University of Central Florida (UCF) MAN 3025 Management of Organizations Exam 1 Practice

Management can be learned, according to Fayol. He argued that management consists of a set of universal functions and principles that can be taught and practiced, forming a framework for training future managers. His Administrative Principles outline guidelines for organizing and directing work, showing that what managers do can be taught in education and practice. The other thinkers contributed important ideas—Taylor emphasized efficiency and task methods, Mayo highlighted human relations, and Argyris explored how adult personality affects organizations—but they do not posit that management as a discipline can be taught in the same explicit, universal way that Fayol did.