BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT
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Simplification of work
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Division of work
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Functional foremanship
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Unity of command
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Detailed explanation-1: -Functional foremanship is an extension of principle of division of labour.
Detailed explanation-2: -Taylor’s technique of functional foremanship is based on the principle of Division of Work. Division of Work talks about dividing the work into small groups for ease and efficiency. When a person with the required knowledge performs a task, he will give better results than a person with no knowledge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Functional foremanship is a technique given by Taylor to free the workers from the burden of planning and concentrating on production. He suggested the division of the factory into two parts of the planning department and production department.
Detailed explanation-4: -Functional Foremanship Foremen should have intelligence, tact, grit, judgment, special knowledge, energy and honesty. Since all these qualities could not be found in a single person so Taylor proposed eight specialists. He separated the planning and execution functions of the foremanship.