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Principles of Management: Evolution of management thought (Taylor, Fayol, Weber, Mayo) · Scientific Management

Learn how Frederick Taylor's scientific management measured and standardized work, why it boosted output, and where it falls short.

Principles of Management · 25 questions

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1. What was the central goal of Frederick Taylor's scientific management?

  1. Organize the firm around social groups
  2. Find the one best way to do each task
  3. Give workers freedom to choose their own methods
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Answer: Find the one best way to do each task

Taylor believed careful measurement could replace guesswork and reveal a single most efficient method for each job.

2. What did Taylor mean by 'soldiering'?

  1. Managers giving orders in a military style
  2. Workers deliberately working below their capacity
  3. Workers organizing to strike for higher pay
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Answer: Workers deliberately working below their capacity

Taylor saw soldiering, the deliberate slowing of work, as the main waste in factories, often driven by fear that faster work would cut jobs or rates.

3. Why did Taylor think workers often held back their output?

  1. They had no tools suited to their tasks
  2. They were physically unable to work faster
  3. They feared faster work would cost jobs or lower rates
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Answer: They feared faster work would cost jobs or lower rates

If piece rates were cut whenever output rose, or fewer workers were needed, slowing down was a rational defense for the worker.

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