Which of the Following Statements About the Origins of Management

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the origins of management is true?

• A) Job enrichment was developed during the last half of the twentieth century.
• B) Management as a field of study is only about 125 years old.
• C) Information management appeared with the first computers.
• D) The use of management functions would have made the building of the Egyptian pyramids more efficient.
• E) All of the above statements about the origin of management are true.

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