The most important pre-twentieth century development in management was the ________.
A) Industrial Revolution
B) personal computer
C) building of Brooklyn Bridge
D) American Revolution

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A) Though organizational activities required in both the American Revolution and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge probably made some contributions to the evolution of management, they were minor compared to those contributed by the Industrial Revolution, which changed the scale and scope of manufacturing and business, making the Industrial Revolution the correct response. The advent of the personal computer had an enormous impact on management practices, but it was a twentieth century, not a pre-twentieth century, development.

The Most Important Pre-Twentieth Century Development in Management Was the ________