The Classical Approach to Management Recommends That ________

question 65

Multiple Choice

The classical approach to management recommends that ________.

• A) managers enhance organizational success by building appropriate relationships with people
• B) managers improve their organizations by using the scientific method and mathematical techniques to solve operational problems
• C) managers continually strive to increase organizational efficiency to increase production
• D) what managers do in practice depends on, or is contingent upon, a given set of circumstances
• E) to fully understand the operation of an entity, the entity must be viewed as a system

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Definitions:

Figure-Ground Effect

A visual perception principle that involves distinguishing a figure (object) from its background based on differences such as color, luminance, shape, or motion.

Figure-Ground Relationships

A principle in perception and visual communication that refers to the way humans visually separate objects (figures) from their surrounding background (ground) to understand what they see.

Poggendorf Illusion

The Poggendorf Illusion is a visual illusion where a diagonal line intersecting two parallel lines appears misaligned due to the interruption by an obscuring pattern, illustrating how perception can be distorted by context.

Ponzo Illusion

A visual illusion where two horizontal lines of equal length appear to be of different lengths because of converging parallel lines in the background.