and love needs, Esteem needs and Self-actualization needs

36
Q

This school Focus on personality, attitudes, values, motivation, group behavior, leadership, communication, and conflict, among other issues.

A

Behavioral science

37
Q

these ideas by theory that managerial attitudes about employees can be directly correlated with employee satisfaction

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Employee Satisfaction

38
Q

Who proposed the Employee Satisfaction

A

Douglas Mcgregor

39
Q

In this theory managers believe that their employees are basically lazy, need constant supervision and direction, and are indifferent to organizational needs.

40
Q

In this theory managers believe that their workers enjoy their work, are self-motivated, and are willing to work hard to meet personal and organizational goals

41
Q

–This theory is a humanistic nature that focuses on motivating a person through collective decision making, long term employment, slow but more predictable promotion, indirect supervision and holistic concern for employees.

42
Q

He proposed the Theory Z

A

William G. Ouchi

43
Q

This theory is defined as

  1. Workers’ attitudes are associated with productivity
  2. The workplace is a social system and informal group influence could exert a powerful effect on individual behavior
  3. the style of supervision is an important fact increasing workers’ job
    satisfaction
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Hawthorne Effect

44
Q

Who propose Hawthorne effec

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Mayo Hawthorne

45
Q

This school focuses on improving decision making via

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Quantitative School