AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name under which FW Taylors theories are the best known?
A
Welfare strategies
B
Scientific management
C
Expectancy theory
D
Equity theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The father of this theory is Fredrick Winslow Taylor (1890-1940), from his text Principles of Scientific Management (1911). His proposal was to apply principles of the scientific method to the practice of management. His influence is such that the scientific theory of management is often referred to as Taylorism .

Detailed explanation-2: -Taylor’s theory of motivation is also known as the money as a motivator theory. It argues that money is the main force that motivates employees to work at a company. According to Taylor, there is only one right way to do each job-that is to motivate employees with coercion (threat of firing) or money.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taylor’s philosophy focused on the belief that making people work as hard as they could was not as efficient as optimizing the way the work was done. In 1909, Taylor published “The Principles of Scientific Management .” [1] In this, he proposed that by optimizing and simplifying jobs, productivity would increase.

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