The Human Side (Scenario)

question 109

Multiple Choice

The Human Side (Scenario)
As an engineer, Rami was trained to understand the roles of machinery and hardware in enhancing organizational productivity. However, Rami was promoted to a managerial position where his duties included supervising a department of 34 people and leading them toward completion of a new project. Ever the perfectionist, Rami decided to enhance his understanding of the human side of business management by reading a history text on the organizational behavior approach.
-Rami also learned that the organizational behavior approach was not limited to academic theorists. A strong contribution to this field was made by ________, an actual manager who thought organizations were social systems that required cooperation.

• A) Hugo Munsterberg
• B) Mary Parker Follett
• C) Robert Owen
• D) Chester Barnard

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Definitions:

Elasticity of Supply

Elasticity of supply measures the responsiveness of the quantity supplied of a good or service to a change in its price.

Shifting Resources

The reallocation of resources from one use to another, often in response to changing economic conditions or priorities.

Software Upgrade

The process of replacing a software version with a newer, often more improved or secure version.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers.