The Module $1$ Activity is a short quiz on key concepts introduced in this module. Points will be awarded for correct answers only, i$.$e$.,$ partial credit will not be awarded. You may use your notes or other course materials to complete the quiz.

Submission Instructions:

You may repeat the test no more than THREE TIMES. The last attempt counts. Due SUNDAY, $5/28,11$:$59$ PM CST

Question at position $1$

$1$

$3$ points

Question at position $1$

Provide one explanation as why the study of organization theory and management is important to public managers interested in improving the perception of his$/$her organization or agency.

Provide one explanation as why the study of organization theory and management is important to public managers interested in improving the perception of his$/$her organization or agency.

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Question at position $2$

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$5$ points

Question at position $2$

Organization theory is primarily focused on:

Organization theory is primarily focused on:

individual and group behaviors in organizations, analyzing motivation, work satisfaction and leadership.

topics that concern the organization as a whole, such as organizational environments, goals and effectiveness, decision making and structure and design.

finance, information systems, inventory, purchasing and production processes.

research findings in industrial and social psychology.

Question at position $3$

$3$

$5$ points

Question at position $3$

Identify and explain one factor that arguably makes the management of public organizations more challenging than the management of private organizations.

Identify and explain one factor that arguably makes the management of public organizations more challenging than the management of private organizations.

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Question at position $4$

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$10$ points

Question at position $4$

Match the major developments in organization and management theory with the key person or study.

Prompt $1$Provided one of the early influential analyses of bureaucracy and defined its major characteristics.

Answer for prompt $1$ Provided one of the early influential analyses of bureaucracy and defined its major characteristics.

Prompt $2$Advocated the use of systematic analyses, such as time$-$motion studies, to design the most efficient procedures for work tasks. $$Also argued that management must reward workers with fair pay for efficient production.

Answer for prompt $2$ Advocated the use of systematic analyses, such as time$-$motion studies, to design the most efficient procedures for work tasks. $$Also argued that management must reward workers with fair pay for efficient production.

Prompt $3$Held that human needs and motives fall into a hierarchy, ranging from lower$-$order to higher$-$order needs.

Answer for prompt $3$ Held that human needs and motives fall into a hierarchy, ranging from lower$-$order to higher$-$order needs.

Prompt $4$Illustrated the importance of social and psychological factors in motivating workers. $$More specifically, found that attention paid to the workers$$ during the study led to a number of changes in the behavior of the workers, which in turn increased productivity.

Answer for prompt $4$ Illustrated the importance of social and psychological factors in motivating workers. $$More specifically, found that attention paid to the workers$$ during the study led to a number of changes in the behavior of the workers, which in turn increased productivity.

Prompt $5$Argued that management must adopt new structures and procedures based on Theory Y$,$ which address higher$-$order motives and workers$$ capacity for self$-$motivation and self$-$direction.

Answer for prompt $5$ Argued that management must adopt new structures and procedures based on Theory Y$,$ which address higher$-$order motives and workers$$ capacity for self$-$motivation and self$-$direction.

Prompt $6$Proposed principles for effective organization that led to one of the most widely cited and influential acronyms: POSDCORB.

Answer for prompt $6$ Proposed principles for effective organization that led to one of the most widely cited and influential acronyms: POSDCORB.

Prompt $7$Attacked the administrative management school, arguing that the principles they provided were too vague and in many cases contradictory and called for the need for greater analysis of administrative conditions and behaviors to determine which actually apply.

Answer for prompt $7$ Attacked the administrative management school, arguing that the principles they provided were too vague and in many cases contradictory and called for the need for greater analysis of administrative conditions and behaviors to determine which actually apply.

Prompt $8$One of the most influential management books ever written, and one of its most important points was its emphasis on the importance of informal organizational structures.

Answer for prompt $8$ One of the most influential management books ever wr