The Human Side as an Engineer, Kevin Was Trained to Understand Machinery and Understand

question 14

Multiple Choice

The Human Side
As an engineer, Kevin was trained to understand machinery and hardware's role in enhancing organisational productivity.However, Kevin was promoted to a managerial position where his duties included supervising a department of 34 people and leading them towards completion of a new project.Ever the perfectionist, Kevin decided to enhance his understanding of the human side of business management by reading a history textbook on the human resources approach.
-Refer to The Human Side (Scenario) .Kevin was surprised to learn that using group-based projects was not a contemporary concept.In fact, ________ was an early 1900s social philosopher who thought that organisations should be based on a group ethic and that managers should view themselves as partners of the common group.

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

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