Harriet and Ben Harriet and Ben Recently Went to a Management Conference Where

question 158

Multiple Choice

Harriet and Ben
Harriet and Ben recently went to a management conference where they attended sessions on total quality control, production-oriented management, and employee involvement and employee needs. Both Harriet and Ben agree on the quality and production-oriented issues; however, they disagree on employee-related issues. Harriet believes that her employees are responsible and capable of self-direction and self-control. Ben disagrees with Harriet about her assumptions and argues that most people prefer to be directed and they avoid responsibility. Both have decided to apply the new lessons learned from the conference.
-Refer to Harriet and Ben. The production-oriented management session attended by Harriet and Ben at the conference falls under which of these approaches to management?

• A) The contingency approach
• B) The behavioral approach
• C) The operational approach
• D) The systems approach
• E) The universal process approach

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