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Quiz about Henri Fayol Management Principles

Henri Fayol: Management Principles Quiz

Henri Fayol is widely accepted as the person who revolutionised management with his principles of management. I will describe certain principles; just tell me which option best describes it. Simple Logic will help...

A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ace_sodium

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
124,513

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1174

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Employees should receive orders from one superior only". How did Fayol define this principle? Hint

Unity of Command

Work Culture

Unity of Direction

Who cares?

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Respect for agreements which are directed at achieving obedience, application, energy and the outward marks of respect". What was Fayol defining? Hint

MTV

Division of Labour

Discipline

Hour Rates

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fayol emphasised on the need for team work in completing objectives and in the principle "In union, there is strength". What term did Fayol use for expressing this? Hint

Esprit de Corps

Gonads Gardi

Strike

Eau de Toilette

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Question 4 of 10

4. To avoid wastage of time and resources while communicating in the formal chain (following the organisational chart), Fayol introduced a concept. What is it better known as? Hint

Throw The Cat Out Policy

Who Cares Policy

Gang Plank Policy

Ace Policy

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Each group of activities with the same objective must have one head of one plan (to achieve the objective)". What was Fayol defining? Hint

Unity of Megalomaniacs

Authority and Responsibility

Das Kapital

Unity of Direction

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Question 6 of 10

6. Fayol talks about "Division of Labour".

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Order" was an important principle for Fayol. He broke down "Order" into two types - Material and __________ . Hint

Cultural

Economic

Social

Static

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Question 8 of 10

8. Another important principle of Fayol was "Authority and Responsibility". According to Fayol, Authority was a combination of official power as well as ________ power. Hint

access

service

dictator

personal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fayol advocated the need for subordination of general interest to individual interest.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. "the extent to which authority is concentrated or dispersed". This principle is known in the management fields as _______ . Hint

discipline

equity

centralisation

remuneration

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Employees should receive orders from one superior only". How did Fayol define this principle?

Answer: Unity of Command

Unity of command states that every worker should have only one immediate superior - he or she is responsible to that person and should ideally receive orders from that person only. This helps to pin responsibility in case of faults and fix errors in the system more easily. It also helps prevent chaos.

2. "Respect for agreements which are directed at achieving obedience, application, energy and the outward marks of respect". What was Fayol defining?

Answer: Discipline

Discipline was one of the most important principles (according to Fayol). He declared that discipline requires good superiors at all levels.

3. Fayol emphasised on the need for team work in completing objectives and in the principle "In union, there is strength". What term did Fayol use for expressing this?

Answer: Esprit de Corps

Fayol was a Frenchman. He made his observations on general management in his book, "Administration Industrielle et Generale."

4. To avoid wastage of time and resources while communicating in the formal chain (following the organisational chart), Fayol introduced a concept. What is it better known as?

Answer: Gang Plank Policy

Suppose a supervisor in the service sector (of a firm) wanted to communicate something to his or her counterpart in the production sector. Following the formal line of communication would mean that he/she had to communicate to his/her superior who contacts theirs and so on till the person who is head of both the departments is contacted; from the latter, the message is routed downwards till it reaches the required person. As per the "Gang plank policy", the supervisor can contact a counterpart in any department directly (subject to approval from his/her superior).

5. "Each group of activities with the same objective must have one head of one plan (to achieve the objective)". What was Fayol defining?

Answer: Unity of Direction

Every department in an organisation must move according to specified plan - it is not only necessary that the plan optimises the working of the department; it should also be made considering the organisation as a whole (to prevent plans of different departments from clashing).

6. Fayol talks about "Division of Labour".

Answer: True

Fayol believed that it is necessary to have division of labour to improve efficiency. He wanted this principle to all kinds of work - both managerial as well as technical.

7. "Order" was an important principle for Fayol. He broke down "Order" into two types - Material and __________ .

Answer: Social

Order was defined as "a place for everything (everyone) and everything (everyone) in its (his or her) place".

8. Another important principle of Fayol was "Authority and Responsibility". According to Fayol, Authority was a combination of official power as well as ________ power.

Answer: personal

Official authority was derived from the manager's position while personal authority was obtained from a combination of factors like intelligence, past service, moral worth, experience, informal relationships etc.

9. Fayol advocated the need for subordination of general interest to individual interest.

Answer: False

He advocated that both 'interests' should be met but when these interests collide (or differ), then the overall interest (general interest) must prevail. Management must also try to reconcile the differences.

10. "the extent to which authority is concentrated or dispersed". This principle is known in the management fields as _______ .

Answer: centralisation

Fayol maintained that individual circumstances will degree (of centralisation) that is needed to "give the best overall yield".

Source: Author ace_sodium

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