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C h a p t e r 2 G L O S S A R Y EXIT Glossary Modern Management, 9 th edition Click on terms for definitions Behavioral approach to management Classical approach to management Closed system Comprehensive analysis of management Contingency approach to management Human relations movement Human relations skill Learning organization Management science approach Management system Motion study Open system Scientific management System System approach to management Triangular management

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Behavioral approach to management

Classical approach to management

Closed system

Comprehensive analysis of management

Contingency approach to management

Human relations movement

Human relations skill

Learning organization

Management science approach

Management system

Motion study

Open system

Scientific management

System

System approach to management

Triangular management

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The behavioral approach to management is a management approach that emphasizes increasing organizational success by focusing on human variables

within the organization.

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The classical approach to management is a management approach that emphasizes

organizational efficiency to increase organizational success.

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A closed system is one that is not influenced by, and does not interact with,

its environment.

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Comprehensive analysis of management involves studying the management

function as a whole.

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The contingency approach to management is a management approach

emphasizing that what managers do in practice depends on a given set of

circumstances—a situation.

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The human relations movement is a people-oriented approach to management

in which the interaction of people in organizations is studied to judge its impact

on organizational success.

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Human relations skill is the ability to work with people in a way that enhances

organizational success.

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A learning organization is an organization that does well in creating,

acquiring, and transferring knowledge, and in modifying behavior to reflect new

knowledge.

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The management science approach is a management approach that emphasizes the

use of the scientific method and quantitative techniques to increase

organizational success.

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The management system is an open system whose major parts are

organizational input, organizational process, and organizational output.

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A motion study finds the best way to accomplish a task by analyzing the

movements necessary to perform that task.

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An open system is one that is influenced by, and is continually interacting with, its

environment.

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Scientific management emphasizes the “one best way” to perform a task.

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A system is a number of interdependent parts functioning as a whole for some

purpose.

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The system approach to management is a management approach based on general

system theory—the theory that to understand fully the operation of an entity, the entity must be viewed as a system. This

requires understanding the interdependence of its parts.

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Triangular management is a management approach that emphasizes using information from the classical, behavioral, and management science

schools of thought to manage the open management system.