What Was Henri Fayol Attempting to Do When He Developed

question 65

Multiple Choice

What was Henri Fayol attempting to do when he developed his principles of management?

• A)Provide managers with an exhaustive list of management principles that were not to be violated
• B)Develop the foundation for contemporary organization theory
• C)Specify four basic functions in which managers should engage
• D)Systematize the practice of management by giving managers guidelines he had found useful
• E)Propose a theory about subordinates' acceptance of authority

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