Which of the following pairs of a discipline and what it offers to ma…

The correct answer is Option (4) → Economics – an understanding of free trade and protectionist policies in the global marketplace

Option (1) Philosophy – a better understanding of motivation, leadership and employee selection — Incorrect. Motivation, leadership and employee selection come from psychology. Philosophy deals with values and ethics.

Option (2) Political Science – how changing gender roles and forms of family life affect organisational practices — Incorrect. Gender roles and family life are issues of sociology. Political science studies behaviour in a political environment.

Option (3) Anthropology – a basis for legitimate authority and for linking rewards to performance — Incorrect. Legitimate authority and linking rewards to performance rest on the ethics studied in philosophy. Anthropology studies societies and cultures.

Option (4) Economics – an understanding of free trade and protectionist policies in the global marketplace — Correct. Economics deals with the allocation of scarce resources. It explains free trade and protectionist policies, which every manager in the global marketplace must understand.