Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 43

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
The Human Side (Scenario)
As an engineer, Kevin was trained to understand the roles of machinery and hardware in enhancing organizational productivity. However, Kevin was promoted to a managerial position where his duties included supervising a department of 30 people and leading them toward 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 book on the organizational behaviour approach.
-Kevin also learned that the systems approach was not new. In fact, __________ first argued that organizations were open systems in the 1930s.

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

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Definitions:

Drug Therapy

The treatment of disease or disorder through the administration of pharmaceutical drugs.

Style of Life

A concept in psychology, especially within Adlerian theory, referring to an individual's unique way of achieving personal goals and dealing with life's challenges.

Inferiority Feelings

Emotions of inadequacy or insignificance stemming from a real or imagined comparison to others.

Motivating Force

The innate or developed factors that stimulate and direct behavior towards achieving personal or collective goals.