BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following was important in the scientific management field for promoting motion studies?
A
Frederick Taylor
B
Henry Fayol
C
Frank & Lillian Gilbreth
D
Abraham Maslow
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Frank B. Gilbreth (1868–1924). Gilbreth’s independent work on “motion study” is on record as early as 1885; after meeting Taylor in 1906 and being introduced to scientific management, Gilbreth devoted his efforts to introducing scientific management into factories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soon afterward, two management theorists, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, came up with the idea of filming workers to analyze their motions. Their ideas have since been combined into one process (called time and motion studies) for analyzing the most productive way to complete a task.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frank and Lillian Gilbreth earned an eminent place in the field of management. Their achievement in improving the productivity of workers, while simul-taneously reducing fatigue, led to higher profits. Using camera techniques, Frank Gilbreth collected data from which he identified unnecessary motions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gilbreth believed that companies which gained from his time-saving advice should share the benefits with employees, rather that use the gain only to increase profits.

Detailed explanation-5: -Frank Bunker Gilbreth, (born July 7, 1868, Fairfield, Maine, U.S.-died June 14, 1924, Montclair, N.J.), American engineer who, with his wife, Lillian Gilbreth, developed the method of time-and-motion study, as applied to the work habits of industrial employees, to increase their efficiency and hence their output.

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