AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Taylor believed that all workers were motivated by money, so he promoted the idea of “a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.” In other words, if a worker didn’t achieve enough in a day, he didn’t deserve to be paid as much as another worker who was highly productive.

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 stressed money as a motivation in the workplace. Indeed, workers were motivated only by money, Taylor said. That’s why his theory is often referred to as the money as a motivator theory.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taylor’s approach has close links with the concept of an autocratic management style (managers take all the decisions and simply give orders to those below them) and Macgregor’s Theory X approach to workers (workers are viewed as lazy and wish to avoid responsibility).