Match the following lists.
| LIST I | LIST II |
| A) Modern management | I) Individuals need to use all of their capacities and creative skills at work as well as at home. |
| B) Neo-classical theory | II) Use of modern techniques to solve organizational and human problems. |
| C) Behavioral science approach | III) It emphasizes on use of quantitative techniques to aid managers to take decisions |
| D) Management science | IV) Employees simply do not respond rationally to rules, chains of authority and economic incentives alone but are also guided by social needs, drives and attitudes. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is option 4- A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III.
| LIST I | LIST II |
| A) Modern management | II) Use of modern techniques to solve organizational and human problems. |
| B) Neo-classical theory | IV) Employees simply do not respond rationally to rules, chains of authority and economic incentives alone but are also guided by social needs, drives and attitudes. |
| C) Behavioral science approach | I) Individuals need to use all of their capacities and creative skills at work as well as at home. |
| D) Management science | III) It emphasizes on use of quantitative techniques to aid managers to take decisions |
* Modern management: It sees modern organizations as complex systems and underlies contingency approach and use of modern techniques to solve organizational and human problems.
* Neo-classical theory: This school of thought developed between 1920s to 1950s felt that employees simply do not respond rationally to rules, chains of authority and economic incentives alone but are also guided by social needs, drives and attitudes. It is also known as human relations approach.
* Behavioral science approach: The underlying philosophy is that individuals need to use all of their capacities and creative skills at work as well as at home. The behavioral science approach is also known as organizational humanism.
* Management science: It emphasizes research on operations and use of quantitative techniques to aid managers to take decisions. Management science approach is also known as operational research.