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The Human Side (Scenario)
As an engineer, Kevin was trained to understand the roles of machinery and hardware in enhancing organizational productivity. However, Kevin was promoted to a managerial position where his duties included supervising a department of 30 people and leading them toward completion of a new project. Ever the perfectionist, Kevin decided to enhance his understanding of the human side of business management by reading a history book on the organizational behaviour approach.
-Kevin also learned that the systems approach was not new. In fact, __________ first argued that organizations were open systems in the 1930s.
A) Hugo Munsterberg
B) Robert Owen
C) Mary Parker Follett
D) Chester Barnard
E) Elton Mayo

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Chester Barnard first argued that organizations were open systems in the 1930s.

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