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Hello Ken,
Which of the following statements best describes the classical approach to management?A Different employees will be motivated by different things
B Communication should be encouraged
C One best approach exists
D An employee is considered an input to the organisational systemAnswer is C.
Can you explain what D option says and why it is incorrect?D could be termed the ‘systems approach’ to management, rather than the classical approach.
The systems approach says that organisations and departments take in inputs, process them and produce outputs. Eg a car manufacturer take in inputs of steel, plastic etc, processes these to output cars. A tax accountant has inputs of clients’ financial information, processes this and outputs a tax computation. Similarly labour can be regarded as an input/
It’s not a particularly useful approach when it comes to the practice of managing people.
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